Comments on: Storing UTC datetime in your database? Is that really how you want to see your dates in reporting services? http://dbawill.org/2008/10/storing-utc-datetime-in-your-database-is-that-really-how-you-want-to-see-your-dates-in-reporting-services/ Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:05:59 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: JORDAN http://dbawill.org/2008/10/storing-utc-datetime-in-your-database-is-that-really-how-you-want-to-see-your-dates-in-reporting-services/comment-page-1/#comment-356 JORDAN Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:53:32 +0000 http://www.dbawill.org/?p=128#comment-356 <strong>Pillspot.org. Canadian Health&Care.No prescription online pharmacy.Special Internet Prices.Pillspot.org.<b> <a href="http://pillspot.org/products/vitamins_herbal_supplements/ Vitamins@buy.online" rel="nofollow">.</a>...</strong> Categories: <b>Mens Health.Antidepressants.Mental HealthStop SmokingPain Relief.Skin Care.Vitamins/Herbal Supplements.Weight Loss.Anti-allergic/Asthma.Stomach.Antiviral.Antibiotics.Antidiabetic.Womens Health.Anxiety/Sleep Aid.Eye Care.Blood Pressure/... Pillspot.org. Canadian Health&Care.No prescription online pharmacy.Special Internet Prices.Pillspot.org. Vitamins@buy.online” rel=”nofollow”>.…

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]]> By: Will http://dbawill.org/2008/10/storing-utc-datetime-in-your-database-is-that-really-how-you-want-to-see-your-dates-in-reporting-services/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Will Fri, 10 Oct 2008 03:12:11 +0000 http://www.dbawill.org/?p=128#comment-22 Your only option, really, is to either 1. get the IP address and attempt to guess the timezone based on the lookup 2. ask the user to provide their timezone and store the offset for future calculations in their user/profile records Time zones are completely a pain in the ass, but generally storing in UTC is about your only option, and your friends were 100% right that you have to include that logic in pretty much everything you do if you're working on a global application. In my case most of this work spans a few continents and we have many stored procedures, functions, and assemblies to handle this work for us. It sucks, and I forget to do it a lot. Your only option, really, is to either

1. get the IP address and attempt to guess the timezone based on the lookup
2. ask the user to provide their timezone and store the offset for future calculations in their user/profile records

Time zones are completely a pain in the ass, but generally storing in UTC is about your only option, and your friends were 100% right that you have to include that logic in pretty much everything you do if you’re working on a global application.

In my case most of this work spans a few continents and we have many stored procedures, functions, and assemblies to handle this work for us. It sucks, and I forget to do it a lot.

]]> By: danahern http://dbawill.org/2008/10/storing-utc-datetime-in-your-database-is-that-really-how-you-want-to-see-your-dates-in-reporting-services/comment-page-1/#comment-21 danahern Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:23:09 +0000 http://www.dbawill.org/?p=128#comment-21 That works well inside a corporate database, or a controlled environment, but what about a global web application? Are there any tricks you can provide on the database end that will help programmers who can't stand working with timezones? I was led to believe, by less knowledgeable people that you just through everything into the database as UTC and perform calculations after you pull the information out of the database. That works well inside a corporate database, or a controlled environment, but what about a global web application? Are there any tricks you can provide on the database end that will help programmers who can’t stand working with timezones? I was led to believe, by less knowledgeable people that you just through everything into the database as UTC and perform calculations after you pull the information out of the database.

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