Core date Mac vs Linux

General
#1

I’m using xojo.core.date to help me set the appropriate date/time by time zone. The lines of code below seem to work fine on Mac, but cause the error below it on Linux. Am I invoking it incorrectly or is it a bug that an update would fix? (I’m using 2015 R3)

CODE:

Dim PSTZone As New Xojo.Core.TimeZone("UTC-7:00")
PSTDate = new Xojo.core.date(Xojo.Core.Date.Now.SecondsFrom1970, PSTZone)

ERROR:
xojo.core.invalidargumentexception in session

#2

Specifically, I figured out that the error occurs from this line:

Dim PSTZone As New Xojo.Core.TimeZone(“UTC-7:00”)

#3

“UTC-7:00” isn’t a time zone name or abbreviation more than likely
So you get the exception that is documented you should get

Why not

Dim PSTZone As New Xojo.Core.TimeZone(-25200) // -7*60*60

There are 2 constructors http://developer.xojo.com/xojo-core-timezone

#4

Ohhhhh. Okay. Thanks!

#5