CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
The goal of sIT may be commercial, but a base10 clock is wonderful. This function can be very useful in timestamps and other query string variables. This function should self adjust for your UTC offset. See http://www.ypass.net for PHP and Perl versions. See http://www.swatch.com for information.

Return Values:
Returns a string.

Example:

<!--- Remember that we cache UDF results, so output below will not change. --->
<cfoutput>
#swatchIT()#
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

No arguments.

Full UDF Source:

/**
 * Returns the current internet time.
 * 
 * @return Returns a string. 
 * @author B Kiefer (packetsdontlie@mac.com) 
 * @version 1, July 5, 2002 
 */
function swatchIT(){
    var myutc = GetTimeZoneInfo();
    var beats = ((3600 + Val(Hour(now()) * 3600) + Val(Minute(now()) * 60) + Second(now()) + val(myutc.utcTotalOffset)) mod 86400) / 86.4;
    return decimalformat(beats);
}