Get the Server's Date and Time in FlashFiler

[Wavelet]

I am now learning to use FlashFiler. What I want to do is a client application adds records to the database on a server in another PC within the same local network. Each of the records includes a field that must be filled with the current date and time of the SERVER, not those of the client PC. It seems that I need fetch the date and time from the server before a record is written. How to get them? And is there any way that let the server fill those information automatically when writing the record (as record-writing is accomplished by the server)?

 

[2ffat]

If I understand you correct, you want to get the server's date and time and put that into the table, correct?

Just a quick look and I discovered that is depended on the server. There re different APIs for NetWare, Windows, Unix, etc. I've found how to get it from NetWare in C++ and from a Windows server with VB but I didn't have a whole lot of time to look further.

There is no chance the client's time is synced to the server is there?



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[Wavelet]

Thanks 2ffat. Your understanding is correct. I have just found FF2 has such a function: TffSession->GetServerDateTime(TDateTime&) can do what I want.

Thanks for your recommendation of FF2 and I feel it very suitable for my work.