At 4:53 PM -0800 2/16/00, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>On our system (on the West Coast) we do
>
>  :setvar tz "PST8PDT"
>
>For more info about valid values take a look on your system at the file
>tztab.lib.sys.


Someone wrote me privately asking for information about the layout of the
tztab file. I figured there may be others who might also benefit from the
information.

Appendix A of the HP C/iX Library Reference Manual discusses time zones
and the Time Zone Adjustment Table (TZTAB.LIB.SYS).
If you don't have a hard copy, you can view it at
http://docs.hp.com/cgi-bin/doc3k/B3002690004.12349/221



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