From: Hassan Schroeder <hassan.schroeder@...>
Date: 2012-08-30T09:48:01+09:00
Subject: Re: how do extract timezone from datetime object?

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 5:32 PM, Dan Quach <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> I'm working on an external interface where a partner website is giving

>>> dt = DateTime.parse( "Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:26:44 -0700" )
> => Wed, 29 Aug 2012 17:26:44 -0700
>>> dt.strftime( "%z" )
> => "-0700"
>
> What I have to do is extract the UTC time zone.  So in the prior example
> I need an integer of -7. (UTC-7) in this scenario.

1.9.3p194 :013 > dt.zone
 => "-07:00"
1.9.3p194 :014 > dt.zone.to_i
 => -7
1.9.3p194 :015 >

HTH,
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