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[Mac]

From The National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Here's a link to software that can set your computer
clock automatically.

The program I downloaded (for Windows 95 and up) is
approx 261k in size and runs as is. It DOES NOT require
an install.

It also has command line params for different options,
and can run in a window, quietly in the background, or
run just once to just set the clock and exit.

http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/service/its.htm

And it's free...

Cheers, Mac

[Garrett]

In one of the versions of the VDSDLL you can do this also.

-Garrett

[Mac]

Hey Garrett,

I found a @net() function in VDSINET.DLL to retrieve the
time from a server (I guess this is what you were referring
to?). Ya still have to set the computer clock though...

Cheers, Mac

[moke]

FYI

Windows 2000 & XP include the ability to link to an internet time server and reset the system clock automatically also.

[Garrett]

[Dr. Dread]

I built a time synchronizer some time ago using VDSIPP.DLL and VDSTIME.DLL (in the VDSDLL package).
VDSTIME allows you to set the computer time directly (as long as you have sufficient rights).

For VDSTIME you'll need a VDS compatible time value, which you can obtain through a MAKE function. Had some
problems with this, though:
If I use TIME MAKE (....) to generate a VDS time value and then use this value to set the computer time, then the
time set does not match the time fed into the TIME MAKE command. It will often be offset by one or two hours -
probably time zone related.

Greetz
Dr. Dread

[Mac]

Aha... 8O

Sorry Garrett, looks like my bad...

The VDSTIME.DLL functions are incorporated in Tommy's
new VDSDLL.DLL (VDSDLL3.ZIP) as well.

Thanks Dread.

Cheers, Mac