Get current datetime in UTC

[nehayadav]

Hi All,

Is it possible to get the current datetime in UTC?

I have a scenario where I have to find the difference a datetime value from my custom table field(this value is in UTC) and the current datetime. i want to make sure that the current datetime is also in UTC so that no matter what the timezone of the system is, the difference i get is always between two datetime values in UTC.

I am planning to use GlideDateTime subtract(GlideDateTime start, GlideDateTime end) to get the difference.

thanks,

Neha

[russell_miller]

Try this...

   var d = new Date();

   var n = d.getTime();

   alert(n)

RM

[nehayadav]

Thanks Russell, i am gonna try it and see if it works.

[tltoulson · Accepted solution]

Hi Neha,

GlideDateTime and the GlideDateTime.subtract don't need to worry about timezones.   All GlideDateTimes are internally stored as an integer representing the number of milliseconds since January 1, 1970 00:00:00 GMT.   So when you use the GlideDateTime subtract function, Time Zones are already factored out.   To get the current time in GlideDateTime, all you need is:

var gdt1 = new GlideDateTime(); // Current DateTime

var duration = GlideDateTime.subtract(gdt1, gdt2); // Assuming gdt2 is another GlideDateTime

Kind regards,

Travis

[nehayadav]

Thanks for you response Travis, this worked

-Neha