Where does Now() get the date/time?

[dmorand]

I was under the impression that the Now() function retrieved the date/time from the server running coldfusion, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Ever since the time change my server shows for example: 1:40pm but when I look at the output of the Now() function I'm getting 12:40pm.

Any ideas on how to fix this?

[acoder]

According to the documentation, it is from the server running Coldfusion.

Are you using TimeFormat to output the time?

[dmorand]

According to the documentation, it is from the server running Coldfusion.

Are you using TimeFormat to output the time?

That's what I thought too. I'm using timeformat to format the time. Here's my code I'm using to validate.

<cfoutput>Date/Time Loaded: &nbsp;#DateFormat(Now(),"mmm dd yy")# #TimeFormat(Now(),"HH:mm")#</cfoutput>
 

I've tried restarting Coldfusion and IIS but I'm still getting the incorrect time.

[acoder]

Perhaps you need to look into getTimeZoneInfo().

[dmorand]

Perhaps you need to look into getTimeZoneInfo().

I figured it out. I had upgraded to JVM 1.4.2_11 when I was running CF 6, but then I upgraded to CF 7 and it changed my path to the JVM. I swapped it back, and all is well now.

http://www.adobe.com/go/d2ab4470

[acoder]

Glad you found the solution and thanks for posting! I think those DST changes in the US have been asked about in the JavaScript forum too.

[c beal]

where can I find this path to check if this is my problem as well? Thanks

[acoder]

Check the Java and JVM section in Coldfusion Administrator. You may also find this KB article useful.