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Look-up java time zone based on location?

I have a test app where I can assign a java timezone and return time info - However, I don't see a way to look-up a java time zone based on location (combination of city/province/state/country).Is this possible?

[226 byte] By [cam_pdxa] at [2007-10-1 20:36:40]

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# 1

TimeZone defaults to be whatever time zone the system clock is in. Outside of that there is no automatic way to check what timezone a city is in, although maybe you could get this off of the internet from somewhere

tjacobs01a at 2007-7-13 2:35:08 >

# 2

That's what I feared. Thank you for the confirmation.

cam_pdxa at 2007-7-13 2:35:08 >

# 3

I believe there are services that will sell you a CD that has mappings from city or lat/long to TZ. **** if I know their names or how much the data costs.

jverda at 2007-7-13 2:35:08 >

# 4

Well, slightly more hopefull. I'll find out how badly they want it. Thanks for the idea!

cam_pdxa at 2007-7-13 2:35:08 >

# 5

there are several free or cheap sources for the timezone (tz) data. the issue is location of your required city/region. it's pretty trivial to intersect a known location w/the the tz data, the real problem is finding city/region geographic location in the first place.

PaulJHa at 2007-7-13 2:35:08 >

# 6

Has any one found a way to lookup a timezone based on a city/region in the world? So one could be able to type any city and state/province and country combination and get the corresponding timezone for that region. Is there a place where one can buy this data?Thank you

J2EE_Moneya at 2007-7-13 2:35:08 >

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