Reading Windows DST Setting

[trbo_usr]

Some time ago I found (in this forum, but I can't retrace my steps now) a way to read the computer's time zone setting using a VI "GetTimeZoneInfo.vi" that calls "TimeZoneInfo.dll" and returns the offset from GMT in minutes.  However, this offset is the composite result of the Windows Time Zone and DST settings, and this method does not appear to resolve the components.  Now, I need to do this.  Can someone point me to a utility that I can run from within my VI to read Windows Time Zone and DST settings individually?

[unclebump]

You can use a .vbs script.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scriptcenter/scripts/os/dates/osdtvb05.mspx

You can also use WMI and Win32_TimeZone

[trbo_usr]

Great!  This looks like a simple enough answer, but I have no experience wrapping a VI around vbs script.  Please talk me through that part or point me to the right help pages.

Thanks!

[unclebump]

A WMI example is at the end of this thread.

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=163350#M163350

Here are some .vbs examples

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=144519#M144519

[zou]

Try G Toolbox at:  http://gtoolbox.yeah.net

[trbo_usr]

Done, an working fine.  Thanks again for the help. 

[dycor]

I found the current time zone setting in the registry here:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\TimeZoneInformation

I have attached a 7.1 VI that returns the current timezone and DST values.

[trbo_usr]

Fantastic!  It is much faster than running that VB script.  I'm using it.

Thanks very much for remembering that I was looking...