Function

offsetFromGMT( date, timezone )

Returns the offset (in minutes) from GMT of the given date and timezone.

Parameters

Keyword	Type	Description
date	Date	The date for which the offset should be returned.
timezone	Text	The string Id of the timezone for which the offset should be returned.

Returns

Number

Examples

You can copy and paste these examples into the Expression Rule Designer to see how this works.

offsetFromGMT(date(2005,12,13), "America/Los_Angeles") returns -480