Re: Getting the Date and Time From a Time Server
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- Subject: [mg120872] Re: Getting the Date and Time From a Time Server
- From: DrMajorBob <btreat1 at austin.rr.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 08:12:11 -0400 (EDT)
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My computer is almost always connected to the Internet, and it keeps time (like any clock) between synchs. I doubt that retrieving time from the Internet can be more accurate, given the communication latencies involved. Do you think Import from a URL is instantaneous? Bobby On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 12:26:46 -0500, Gregory Lypny <gregory.lypny at videotron.ca> wrote: > Hi Bobby, > > Thanks for responding, but I think DateList[] and Date[] retrieve the > date and time set on your computer. If a computerâ??s date and time are > not updated by or synced to a time server, they will be off. Iâ??m hoping > to use Import[] and URL to grab the date and time from an official time > server. The reason I would use this is from Mathematica documents that > I share with collaborators and grad students who would use them to > export time-sensitive data. I want the data to be date- and > time-stamped, and I cannot count on their computer clocks being accurate. > > Regards, > > Gregory > > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011, at 1:04 PM, DrMajorBob wrote: > >> Date[] >> >> Bobby >> >> On Sat, 13 Aug 2011 05:47:14 -0500, Gregory Lypny >> <gregory.lypny at videotron.ca> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, >>> >>> Is there a way to use the Import function to grab the current date and >>> time from a time server on the Internet? >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Gregory >>> >>> >>> >> > -- DrMajorBob at yahoo.com
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- Getting the Date and Time From a Time Server
- From: Gregory Lypny <gregory.lypny@videotron.ca>
- Getting the Date and Time From a Time Server