Timezone crap.

gistfile1.txt

function	getOffsetTime(timezoneString){

	var start = timezoneString.indexOf("(");
	var end = timezoneString.indexOf(")");

	var length = end - start - 1;
	var offsetString = timezoneString.substr(start + 1, length);

	return	offsetString;
}

//This was reading a list of timezone from a form.
//You'd either need to send a list of timezones, or figure out a way to
//get JS to list them.

function	setupSelectedTimeZone(objectString){

	try{
		var bestMatch = 0;
		var bestMatchValue = 100000;
		var dateObject = new Date();

		//getTimezoneoffset returns negative value for time ahead of GMT
		timezoneOffset = dateObject.getTimezoneOffset() * -60;

		var selectObject = document.getElementById(objectString);

		for (i=0; i <= selectObject.options.length - 1; i++){
			offsetTime = getOffsetTime(selectObject.options[i].value);

			currentValue = Math.abs(timezoneOffset - offsetTime);

			if(currentValue < bestMatchValue){
				bestMatch = i;
				bestMatchValue = currentValue;
			}
		}

		selectObject.selectedIndex = bestMatch;
	}
	catch(e){
		//alert("Exception setting setupSelectedTimeZone " + e);
	}

}