You have to adjust both the client’s time and the server’s representation to GMT. For the client, try this:

var today = new Date();
var clOff = today.getTimezoneOffset();
today = Date.parse(today)/1000;
today = today-clOff;

Then for the server (hard-coded to the server’s timezone), try:

var d1 = Date.parse($(e).text())/1000;
var svrOff = 6*60; //GMT offset in minutes
d1 = d1-svrOff;

This script compares the created date of the SharePoint doc (American time in my case) to my local PC time (Central European time). So as a default age I get 6 hours. Somebody in Singapore will even get a higher number. If I change my PC to the same time zone as the SharePoint server then it shows the correct age. Is there a way to compare the server time instead of the local pc time?

Many thanks,

Marc

Sorry I can’t remember the name of the blogger who suggested this originally. I didn’t create this workaround- I just use it all the time.

Any thoughts on how to do this?

You asked some great questions. I have no idea what Norwegian looks like to my code, but here are some ideas for troubleshooting:

1. NaN means ‘not a number’ so chances are the script found a column with character data or a date format it did not recognize. First check that whatever you set “var str” to is the LAST column (left-to-right) with those exact words. For instance if you have var str = ‘Modified’; then the columns Modified and Modified By, Modified By will try to apply the script.

2. I use Date.parse($(e).text()) to turn a formatted date into an epoch date. If the local date format is not recognized by JavaScript, you may need to add a custom function to parse the date.

Regarding this code, I’ve got the same problem as Iain – NaN min occurs in the “last updated” col. Will the language of the installation have any impact on this code (my SP installation is in Norwegian) or date/time formatting?

PS: I’ve tried out some of your jQuery snippets, and I really like them! I find the EUSP site perfect for my non-excisting programming level (working hard for SP super star level)!

http://www.sharepointblogs.com/dez/archive/2008/07/31/dynamically-updating-a-sharepoint-calculated-column-containing-a-quot-today-quot-reference.aspx

I just compiled the Source and run the scheduled task nightly. It uses a external XML file that you can set up and assign to a task list of your needs.

Just set up the -Today- Function like the typical hacking way and use this to keep it going nightly.

I enjoyed this code, but I needed something that helps the client out using the basic sharepoint commands so they don’t need to come back to me every 5 minutes and ask ” how do you do -this- with the code setup on the sharepoint site.”

I appreciate your time and energy, but as they say if there is a “WILL” there is a “WAY” :]

@wanda
It seems you are trying to do something like I am, just not wording it the same way. This might help you out in the way you are seeking.

P.S.To All: If you don’t have a copy of Visual Studio I will be more than happy to email or post the code in a zip (Compiled and non-compiled) so you can plug it into your site.

Thanks,
- Brad