How to get UTC time in my program?

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Dear All,
I am wondering if it is pissible to get the UTC time in my program. Do I need the internet avaibale if I want to get UTC time?
Thanks a lot.
Benson

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Star Strider
Star Strider on 12 Jul 2020
Try this:
dtLCL = datetime('now', 'TimeZone','local') % Current Local Time
dtUTC = datetime(dtLCL, 'TimeZone','Z') % Current UTC Time
That will give you both the local time and the corresponding UTC time.
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Star Strider
Star Strider on 13 Jul 2020
As always, my pleasure!
Charalambos Hadjipanayi
Charalambos Hadjipanayi on 1 Feb 2023
This gives you a simple network time, which does not rely on local computer time:
url_time = webread('http://worldtimeapi.org/api/timezone/Etc/UTC')

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Vini Lima
Vini Lima on 25 Mar 2022
utc_time = datetime('now', 'timezone', 'utc')
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Charalambos Hadjipanayi
Charalambos Hadjipanayi on 1 Feb 2023
This just converts your local computer time to UTC. So if your local computer time is incorrect for any reason, the utc_time will be also incorrect.

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