Timezone calculator

BigToe · Post by **BigToe** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 12:45 pm

Hello

My request is for a timezone converter/retriever, using timeanddate.com if thats possible.

1. When a user types !calc GMT the script will retrieve the GMT time in the following format: "The current GMT time is: hh/mm/ss on dd/mm/yyyy"

* This will work for all major timezones, such as UTC, CET and so on.

2. A user can calculate the difference between a certain timezone and his timezone:

!calc 13:00 GMT in Thailand

Script out:

"When it is 13:00 GMT it will be 18:00 in Thailand"

Please?

Post by **caesar** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:29 am

In order to pull out results from the page you mentioned above you would need an account to legally use it's API and that's quite (ridiculously) expensive. Sure, one could also do a script to parse that web page, but requires a tone of work and at some point they might change the layout or simply ban your IP.

So... google for an alternative.

BigToe · Post by **BigToe** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 3:31 am

Hi, yeah that is ridicules, sorry, I had no idea.

How about these alternatives:

1. Worldtimeserver
2. Timezoneconverter
3. worldtimebuddy

Post by **caesar** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 6:14 am

Hi,

from what I've seen this types of sites offer a free account that's ad-supported and it's limited in functions and a "premium" account with access to it's API (if they have one). Also, they all have a TOS (short of Terms Of Service) with that you agree upon continuing visiting their site that states you aren't allowed to use any sort of program/script to fetch any information off their site, hence the fees.

Bottom line is that you won't find what the features you are looking for without paying anything, even if you ignore what's written in it's TOS (see IMDB script for instance) and go ahead with parsing a site, mainly cos have limited functions.

The only remaining solution would be creating your own database with timezone for each city, country or whatever you want and take things from there onwards.

BigToe · Post by **BigToe** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 10:42 am

Can it use http://www.wolframalpha.com?

Theres lots of stuff it can calculate from there, including timezones

heartbroken · Post by **heartbroken** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:21 am

BigToe wrote:Can it use http://www.wolframalpha.com?

Theres lots of stuff it can calculate from there, including timezones

Wolframagaz by MenzAgitat : http://scripts.eggdrop.fr/details-Wolframagaz-s144.html

BigToe · Post by **BigToe** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:33 am

Thanks, but I need an API key and that seems to cost at least $150 a year, so thats not good either

heartbroken · Post by **heartbroken** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:51 am

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BigToe · Post by **BigToe** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 11:53 am

Signed up where, for the trial? can you link me to wherever you signed up please?

heartbroken · Post by **heartbroken** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:05 pm

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	# CONFIGURATION
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	# Clé d'API
	# Pour obtenir gratuitement une clé d'API : http://products.wolframalpha.com/api/
	variable API_key "XXXXXX-XXXXXXXXXX"

go in that URL and you gonna see there :

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BigToe · Post by **BigToe** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 12:49 pm

You're awesome! thanks!