Getting date from a server

[Paul Bromley]

I need to get the current date from a server so that I can distribute time
limited versions of my software. In the application that I was using no-one
will change the server date, so my soultion can be very simplistic. How can
I easliy obtain the server date?

Thanks

Paul Bromley

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

I easliy obtain the server date?

I am not familiar with that, but if the server supports NTP, it should be
possible:

<URL:http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/cgi-bin/rfc/rfc1305.html.>

 

[Richard Myers]

I may have misunderstood your question but

Datetime.Now()

Richard

 

[Paul Bromley]

Hi Richard,

The application will be running on a Workstation. I need to get the date
from the server on the domain or on the workgroup. The user may change the
date on his workstation to get my application to run, but they will not do
this on the server.

Thanks

Paul Bromley

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Paul,

Reading this thread, I made this once as a try, maybe you can use it.
(It is not production just a test)

http://groups.google.com/[email protected]

I hope this helps?

Cor

 

[Paul Clement]

¤ I need to get the current date from a server so that I can distribute time
¤ limited versions of my software. In the application that I was using no-one
¤ will change the server date, so my soultion can be very simplistic. How can
¤ I easliy obtain the server date?
¤

You should be able to use the NetRemoteTOD API function call:

http://codeproject.com/vb/net/NetRemoteTOD.asp


Paul ~~~ (e-mail address removed)
Microsoft MVP (Visual Basic)