Timestamp always converted to UTC?

In applying the "Get Date/Time" function and "Date/Time to seconds", it looks like they force UTC after conversion, even if the option for UTC is FALSE.
I would like to have the actual system date and time available (that accounts for DST and timezone as shown on my PC) at the timestamp output, but instead I keep getting a value for the timestamp that (I assume) is UTC. When I probe the timestamp output, or the cluster output, it looks correct. However upon evaluating the timestamp number, it is always off by what looks like the DST and timezone difference (exactly 5 hours).
I have tried two different methods and find the same results;
1) Output of "Get Date/Time" function directly (which states the timestamp will be Universal Time in its contextual help file)
and
2) Converting the timestamp to a cluster and reconverting it timestamp (as shown in picture).
In the example picture attached, notice that the cluster output (Probe 25) shows the correct hour (16) when broken down and the timestamp probe (Probe 26) looks correct.
However, when the timestamp of either the "Get Date/Time" function or the "Date/Time to seconds" function is converted to U32, the time changes to what looks like UTC time as the timestamp 3485539686 (Probe 28) has the 5 hour offset (21 hours as shown in the Excell sheet calculations included in the picture).
I do not want to simply subtract 18,000 seconds to account for this difference (as changes in DST or timezone could cause problems). I would like the actual PC time to be used for the array build.
How can I do this?
Why do the probe points show the correct system time, but right after timestamp is coverted to U32 it looks like UTC?
Solved!
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Circuitmage wrote:
1st, thanks for the suggested methods stated above. I only have access to the LV development package at work, so I have not yet had a chance to try the suggestions yet.
2nd, I am sorry if I was not specific enough to provide more information. If stating I would like to keep the method shown in the picture as intact as possible and that I need the local time added to the array data is not enough, then I cannot state anymore details.
@rolfk, I can not argue about the validity of my problem, only look for solutions. I believe it is valid. If there is no solution based on the limitations of LV then I will leave it at that.
He's just trying to stop you from driving the bus off the cliff. Once you manipluate a timestamp like that, it loses its meaningfulness. It no longer represents the amount of seconds elapsed since 01/01/1904. If it is not meant to be seen by a human, it shouldn't matter about the format (because there is no format). If it IS to be seen by a human, just convert it to a string for the report.
Bill
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