Convert Date() to a Different Time Zone Using JavaScript

Scenario User would like to get the current date in a different time zone using JavaScript. Solution In the following code snippet, currDate variable holds the current date and time in the given time zone: var toTimeZone=”+5:30″;var tz;if(toTimeZone.search(“:”)==-1){tz=parseFloat(toTimeZone);}else{tz=parseFloat(toTimeZone.slice(0,toTimeZone.search(“:”)))+parseFloat(toTimeZone.slice(toTimeZone.search(“:”)+1)/60)}var date = new Date();var utc = date.getTime() + (date.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000);var currDate = new Date(utc + (3600000*tz));currDate = currDate.toString();var currDate… Continue reading Convert Date() to a Different Time Zone Using JavaScript

Setting a Date value in Date type custom field in NetSuite and change the timezone

When we fetch a date value format from a custom field (Type is date) we get the format as “2022-07-13T07:00:00.000Z” ISO format. we have to convert this form into M/D/YYYY format. For that use this syntax below: Module: N/format var dateNeededByNew = rec.getValue({field:date}); // 2022-07-13T07:00:00.000Zvar formattedDateString = format.format({value : dateNeededByNew,type:format.Type.DATE //If we need time also… Continue reading Setting a Date value in Date type custom field in NetSuite and change the timezone

Converting Date to d/m/yyyy format

Scenario: Convert given date to the d/m/yyyy format Solution: You need to use the module ‘N/format‘ to convert the date to different formats. format.parse method can be use for this. It parses a value from the appropriate preference format to its raw value. The appropriate preference format is the one selected in the Date Format… Continue reading Converting Date to d/m/yyyy format

Overriding Company Date Format

The administrator can specify the date format by specifying it in the general preferences. The abbreviated date format appears on reports, forms, and data-entry pages. This page is available at Setup > Company > Preferences > General Preferences But individual user can override the date format specific to the account by specifying the same in the… Continue reading Overriding Company Date Format