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correct-datetime-creation.cs
var secondsSinceReferenceDate = 386463600; // 2013-4-1
var referenceDate = new DateTime(2001, 1, 1);
var databaseUtcTime = refdate.AddSeconds(secondsSinceReferenceDate);
TimeZoneInfo timeZone;
try {
timeZone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Europe/Dublin");
}
catch (Exception)
{
timeZone = TimeZoneInfo.Local;
}
var GMTTime = TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTimeFromUtc(databaseUtcTime, GMTTimeZone);
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incorrect-datetime-creation.cs
var secondsSinceReferenceDate = 386463600; // 2013-4-1
var referenceDate = new DateTime(2001, 1, 1);
var validDate = referenceDate.AddSeconds(secondsSinceReferenceDate);
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olson-example.cs
// On Windows Server the equivalent would be "GMT Standard Time"
TimeZoneInfo GMTTimeZone = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById("Europe/Dublin");
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