I a newbie to java and hence haven't been able figure this out since quite some time.

I am using Windows XP and the machine is set to TimeZone: Eastern Time (US & Canada).

I have a Java application, which takes the current system time and timezone info and writes a string like: 20101012 15:56:00 EST, to a file.

The last piece of Date above, i.e.: the timezone, changes from EST to EDT as i change my system date.

Being precise: From November(eg: Nov2009) to March (Mar 2010), it is EST, otherwise EDT.

EST is what I want ALWAYS and not EDT.

Is there any particular class / function, by which I can always read it as EST?

Awaiting for response.

Thanks for your replies. Well, I forgot to mention a few things.

  1. I want my machine to be set to: Eastern Time (US & Canada) in the windows time zone settings.

  2. In simple terms, What i want to do is: get my machine time, and write it to a text file

  3. I am aware of the daylight saving which happens from March to Nov.

But the problem is, when I write my machine time to the file, it is written as 2010 01 12 15:56:00 EST if daylight saving (DST) is not present and as 20101012 15:56:00 EDT, if DST is present. My concern is, whether it is DST or not, I want to write EST always.

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