The time zone ID 'CST' was not found on the local computer

Question

I am having problem in creating a shipment in MAC Operating System. In windows operating system the website works fine. Any Help would be appreciated

Thanks.

Code:

createOrUpdateShipment: function (shipmentHeader) {


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        var tzm= (/\((.*)\)/.exec(new Date().toString())[1]);
        return $http.post('/shipment/CreateOrUpdateShipment?tzm='+tzm, shipmentHeader)
    },

And in the Controller

 public ActionResult CreateOrUpdateShipment(ShipmentInfo shipmentInfo, string tzm)
    TimeZoneInfo tzi = TimeZoneInfo.FindSystemTimeZoneById(tzm);
shipmentInfo.ServiceInfo.READYDATETYPE =       TimeZoneInfo.ConvertTime(shipmentInfo.ServiceInfo.READYDATETYPE,tzi);

Below Error I am getting when I try to create the shipment using MAC Operating System

Getting error time zone not found exception. The time zone ID 'CST' was not found

Rather than relying on named timezones which can vary between languages and platforms, I'd highly recommend using `DateTimeOffset` in .NET or a package like NodaTime to deal with localized dates and times. — Nate Barbettini, Feb 08 '17 at 21:19

Michael Gunter · Answer 1 · 2017-02-08T21:18:35.310

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Time zones in .NET are identified by their full names, not their abbreviations. You are making a call to FindSystemTimeZoneById. This API would expect "Central Standard Time", not "CST".

I would guess that your Mac client is sending tzm=CST and your Windows client is sending tzm=Central+Standard+Time. Your server only works when the client spells it out.

edited Feb 08 '17 at 21:18

answered Feb 08 '17 at 21:13

Michael Gunter

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See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15302083/timezone-abbreviations for more information about time zone abbreviations. – Michael Gunter Feb 08 '17 at 21:17

The time zone ID 'CST' was not found on the local computer

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