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Hi,

What would cause recurring pulls to happen, even right after a sync? Where would be the best place to look at why my timestamps (I'm guessing on the server) are not being updated?

See this video - it is two consecutive pulls:
http://screencast.com/t/Lt9adVIwu3

Thanks,

Joe

Hi Joe. I'm not sure what's going on but I'd be happy to help you figure it out if you don't mind sending me your files. Send them to support@seedcode.com and please be sure to include the full-access account name and password. -Jeff

Looping back on this - I'm starting to wonder if it is the time zone difference between me and my FMS. I currently have a gz_modstampfeeder which I think you guys helped me figure out back in v3 or so. Now when I search for information on gz_modstampfeeder on your site I can't seem to find any.

So if I pull at 3:15pm and I'm in Seattle, and my server is in Chicago where it marks gz_modtimestamp as 5:15 pm, then I immediately try to pull again, my client will see 5:15 pm as "later" than my iPad, and pull again, correct?

Can you get me more information about gz_modstampfeeder? I think you used to have a section on it but I can't find it anymore. Is it still able to be used in v4.x?

Hi Joe. Here's that info about how to add a gz_ModTimeStampFeeder field to accommodate a time-zone difference:
http://www.seedcode.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.p ... .TimeZones

jeffalmquist wrote:Hi Joe. Here's that info about how to add a gz_ModTimeStampFeeder field to accommodate a time-zone difference:
http://www.seedcode.com/pmwiki/pmwiki.p ... .TimeZones

I had the gz_ModTimeStampFeeder and gz_ModTimeStamp fields set up as in the wiki, prior to the post, and it is still exhibiting time zone issues. When I set the clock to CST, it doesn't pull, but if I'm in my own time zone (PST) it will continue to pull and pull until PST +2 hours happens. Any other suggestions?

Hi Joe,

There was a time-zone problem in early versions of GoZync 4. This might be what's going on in your files. You can implement the fix with three easy script changes:

1. Create a new script in GoZyncHosted called "Get CurrentHostTimestamp" containing just one step:

Exit Script [Get (CurrentHostTimestamp)]

2. Add these three steps at the very end of the "Pull MetaData and Settings down from Host" script in GoZyncMobile:

Perform Script ["Get CurrentHostTimestamp" from file: "GoZyncHosted"]
Set Variable [$hostTimeStamp; Value:Get (ScriptResult)]
Set Variable [$$gz_TimeStampOffsetFromHost; Value: $hostTimeStamp - Get (CurrentTimeStamp)]

3. Edit the Set Field calculation toward the end of the "Pull Selected TO" script in GoZyncMobile, following the "Save the Last Time Zync" comment, so it looks like this:

GetAsTimestamp ( Get (CurrentHostTimeStamp) + $$gz_TimeStampOffsetFromHost )

That's it. I'm also attaching screen shots of each of these script edits. Let me know how it goes.

Jeff

Great. I will give this a shot and see how it goes. I did not have these modifications in place already. Thanks.