Time and Timekeeping
Sham Bhangal, John Davey, Jen deHaan, Scott Mebberson, Tim Parker, Glen Rhodes · Apress eBooks · 2002
Date and time functions are a standard feature of most programming and scripting languages. ActionScript is no exception — it has all the expected functions that allow us to make our Flash programs convey the current date and time to the user. This date and time information is taken from the user’s system clock, and is therefore local to the user’s computer.