From: Glenn Smith <glenn.ruby@...>
Date: 2005-04-13T23:01:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Really quick question - How do I convert a string to a date

Thanks guys - I'm getting jumpy about my demo tomorrow!
G

On 4/13/05, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:
> On Apr 13, 2005, at 8:49 AM, WATANABE Hirofumi wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Glenn Smith <glenn.ruby@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >> I need a 'Date' object which is converted from a string value
> >> containing something like '13/04/2005' (english format date).
> >
> > % ruby -rdate -e 'puts Date.strptime("13/04/2005", "%d/%m/%Y")'
> > 2005-04-13
> 
> I knew there had to be a clever solution.  Nice!
> 
> James Edward Gray II
> 
> 


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All the best
Glenn
Aylesbury, UK