From: Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date: 2005-09-15T14:09:03+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I convert an int to a date?

dlehman@gmail.com wrote:
> I have an int (which is actually a Julian Day Number value) which I
> want to convert to an actual date value. How do i do this?
> 
> ..to_date() does not do what I want, but there must be something like
> this. I'm just not sure what to look for.
> 
> 

Is the class method Date::jd what you're looking for? It takes a Julian 
Day Number and returns a Date object. It has an optional parameter for 
the Day of Calendar Reform (defaults to Date::ITALY, but you can also 
use Date::England). Once you have the Date object, you can use its 
methods to convert to any shape you want :) .

You should check the Date methods at http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/ . I'm 
pretty sure you'll find there exactly what you need.
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