From: aidy <aidy.rutter@...>
Date: 2006-09-01T22:15:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Convert String to date


Hi Paul
> require 'date'
> date = Date.strptime(start_date, '%d/%m/%y')
> date.year # => 2006
> date.month # => 7
> date.mday # => 27
> (date + 1).mday # => 28
>

Thanks for getting back.

I have extrapolated your example (see below)

require 'date'
start_date = Date.strptime(start_date, '%d/%m/%Y')
end_day = (start_date  + 1).mday
end_month = (start_date).mon
end_year = (start_date).year
end_date = Date.new(end_year, end_month, end_day)
p "the end_date is: #{end_date}"

However, I am having a couple of difficulties

1) Now for some reason the year '2006' is putting to the console

"the end_date is: 0006-07-28"


2) And if I add this line of code

end_date = Date.strptime(end_date, '%d/%m/%Y')

I receive the error the #strptime is a private method!
    
Using Ruby 184.17
    
Could you please help?
    
Thanks
    
aidy