From: Paul Lutus <nospam@...>
Date: 2006-11-26T18:35:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Timestamp

Srinivas Sa wrote:

> How do i add two time stamps
> 
> Time stamps are in the form of HH:MM:DD:SS,nnnn
> 
> Used Time.parse to convert to Time and tried add ts1 + ts2 but it failed
> saying no method.

Saying what? Please paste the code and the exact wording of the error
message into your newsreader.

> tried t1 + t1.to_i i am getting
> 
> irb(main):013:0> p t1 + t2.to_i
> RangeError: time + 1164507831.000000 out of Time range
>         from (irb):13:in `+'
>         from (irb):13

Of course adding two times near the present would exceed the total range of
possible times, between December 31, 1969 (time approx. = 0) and January
18, 2038 (time approx. = (2^31)-1). That is the entire, total range for
time variables, and if you try to add two times near the present, November
11, 2006 (time approx. = 1164533263), you will overflow the acceptable
range.

But this is an obvious error. Why not tell us what you are trying to
accomplish?

> 
> can somebody help me out?

Sure, no problem, I will be happy to help you out. But first, you need to
tell me that you want.

Computer programming can be described as telling a computer what you want,
in excruciatingly specific terms. Be just as specific in your reply.

1. I want this ____________________

2. But instead, I got this ______________________

3. Here is how (1) and (2) differ from each other _________________

You have only described a problem on the way to a goal, but you didn't
mention what the goal was.

-- 
Paul Lutus
http://www.arachnoid.com