From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-03-13T04:05:06+09:00
Subject: Re: new Date from Time.now().to_a

On 12.03.2007 02:27, Aaron Smith wrote:
>> ms = 1173658884500.0
>> nd = Time.at( ms.to_f / 1000.0 )
>> #puts nd
>> #puts nd.to_a.inspect
>> f = nd.to_a
>> n = Date.parse("#{f[4]}-#{f[3]}-#{f[5]} #{f[1]}:#{f[2]}:#{f[3]} 
>> #{f[9]}")
>> #puts n
>> #puts n.class
> 
> correction: Date.parse("#{f[3]}-#{f[4]}-#{f[5]} #{f[1]}:#{f[2]}:#{f[3]} 
> #{f[9]}")

Why the parsing?

irb(main):042:0> t=Time.now
=> Mon Mar 12 19:59:33 +0100 2007
irb(main):043:0> d=Date.new(t.year, t.month, t.day)
=> #<Date: 4908343/2,0,2299161>
irb(main):044:0> d.strftime
=> "2007-03-12"

Kind regards

	robert