From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2007-09-03T10:43:03+09:00
Subject: Re: calendar events

From: Michael Linfield [mailto:globyy3000@hotmail.com] 
# res = []
# array = ["2/14/2005",83,35,23]
# res << array.grep(/2/\14/\2005/)
# so now res has "2/14/2005" in it...how would i turn that into a --
# specdate = Date.new(2, 24, 2005)
# so i need 2/14/2005 turned into a date object, preferably not 
# having to use the format of Date.new(year,day,month) 
# ...id prefer to have it in 
# the format of month,day,year if possible :)

hmmm, you already have that copy in array. why not put a date object right into res. one you have the date obj, you can format it anyway you like

eg,

irb(main):019:0> res=[]
=> []
irb(main):020:0> array = ["2/14/2005",83,35,23]
=> ["2/14/2005", 83, 35, 23]
irb(main):025:0> res << Date.strptime(array.first, "%m/%d/%Y")
=> [#<Date: 4906831/2,0,2299161>]

now res contains a date object
it's now a date object, so you format it w your hearts content..

irb(main):031:0> res[0].strftime("%m-%d-%y")
=> "02-14-05"
irb(main):032:0> res[0].strftime("%m/%d/%y")
=> "02/14/05"
irb(main):039:0> res[0].strftime("%m/%d/%Y")
=> "02/14/2005"
irb(main):040:0> res[0].strftime("%m:%d:%Y")
=> "02:14:2005"
irb(main):041:0> res[0].strftime("%m %d %Y")
=> "02 14 2005"
irb(main):042:0> res[0].strftime("<%m> <%d> <%Y>")
=> "<02> <14> <2005>"
irb(main):043:0> res[0].strftime("Month: %m\nDay: %d\nYear: %Y\n")
=> "Month: 02\nDay: 14\nYear: 2005\n"
irb(main):044:0> puts res[0].strftime("Month: %m\nDay: %d\nYear: %Y\n")
Month: 02
Day: 14
Year: 2005
=> nil

kind regards -botp