From: louis <louisjuska@...>
Date: 2008-01-14T04:19:16+09:00
Subject: Re: regualr expression (need help)

sorry to post what might be a moronic question, but i although
Time.parse shows up in the online core docs, Time.parse isn't a method
on any machine of mine.

e.g.

irb(main):001:0> Time.methods.sort
=> [:"!", :"!=", :"!~", :<, :<=, :<=>, :==, :===, :=~, :>, :>=,
:__id__, :__send__, :_load, :allocate, :ancestors, :at, :autoload,
:autoload?, :class, :class_eval, :class_exec,
:class_variable_defined?, :class_variable_get, :class_variable_set,
:class_variables, :clone, :const_defined?, :const_get, :const_missing,
:const_set, :constants, :define_singleton_method, :display, :dup,
:enum_for, :eql?, :equal?, :extend, :freeze, :frozen?, :gem, :gm,
:hash, :include?, :included_modules, :inspect, :instance_eval,
:instance_exec, :instance_method, :instance_methods, :instance_of?,
:instance_variable_defined?, :instance_variable_get,
:instance_variable_set, :instance_variables, :is_a?, :kind_of?,
:local, :method, :method_defined?, :methods, :mktime, :module_eval,
:module_exec, :name, :new, :nil?, :now, :object_id,
:private_class_method, :private_instance_methods,
:private_method_defined?, :private_methods,
:protected_instance_methods, :protected_method_defined?,
:protected_methods, :public_class_method, :public_instance_method,
:public_instance_methods, :public_method, :public_method_defined?,
:public_methods, :public_send, :remove_class_variable, :respond_to?,
:send, :singleton_methods, :superclass, :taint, :tainted?, :tap,
:to_enum, :to_s, :untaint, :utc]
(from an ubuntu box running 1.9.0--but i don't get a parse on 1.8.6 on
ubuntu or mac)

in fact, whytheluckstiff's online ruby terminal at hobix.com *does*
have Time#parse. and you all are using it. any ideas? where did i drop
the ball?

thanks in advance.



On Jan 13, 2008 12:47 PM, Heinrich Piard <linux@piard.de> wrote:
> Daniel Finnie wrote:
> > I would create a time object and then format it how you like.
> >
> > Time.parse(string).strftime(format_string)
> >
> > Look up the docs for Time#strftime to determine the format string.
>
>
> Guys - thanks a lot.
> It works just great!!
>
> Here the snipped:
> ValidDate = File.open("someFile.txt").readlines.to_s.grep(/Not After/)
> #puts 'Certificate is valid ' + ValidDate.to_s
> CertValidDate = Time.parse(ValidDate.to_s).strftime("%Y-%d-%m")
> #puts CertValidDate
>
> Now I can do my comparison with actualDate and CertValidDAte and I am
> able to create an alarm.
>
> Thanks!!!
>
> bye
>
> Henry
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