From: Sebastian Hungerecker Date: 2008-01-14T15:44:15+09:00 Subject: Re: regualr expression (need help) Heinrich Piard wrote: > DateDiff = CertValidDate - actualDate > > but I get this error message:   undefined method `-' for > "2008-09-10":String (NoMethodError) You need a Date object, not a String. Like this: Date.parse("2008-09-10") - Date.today HTH, Sebastian -- Jabber: sepp2k@jabber.org ICQ: 205544826