From: Sebastian Hungerecker Date: 2009-09-16T07:11:48+09:00 Subject: Re: range Am Mittwoch 16 September 2009 00:06:21 schrieb Re BR: > how can I convert a string '20-30' to a instance range object 20..30 first, last = '20-30'.split("-") first.to_i .. last.to_i #=> 20..30 HTH, Sebastian