From: Arti Singh Date: 2010-08-06T23:45:27+09:00 Subject: Parse a Date From a String Help!! I get a float when I try to parse a date from a string. The date from the string is in the format "Thu Aug 05 15:00:36 2010" I try date_var="Thu Aug 05 15:00:36 2010" date_var.strptime("%a %b %d %I:%M:%S %Y") but I get a floating point variable -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.