From: Kamarulnizam Rahim Date: 2011-02-03T14:02:51+09:00 Subject: Re: Converting date format (CSV to yaml) But when i tried transferring the ydate into my yaml structure, it still print out the quotation marks. {"type"=>"TargetComponent", "title"=>"None", "args"=> {:start_date=>'2010-08-10', :end_date=> (ydate), :state=>"#{status}"}}]} My yaml output: - type: TargetComponent title: None args: :start_date: "2010-08-10" :end_date: "2011-01-12" :state: Active -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.