funny date parsing

[Junkone]

i enter 2008 and it becomes 0008

irb(main):009:0> Date.parse("04-Feb-08").strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
=> "0008-02-04"

 

[David A. Black]

Hi --

i enter 2008 and it becomes 0008

irb(main):009:0> Date.parse("04-Feb-08").strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
=> "0008-02-04"

You've entered 08, not 2008.


David

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[Junkone]

Hi --




You've entered 08, not 2008.

David

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oh ok. but all my date formats are like that and i am trying to import
it. is n't there a y2k rule somewhere on detecting 08 as 2008. i could
be wrong. can someone give me a workaround there.

seede

 

[Chris Shea]

oh ok. but all my date formats are like that and i am trying to import
it. is n't there a y2k rule somewhere on detecting 08 as 2008. i could
be wrong. can someone give me a workaround there.

seede

Date.parse has an optional second argument for handling near-2000 two-
digit years.

001:0> Date.parse('04-Feb-08', true).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
"2008-02-04"

See documentation here: http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Date.html#M000656

HTH,
Chris

 

[Junkone]

Date.parse has an optional second argument for handling near-2000 two-
digit years.

001:0> Date.parse('04-Feb-08', true).strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
"2008-02-04"

See documentation here:http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Date.html#M000656

HTH,
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thanks for the info