i get the following error. wonder why
irb(main):068:0> @@config["date"]
=> "27/12/2007"
irb(main):069:0> Time.parse(@@config["date"])
ArgumentError: argument out of range
from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `local'
from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `make_time'
from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:243:in `parse'
from (irb):69
irb(main):070:0>
from :0
You have the month and day swapped - there's no 27th month in a year:
$ irb
irb(main):001:0> require 'time'
=> true
irb(main):002:0> Time.parse('27/12/2007')
ArgumentError: argument out of range
from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `local'
from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in
`make_time'
from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:243:in `parse'
from (irb):2
irb(main):003:0> Time.parse('12/27/2007')
=> Thu Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2007
irb(main):004:0>
HTH,
Felix
On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 22:39 +0900, Junkone wrote:
i get the following error. wonder why
irb(main):068:0> @@config["date"]
=> "27/12/2007"
irb(main):069:0> Time.parse(@@config["date"])
ArgumentError: argument out of range
from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `local'
from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `make_time'
from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:243:in `parse'
from (irb):69
from :0
irb(main):070:0>
i have a canadian layout and my regional settings on my computer is
set to dd/mm/yyyy. strange that ruby cannot get this one right. all my
office apps and my oracle and mysql databases now recognise this
format on my computer.
On Dec 27, 9:06 am, fw <fwmailingli...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 22:39 +0900, Junkone wrote:
> i get the following error. wonder why> irb(main):068:0> @@config["date"]
> => "27/12/2007"
> irb(main):069:0> Time.parse(@@config["date"])
> ArgumentError: argument out of range
> from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `local'
> from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `make_time'
> from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:243:in `parse'
> from (irb):69
> from :0
> irb(main):070:0>You have the month and day swapped - there's no 27th month in a year:
$ irb
irb(main):001:0> require 'time'
=> true
irb(main):002:0> Time.parse('27/12/2007')
ArgumentError: argument out of range
from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `local'
from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in
`make_time'
from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:243:in `parse'
from (irb):2
irb(main):003:0> Time.parse('12/27/2007')
=> Thu Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2007
irb(main):004:0>HTH,
Felix
Here ya go, eh. 
Time.parse(@@config["date"].gsub(/(.*?)\/(.*?)\/(.*)/, '\2/\1/\3'))
Regards,
Jordan
On Dec 27, 12:21 pm, Junkone <junko...@gmail.com> wrote:
On Dec 27, 9:06 am, fw <fwmailingli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-12-27 at 22:39 +0900, Junkone wrote:
> > i get the following error. wonder why> > irb(main):068:0> @@config["date"]
> > => "27/12/2007"
> > irb(main):069:0> Time.parse(@@config["date"])
> > ArgumentError: argument out of range
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `local'
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `make_time'
> > from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:243:in `parse'
> > from (irb):69
> > from :0
> > irb(main):070:0>> You have the month and day swapped - there's no 27th month in a year:
> $ irb
> irb(main):001:0> require 'time'
> => true
> irb(main):002:0> Time.parse('27/12/2007')
> ArgumentError: argument out of range
> from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in `local'
> from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:184:in
> `make_time'
> from /home/felix/ruby1.8.6/lib/ruby/1.8/time.rb:243:in `parse'
> from (irb):2
> irb(main):003:0> Time.parse('12/27/2007')
> => Thu Dec 27 00:00:00 -0800 2007
> irb(main):004:0>> HTH,
> Felix
i have a canadian layout and my regional settings on my computer is
set to dd/mm/yyyy. strange that ruby cannot get this one right. all my
office apps and my oracle and mysql databases now recognise this
format on my computer.