Hi,
How do I get the current date in the form "YYYY-MM-DD".
Thanks, - Davegro
irb(main):005:0> Date.today.to_s
=> "2008-09-11"
Thanks for this info and the link. I couldn't find this on the linked
page, but what is an expression to get the current date minus one
month, in the same format as above?
- Dave
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On Sep 11, 9:38 pm, "DanDiebolt.exe" <dandieb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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irb(main):005:0> Date.today.to_s
=> "2008-09-11"Seehttp://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Date.html
In IRB...
require 'date'
=> true
(Date.today << 1).to_s
=> 2008-8-12
#Be prepared for edge cases...
(Date.new(2008-3-31) << 1).to_s
=> 2008-2-29
Todd
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM, laredotornado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:
On Sep 11, 9:38 pm, "DanDiebolt.exe" <dandieb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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irb(main):005:0> Date.today.to_s
=> "2008-09-11"Seehttp://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Date.html
Thanks for this info and the link. I couldn't find this on the linked
page, but what is an expression to get the current date minus one
month, in the same format as above?- Dave
rails's activesupport library has hammered on these issues extensively
- it's worth not reinventing the wheel
You can always copy bits of code if you don't want to pull the library in.
martin
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 10:13 AM, laredotornado <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:
Thanks for this info and the link. I couldn't find this on the linked
page, but what is an expression to get the current date minus one
month, in the same format as above?
My clunky way:
n = Time.now
d = Time.gm(n.year, n.month - 1, n.day)
p d
=> Tue Aug 12 00:00:00 UTC 2008
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<cough/> That was, of course supposed to be (Date.new(2008, 3, 31) <<
1).to_s, _not_ Date.new(2008-3-31).
Note that the method is leap-year aware.
Todd
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 1:13 PM, Todd Benson <caduceass@gmail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 12:13 PM, laredotornado > <laredotornado@zipmail.com> wrote:
On Sep 11, 9:38 pm, "DanDiebolt.exe" <dandieb...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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irb(main):005:0> Date.today.to_s
=> "2008-09-11"Seehttp://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Date.html
Thanks for this info and the link. I couldn't find this on the linked
page, but what is an expression to get the current date minus one
month, in the same format as above?- Dave
In IRB...
require 'date'
=> true
(Date.today << 1).to_s
=> 2008-8-12
#Be prepared for edge cases...
(Date.new(2008-3-31) << 1).to_s
=> 2008-2-29
ok. Improvement time:
n = Time.now
if n.month == 12
d = Time.gm(n.year - 1, 12, n.day)
else
d = Time.gm(n.year, 1 - 1, n.day)
end
There has GOT to be a better way but I did not want you to have nothing.
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dang typos
n = Time.now
if n.month == 1
d = Time.gm(n.year - 1, 12, n.day)
else
d = Time.gm(n.year, 1 - 1, n.day)
end
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I put the testing code in and I feel REALLY stupid. If it is still
wrong, I am going to hide under a rock until everyone forgets that I did
this.
n = Time.now
if n.month == 1
d = Time.gm(n.year - 1, 12, n.day)
else
d = Time.gm(n.year, n.month - 1, n.day)
end
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This also doesn't handle edge cases like March 30/31, or October 31.
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On Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 3:02 PM, Lloyd Linklater <lloyd@2live4.com> wrote:
I put the testing code in and I feel REALLY stupid. If it is still
wrong, I am going to hide under a rock until everyone forgets that I did
this.n = Time.now
if n.month == 1
d = Time.gm(n.year - 1, 12, n.day)
else
d = Time.gm(n.year, n.month - 1, n.day)
end
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Rick DeNatale
My blog on Ruby
http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/