# NoMethodError: private method \`to\_date' **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [25 February 2008 06:38 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736 "2008-02-25T06:38:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sukeerthi\_Adiga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Sukeerthi\_Adiga](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sukeerthi_Adiga)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 06:38 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/1 "2008-02-25T06:38:30Z")
Loading development environment. > > Time.now.to\_date Time.now.to\_date NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 +0530 2008:Time   from (irb):1 > > earlier it use to work fine.. can any one help me whats the prob is? in terminal it shows like this.. sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![7stud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/57b2e6/32.png) [@7stud](https://rubytalk.org/u/7stud)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 07:03 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/2 "2008-02-25T07:03:46Z")
Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > Loading development environment. > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > Time.now.to\_date > NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 > +0530 2008:Time >   from (irb):1 > > > > > > earlier it use to work fine.. > can any one help me whats the prob is? > > in terminal it shows like this.. > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ $ ruby -v ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [universal-darwin8.0] puts Time.now.to\_date --output:-- undefined method `to\_date' for Sun Feb 24 23:59:42 -0700 2008:Time (NoMethodError) And, pickaxe2 lists no method in the Time class called to\_date. > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Shiva\_Kumaran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@Shiva\_Kumaran](https://rubytalk.org/u/Shiva_Kumaran)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 07:11 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/3 "2008-02-25T07:11:26Z")
just try in console mode :/ruby script/console it will work Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > **···** > > > Loading development environment. > > > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 > > +0530 2008:Time > >   from (irb):1 > > > > > > > > > > earlier it use to work fine.. > > can any one help me whats the prob is? > > > > in terminal it shows like this.. > > > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v > > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![P\_mark\_Anderson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58f4c7/32.png) [@P\_mark\_Anderson](https://rubytalk.org/u/P_mark_Anderson)\ **Post date:** [24 July 2008 19:45 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/4 "2008-07-24T19:45:43Z")
Here's a simple implementation that fixed my Mephisto installations. class Time   def to\_date     Date.parse(self.to\_formatted\_s(:db))   end end > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Sukeerthi\_Adiga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Sukeerthi\_Adiga](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sukeerthi_Adiga)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 07:16 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/5 "2008-02-25T07:16:49Z")
7stud -- wrote: > Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > > > Loading development environment. > > > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 > > +0530 2008:Time > >   from (irb):1 > > > > > > > > > > earlier it use to work fine.. > > can any one help me whats the prob is? > > > > in terminal it shows like this.. > > > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v > > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ > > $ ruby -v > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [universal-darwin8.0] > > puts Time.now.to\_date so where should i make change so that it should work.. in most of the functions i have written > **···** > > > --output:-- > > undefined method `to\_date' for Sun Feb 24 23:59:42 -0700 2008:Time > > (NoMethodError) > > > > And, pickaxe2 lists no method in the Time class called to\_date. > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Sukeerthi\_Adiga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Sukeerthi\_Adiga](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sukeerthi_Adiga)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 07:18 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/6 "2008-02-25T07:18:28Z")
Shiva Kumaran wrote: > just try in console mode :/ruby script/console > it will work > > Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > > > Loading development environment. > > > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 > > +0530 2008:Time > >   from (irb):1 > > > > > > > > > > earlier it use to work fine.. > > can any one help me whats the prob is? > > > > in terminal it shows like this.. > > > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v > > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ tried no use same error m gettin sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:/home/workspace/St$ ruby script/console Loading development environment. oldcolname==old2 ,newcolname==new2 /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:123:in `const\_missing':NameError: uninitialized constant Test > > time.now.to\_date NameError: undefined local variable or method `time' for #\         from (irb):1 > > Time.now.to\_date NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:45:18 +0530 2008:Time         from (irb):2 > **···** > > > > > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Deepa\_Shirur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@Deepa\_Shirur](https://rubytalk.org/u/Deepa_Shirur)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 07:46 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/7 "2008-02-25T07:46:43Z")
Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > Shiva Kumaran wrote: > > > just try in console mode :/ruby script/console > > it will work > > > > Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > > > > > Loading development environment. > > > > > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > > NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 > > > +0530 2008:Time > > >   from (irb):1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > earlier it use to work fine.. > > > can any one help me whats the prob is? > > > > > > in terminal it shows like this.. > > > > > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v > > > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] > > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ > > tried no use same error m gettin > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:/home/workspace/St$ ruby script/console > Loading development environment. > oldcolname==old2 ,newcolname==new2 > /usr/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:123:in > `const\_missing':NameError: uninitialized constant Test > > > > time.now.to\_date > > NameError: undefined local variable or method `time' for > #\ >         from (irb):1 > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:45:18 > +0530 2008:Time >         from (irb):2 > > > > Hi Sukeerthi, Better u change your rails version, Mine is rails 1.2.3, The problem what you have sent its working fine. deepac@deepa-UBUNTU-7:~/workspace/srishti$ script/console Loading development environment. > > Time.now =\> Mon Feb 25 13:03:46 +0530 2008 > > a = Time.now =\> Mon Feb 25 13:04:07 +0530 2008 > > a.to\_date =\> #\ > > Time.now.to\_date =\> #\ :0) > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_DeNatale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbce88/32.png) [@Rick\_DeNatale1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Rick_DeNatale1)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 13:36 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/8 "2008-02-25T13:36:03Z")
Ruby is not Rails! The problem is that Time#to\_date is an extension which Rails makes to Ruby. That's why it's working for folks who are running this code under script/console in a Rails project but doesn't work if you run it under Ruby w/o rails. In order to use the activesupport extensions you need to:     require 'rubygems'     require 'activesupport' > **···** > > On 2/25/08, Sukeerthi Adiga \ wrote: > > > 7stud -- wrote: > > \> Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > > \>\> Loading development environment. > > \>\>\>\> Time.now.to\_date > > \>\> Time.now.to\_date > > \>\> NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 > > \>\> +0530 2008:Time > > \>\> from (irb):1 > > \>\>\>\> > > \>\> > > \>\> earlier it use to work fine.. > > \>\> can any one help me whats the prob is? > > \>\> > > \>\> in terminal it shows like this.. > > \>\> > > \>\> sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v > > \>\> ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] > > \>\> sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ > > \> > > \> $ ruby -v > > \> ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [universal-darwin8.0] > > \> > > \> > > \> puts Time.now.to\_date > > \> > > > so where should i make change so that it should work.. > > in most of the functions i have written > > -- > Rick DeNatale > > My blog on Ruby > [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Sukeerthi\_Adiga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Sukeerthi\_Adiga](https://rubytalk.org/u/Sukeerthi_Adiga)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 08:49 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/9 "2008-02-25T08:49:06Z")
> Hi Sukeerthi, Better u change your rails version, Mine is rails 1.2.3, > The problem what you have sent its working fine. > > deepac@deepa-UBUNTU-7:~/workspace/srishti$ script/console > Loading development environment. > > > > Time.now > > =\> Mon Feb 25 13:03:46 +0530 2008 > > > > a = Time.now > > =\> Mon Feb 25 13:04:07 +0530 2008 > > > > a.to\_date > > =\> #\ > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > =\> #\ > :0) Okay deepa let me c that.. Thanks for ur reply > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C). ---
**Author:** ![7rans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/a8b319/32.png) [@7rans](https://rubytalk.org/u/7rans)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 19:08 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/10 "2008-02-25T19:08:05Z")
Not so. $ qri to\_date ------------------------------------------------------ Multiple choices:      Time#to\_date, XSD::XSDDateTimeImpl#to\_date T. > **···** > > On Feb 25, 8:36 am, "Rick DeNatale" \ wrote: > > > On 2/25/08, Sukeerthi Adiga \ wrote: > > > > \> 7stud -- wrote: > > \> \> Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > > \> \>\> Loading development environment. > > \> \>\>\>\> Time.now.to\_date > > \> \>\> Time.now.to\_date > > \> \>\> NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 > > \> \>\> +0530 2008:Time > > \> \>\> from (irb):1 > > > > \> \>\> earlier it use to work fine.. > > \> \>\> can any one help me whats the prob is? > > > > \> \>\> in terminal it shows like this.. > > > > \> \>\> sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v > > \> \>\> ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] > > \> \>\> sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ > > > > \> \> $ ruby -v > > \> \> ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [universal-darwin8.0] > > > > \> \> puts Time.now.to\_date > > > > \> so where should i make change so that it should work.. > > \> in most of the functions i have written > > > > Ruby is not Rails! > > > > The problem is that Time#to\_date is an extension which Rails makes to > > Ruby. ---
**Author:** ![James\_Edward\_Gray\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@James\_Edward\_Gray\_II](https://rubytalk.org/u/James_Edward_Gray_II)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 19:33 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/11 "2008-02-25T19:33:50Z")
$ qri to\_date ------------------------------------------------------ Multiple choices:       ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions:📅:Conversions#to\_date,       ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::String::Conversions#to\_date,       ActiveSupport::CoreExtensions::Time::Conversions#to\_date,       Time#to\_date, XSD::XSDDateTimeImpl#to\_date James Edward Gray II > **···** > > On Feb 25, 2008, at 1:08 PM, Trans wrote: > > > On Feb 25, 8:36 am, "Rick DeNatale" \ wrote: > > > > > On 2/25/08, Sukeerthi Adiga \ wrote: > > > > > > > 7stud -- wrote: > > > > > > > > > Sukeerthi Adiga wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Loading development environment. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > > > > > > > > > > > Time.now.to\_date > > > > > > NoMethodError: private method `to\_date' called for Mon Feb 25 12:04:10 > > > > > > +0530 2008:Time > > > > > > from (irb):1 > > > > > > > > > earlier it use to work fine.. > > > > > > can any one help me whats the prob is? > > > > > > > > > in terminal it shows like this.. > > > > > > > > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ ruby -v > > > > > > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-06-07 patchlevel 36) [x86\_64-linux] > > > > > > sukeerthi@sukeerthi-desktop:~$ > > > > > > > > $ ruby -v > > > > > ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [universal-darwin8.0] > > > > > > > > puts Time.now.to\_date > > > > > > > so where should i make change so that it should work.. > > > > in most of the functions i have written > > > > > > Ruby is not Rails! > > > > > > The problem is that Time#to\_date is an extension which Rails makes to > > > Ruby. > > > > Not so. > > > > $ qri to\_date > > ------------------------------------------------------ Multiple > > choices: > > > >     Time#to\_date, XSD::XSDDateTimeImpl#to\_date ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_DeNatale1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bbce88/32.png) [@Rick\_DeNatale1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Rick_DeNatale1)\ **Post date:** [25 February 2008 20:25 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/nomethoderror-private-method-to-date/44736/12 "2008-02-25T20:25:33Z")
I'm pretty sure that qri is reporting the method because you have a gem which defines it. Fastri/qri doesn't restrict itself to the standard library. > **···** > > On 2/25/08, Trans \ wrote: > > > On Feb 25, 8:36 am, "Rick DeNatale" \ wrote: > > > > \> The problem is that Time#to\_date is an extension which Rails makes to > > \> Ruby. > > > > Not so. > > > > $ qri to\_date > > ------------------------------------------------------ Multiple > > choices: > > > >      Time#to\_date, XSD::XSDDateTimeImpl#to\_date > > -- > Rick DeNatale > > My blog on Ruby > [http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/](http://talklikeaduck.denhaven2.com/)