Trouble advancing date in iterator

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I am trying to assemble an array of month names called
"names_of_months_paid":

0 first_month_paid = client.first_month_paid
1 names_of_months_paid = []
2 number_of_months_paid.times do
3 names_of_months_paid << first_month_paid.strftime("%B")
4 first_month_paid >> (1)
5 end

For each payment ("number_of_months_paid"), I need to store the name of
the month, then store the name of the next month starting from
"first_month_paid". I seem to be having trouble advancing the month of
"first_month_paid" on line 4 as I am left with an array of first month
names. How might I get this to work?

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irb(main):020:0> t=Time::now
=> Wed Nov 28 11:50:38 +0100 2007
irb(main):021:0> t.month
=> 11
irb(main):022:0> Date::MONTHNAMES[t.month]
=> "November"
irb(main):023:0> m = 12
=> 12
irb(main):024:0> Date::MONTHNAMES[(m % 12 ).succ]
=> "January"
irb(main):025:0> m = 1
=> 1
irb(main):026:0> Date::MONTHNAMES[(m % 12 ).succ]
=> "February"

HTH
Robert

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On Nov 28, 2007 12:34 AM, Peter Marks <petertmarks@gmail.com> wrote:

I am trying to assemble an array of month names called
"names_of_months_paid":

0 first_month_paid = client.first_month_paid
1 names_of_months_paid =
2 number_of_months_paid.times do
3 names_of_months_paid << first_month_paid.strftime("%B")
4 first_month_paid >> (1)
5 end

For each payment ("number_of_months_paid"), I need to store the name of
the month, then store the name of the next month starting from
"first_month_paid". I seem to be having trouble advancing the month of
"first_month_paid" on line 4 as I am left with an array of first month
names. How might I get this to work?
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Thanks for your suggestions Robert. Looks like this is all I needed to
do:

4 first_month_paid = first_month_paid >> (1)

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