Question

Hi I have this code in RoR to convert String into a date:

r.valid_from = Date.strptime(row[5], @time_format)

row[5] is 7-11-12 and time_format is “%d-%m-%y”. The result I get with this code is: November 07, 2012 but I would like to get it in this way: 07 November, 2012. How can I do that? Thanks!

Answer 1

It seems you’re successfully parse the string to the Date. So you just need to print your new date in another format.

To achieve 07 November, 2012 result, you can use strftime:

your_date.strftime('%d %B %Y')