Rails - Feb 2006 - Timestamp -> Date

I have a timestamp in a row in my MySQL DB, and I can output the 
timestamp, but what method could I use to turn the timestamp into the 
date, like the PHP function date()?

Also, can I have the link to any place that lists all RoR 
Methods/Classes that is not the official one? If no other ones exist, no 
problem :)

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Hi,

mytimestamp.to_date() should work.

Not sure, but this might be edge rails only.
Check out the docs here:
http://rubymanual.org/module/ActiveSupport%3A%3ACoreExtensions%3A%3ATime%3A%3AConversions#meth_to_date

Eric




Michael Boutros wrote:
>I have a timestamp in a row in my MySQL DB, and I can output the 
>timestamp, but what method could I use to turn the timestamp into the 
>date, like the PHP function date()?
>
>Also, can I have the link to any place that lists all RoR 
>Methods/Classes that is not the official one? If no other ones exist, no 
>problem :)
>
>  
>

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Eric,

Nope, that gives me the undefinded method error.

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Are you running edge rails or are you running 1.0?
Edge rails seems quite stable and has quite a bit of added functionality 
in it including the to_date function.
Trying running rake freeze_edge to get the latetest into your plugins 
directory.

Other than that you can write your own helper.
Rails converts mysql datetime''s into a Time so ...

class Time
    to_date()
        Date.new(self.year, self.month, self.day)
    end
end

They must be other ways too, but that should work.

Eric

Michael Boutros wrote:
>Eric,
>
>Nope, that gives me the undefinded method error.
>
>  
>
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Eric Goodwin
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