this is my controller: class ExportController < ApplicationController # example action to return the contents # of a table in CSV format def curriculumplans programmes = Programme.find(:all) degrees = Degree.find(:all) stream_csv do |csv| programmes.each do |p| csv << [p.programme_name] csv << ["Programme Code:", p.programme_code] csv << ["Curriculum Plan Dated:" , p.created_at.strftime("%d-%m-%y")] csv << [] csv << ["Compulsory Courses:", p.ct_compulsory] csv << ["Elective Courses:", p.ct_elective] csv << ["Major Elective Courses:", p.ct_majorelective] csv << ["Minor Elective Courses:", p.ct_minorelective] csv << ["Major Minor Courses:", p.ct_majorminor] csv << [] csv << ["Course Code","Course Name","Credit Units","''Jul 08","''Jan 09","''Jul 09","''Jan 10","Last Semester of Presentation","Excluded Combination","Grouping","Remarks","Day","Week","Term","Course Type"] degrees.each do |d| csv << [d.course.course_code, d.course.course_name, d.course.creditunit.cu, d.course.jul08, d.course.jan09, d.course.jul09, d.course.jan10, d.course.lmonth.month + d.course.lyear.year, d.course.excluded_combination, d.course.grouping, d.course.remark, d.course.day.day, d.course.week.week, d.course.term.term, d.coursetype.coursetype] end end end end private def stream_csv filename = params[:action] + ".csv" #this is required if you want this to work with IE if request.env[''HTTP_USER_AGENT''] =~ /msie/i headers[''Pragma''] = ''public'' headers["Content-type"] = "text/plain" headers[''Cache-Control''] = ''no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0'' headers[''Content-Disposition''] = "attachment; filename=\"#{filename}\"" headers[''Expires''] = "0" else headers["Content-Type"] ||= ''text/csv; charset=iso-8859-1; header=present'' headers["Content-Disposition"] = "attachment; filename=\"#{filename}\"" end render :text => Proc.new { |response, output| csv = FasterCSV.new(output, :row_sep => "\r\n") yield csv } end end 1) somehow the "Jul 08", "Jan 09", "Jul 09", "Jan 10" column names does not appear as i''ve typed in the excel file it appears as 8-Jul, 9-Jan, 9-Jul, 10-Jan instead. 2) also for the "Last Semester of Presentation" >> u.lmonth.month + u.lyear.year it comes out as eg. Feb-09 or Jan-14 (it''s supposed to come out like "Jan 2004") in the database, lyear.year is stored in full (2004, 2014) how do i change the controller such that the excel csv will stop messing with my dates? (i''m using the plugin fastercsv) thank you in advance! -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---