# 'ArgumentError: bad value for range' for range of Times **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 23, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/argumenterror-bad-value-for-range-for-range-of-times/141184 "2008-06-23T11:27:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![David\_Bird](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@David\_Bird](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_Bird)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/argumenterror-bad-value-for-range-for-range-of-times/141184/1 "2008-06-23T11:27:12Z")
Hi, When using the calendar\_date\_select plugin, Rails kept throwing an ArgumentError: ‘bad value for range’, but only on Windows (fine on OSX). Playing around in the console I get… > > 38.years.ago…10.years.ago > > =\> Tue Jun 23 19:12:11 +1000 1970…Tue Jun 23 19:12:11 +1000 1998 > > 39.years.ago…10.years.ago > > ArgumentError: bad value for range Any ideas? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![David\_Bird](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@David\_Bird](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_Bird)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/argumenterror-bad-value-for-range-for-range-of-times/141184/2 "2008-06-23T14:14:35Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Just guessing: 39 years ago is before 1970, I believe there is some sort of problem in Windows with dates prior to 1970. David Bird wrote: | Hi, | | When using the calendar\_date\_select plugin, Rails kept throwing an | ArgumentError: ‘bad value for range’, but only on Windows (fine on | OSX). Playing around in the console I get… | |\>\> 38.years.ago…10.years.ago | =\> Tue Jun 23 19:12:11 +1000 1970…Tue Jun 23 19:12:11 +1000 1998 | |\>\> 39.years.ago…10.years.ago | ArgumentError: bad value for range | | Any ideas? | | Thanks | -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://enigmail.mozdev.org](http://enigmail.mozdev.org) iEYEARECAAYFAkhfkmAACgkQxFuRTtCTMvL5zACeLzqreWeBlZUyg2Q5zYo6d6aA fBkAn2OrUIJhVNvoYkXlf7Cg1/F90Nz6 =htFN -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----