# Date array parse

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-array-parse/112091>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 15, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-array-parse/112091 "2007-08-15T08:31:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![dreamwave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@dreamwave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dreamwave)\
**Post date:** [August 15, 2007, 8:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-array-parse/112091/1 "2007-08-15T08:31:33Z")

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if i had a huge array of dates in the format of ##/##/## how would i use  
string comparison and optparse to be able to use the command line format  
of somethin along the line of -sd 03/25/97 and have that option start  
at that date in the array.

Thanks Heaps