# Date.parse does not work anymore

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-parse-does-not-work-anymore/145888>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 14, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-parse-does-not-work-anymore/145888 "2008-08-14T19:36:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-parse-does-not-work-anymore/145888/1 "2008-08-14T19:36:38Z")

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i am sure i have used date.parse in my code. however it does not work  
anymore. i also tried to change the string format but it did not help.  
any assistance is appreciated.

irb(main):022:0\> Date.parse(“2006-01-02”)  
NoMethodError: undefined method `parse' for Date:Class from (irb):22 irb(main):023:0> Date.parse("03/28/2008") NoMethodError: undefined method`parse’ for Date:Class  
from (irb):23  
irb(main):024:0\> Date.parse(“28/3/2008”)  
NoMethodError: undefined method `parse' for Date:Class from (irb):24 irb(main):025:0> Date.strptime('28/03/2008', '%d/%m/%Y') NoMethodError: undefined method`strptime’ for Date:Class  
from (irb):25  
irb(main):026:0\>

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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-parse-does-not-work-anymore/145888/2 "2008-08-14T19:38:24Z")

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On Thursday 14 August 2008, Junkone wrote:

> irb(main):024:0\> Date.parse(“28/3/2008”)  
> NoMethodError: undefined method `parse' for Date:Class from (irb):24 irb(main):025:0> Date.strptime('28/03/2008', '%d/%m/%Y') NoMethodError: undefined method`strptime’ for Date:Class  
> from (irb):25  
> irb(main):026:0\>

require ‘date’

Stefano

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**Author:** ![Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/date-parse-does-not-work-anymore/145888/3 "2008-08-14T19:40:10Z")

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El Jueves, 14 de Agosto de 2008, Junkone  
escribió:\> irb(main):024:0\> Date.parse(“28/3/2008”)

> NoMethodError: undefined method `parse' for Date:Class from (irb):24 irb(main):025:0> Date.strptime('28/03/2008', '%d/%m/%Y') NoMethodError: undefined method`strptime’ for Date:Class  
> from (irb):25  
> irb(main):026:0\>

Don’t ask me way, but you must load “date.rb” library instead of  
“time.rb”  
library.  
Both contain “Date” class but just “date.rb” contains that method.