# DateTime.strptime NoMethodError

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datetime-strptime-nomethoderror/74388>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 6, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datetime-strptime-nomethoderror/74388 "2006-11-06T05:12:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![moisifr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@moisifr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/moisifr)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2006, 5:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datetime-strptime-nomethoderror/74388/1 "2006-11-06T05:12:54Z")

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Hello,

I’ve just upgraded my ruby version from 1.8.2 to 1.8.5 and I got a  
NoMethodError using the DateTime.strptime method. It worked fine with  
1.8.2. Is there anything changed with this method in 1.8.5?

Thanks  
Sydney

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**Author:** ![moisifr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@moisifr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/moisifr)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2006, 11:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/datetime-strptime-nomethoderror/74388/2 "2006-11-07T11:06:53Z")

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On 11/6/06, Sydney M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/).  
> try adding require ‘date’