# Localizing dates **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails I18n\ **Created:** [August 25, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localizing-dates/193833 "2010-08-25T10:00:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marmolin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localizing-dates/193833/1 "2010-08-25T10:00:12Z")
Hi How to localize the different methods in e.g. Date ? Tries to use Date.parse(str) with str in any language. I have a fix for my current problem, where str is a swedish date of the form 12 MAJ 1983; Date.parse(str.gsub(‘MAJ’,‘MAY’), but is there a more generic solution? How to use the different localzed date format as e.g date.abbr\_month\_names ? Tried I18n.l(Date.today) and I18n.l(Date.today.strftime("%d %b %Y")) and I18n.l(y.wday).to\_s and I18n.l(y).wday but without any success !! The problem is that I do not understand this part of I18n and the guides give no information about the more complex use of localize? Would appreciate any help ---
**Author:** ![marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marmolin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localizing-dates/193833/2 "2010-08-25T10:48:12Z")
Hi Hans, you could use my delocalize plugin for that: [GitHub - clemens/delocalize: Date/time and number parsing for Rails. · GitHub](http://github.com/clemens/delocalize). - Clemens On Aug 25, 2010, at 9:59 AM, Hans M. wrote: > I18n.l(Date.today.strftime(“%d %b %Y”)) and > Phone: +46708371202 > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid). > For more options, visit this group at [http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n?hl=en](http://groups.google.com/group/rails-i18n?hl=en). Clemens K. > **[railway.at](http://www.railway.at)** [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) railway - welcome aboard! ---
**Author:** ![marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marmolin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localizing-dates/193833/3 "2010-08-25T17:49:44Z")
For the second question: You pass the :format parameter, like this: I18n.l(Date.today, :format =\> :long) The default available formats are :default, :short and :long but you can add more to your locale file: > ---
**Author:** ![marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marmolin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localizing-dates/193833/4 "2010-08-25T18:00:17Z")
Thanks Clemens It solved all my problems! Just what I needed. However the plugin should be listed in the i18n guide Next I need a plugin for inverse translations if existing ? There is some suggestions in earlier discussion of this problem, but as Sven remarked – these solutions are really hacks Any news regarding this problem * * * Hans M. St: Larsgatan 50, 58224 Linköping, Sweden Phone: +46708371202 25 aug 2010 kl. 10.47 skrev Clemens K.: ---
**Author:** ![marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@marmolin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marmolin)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localizing-dates/193833/5 "2010-08-25T18:03:48Z")
Hi Mejía ¨ Thanks for the suggestions. I now think that I understand this area better Regarding Mitchell question A also use separate html files for longer texts (more than one sentence) * * * Hans M. St: Larsgatan 50, 58224 Linköping, Sweden Phone: +46708371202 25 aug 2010 kl. 17.48 skrev Andrés Mejía: