# Problem converting time to date

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-converting-time-to-date/127775>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 1, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-converting-time-to-date/127775 "2008-02-01T07:09:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ratnavel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ratnavel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ratnavel)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 7:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-converting-time-to-date/127775/1 "2008-02-01T07:09:29Z")

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Hi,

In my application in a @Schedule.begins\_at object I have this value  
“Fri Feb 01 03:30:00 +0530 2008”  
In my view file i need this to be displayed as 3:30 AM  
But in my Schedules table begins\_at field is datetime…  
While creating i did like  
@schedule.begins\_at = DateTime.Parse(@schedule.begins\_at)  
During Edit i need the reverse of this i need “3:30 AM” form this time  
value “Fri Feb 01 03:30:00 +0530 2008”  
How to convert this…

Thanks in advance…  
Ratnavel

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**Author:** ![ratnavel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ratnavel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ratnavel)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-converting-time-to-date/127775/2 "2008-02-01T08:53:05Z")

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Thank u… It worked…

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**Author:** ![ratnavel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ratnavel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ratnavel)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-converting-time-to-date/127775/3 "2008-02-01T08:16:18Z")

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I think it will work once you convert it to time object  
using .“to\_time” helper method. though i have not tested it due to  
time constraints…