# Prompt option not available in rails date helper

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/prompt-option-not-available-in-rails-date-helper/170352>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 16, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/prompt-option-not-available-in-rails-date-helper/170352 "2009-06-16T15:08:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 16, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/prompt-option-not-available-in-rails-date-helper/170352/1 "2009-06-16T15:08:04Z")

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Hi prompt option is not available in rails 2.2.but in api.rubyonrails it  
hazs mentioned it is there.But its not working.

date\_select(“post”, “written\_on”, :prompt=\>{:day=\>‘Select day’,  
:month=\>‘Select month’, :year=\>‘Select year’})

Please give some idea