# Querying date format for DB via ActiveRecord?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/querying-date-format-for-db-via-activerecord/153499>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [November 18, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/querying-date-format-for-db-via-activerecord/153499 "2008-11-18T02:10:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/7ab992/32.png) [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/querying-date-format-for-db-via-activerecord/153499/1 "2008-11-18T02:10:21Z")

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Is there a way to query the DB connection behind an AR::Base object for  
the date string format expected by the DB?

I’m trying to use quoted\_date, however, this returns a formatted  
timestamp and the column in question is simply a date.

Thanks,  
Wes