# Re: Fun with Time#to\_s and locale

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-fun-with-time-to-s-and-locale/61497>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 24, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-fun-with-time-to-s-and-locale/61497 "2006-05-24T16:29:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@BergerS\_Daniel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BergerS_Daniel)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-fun-with-time-to-s-and-locale/61497/1 "2006-05-24T16:29:36Z")

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> the archives I didn’t really see anything that let me get  
> def to\_s(lang=0)
> 
> p Time.now.to\_s # “Tuesday May 11:48:51 MDT 23 2006”  
> p Time.now.to\_s(LANG\_GERMAN) # “Dienstag Mai 11:48:51  
> MDT 23 2006”  
> p Time.now.to\_s(LANG\_SPANISH) # “martes may 11:48:51 MDT 23 2006”  
> p Time.now.to\_s(LANG\_FRENCH) # “mardi mai 11:48:51 MDT 23 2006”  
> end
> 
> I’ve no idea how to do this on non-Windows systems. Is there  
> an easier way?

Anyone? Anyone? Buehler? Buehler?

Dan

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