# Re: parsedate doesn't work on Time.now.to\_s

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-parsedate-doesnt-work-on-time-now-to-s/94454>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 3, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-parsedate-doesnt-work-on-time-now-to-s/94454 "2006-05-03T21:48:17Z")\
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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 3, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-parsedate-doesnt-work-on-time-now-to-s/94454/1 "2006-05-03T21:48:17Z")

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> > len = strftime(buf, 128, “%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %Z %Y”, &tobj-\>tm);  
> > I don’t think we need to fix time\_to\_s, however. We need to fix  
> > ParseDate.
> 
> > > Time.now.strftime("%a %b %d %H:%M:%S %z %Y")  
> > > =\> “Wed May 03 15:37:18 Eastern Daylight Time 2006”
> 
> Note the use of “%z” as opposed to “%Z”. Windows is hosed.
> 
> -austin

Actually, I guess %z is just a synonym for %Z. I misread the docs.

Anyway, the registry setting is  
HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/TimeZoneInformation.  
The keys are StandardName and DaylightName.

HTH,

Dan

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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 3, 2006, 9:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-parsedate-doesnt-work-on-time-now-to-s/94454/2 "2006-05-03T21:51:31Z")

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On 5/3/06, Berger, Daniel [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Actually, I guess %z is just a synonym for %Z. I misread the docs.
> 
> Anyway, the registry setting is  
> HKEY\_LOCAL\_MACHINE/System/CurrentControlSet/Control/TimeZoneInformation.  
> The keys are StandardName and DaylightName.

Yeah. My point about Windows being hosed doesn’t change that the  
parser needs to be fixed. It’s just a lot harder to fix that.

-austin