# Testing date\_select

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-date-select/129155>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 14, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-date-select/129155 "2008-02-14T23:09:09Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 14, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-date-select/129155/1 "2008-02-14T23:09:09Z")

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I’m trying to write a functional test for a POST with a date\_select.  
The date\_select outputs html like this:

Which makes setting the params for the POST cumbersome. Is there an  
easy way to set the params for the POST in a functional test from a  
Date/DateTime/Time object?

Thanks!