Eric wrote: > Use the ternary/comparison operator. I've removed your strptime stuff, > but the idea is like so: > > @from_date = params[:startdate] ? params[:startdate] : (Time.now - > 3.months.ago)
3.months.ago is an absolute time (probably "seconds since 1970"). So the "Time.now -" is implied. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---

