Some more ruby tips date parsing: @time_string = @systemtime.currenttime.hour.to_s @time_string << ":" @time_string << @systemtime.currenttime.min.to_s -> @time_string = @systemtime.currenttime.strftime("%H:%M") The other way around is also valid, instead of manually splitting the time, just specfy the format: time_array = params[:currenttime].split ":" t.currenttime = DateTime.civil(params[:year].to_i, params[:month].to_i, params[:day].to_i, time_array[0].to_i, time_array[1].to_i) -> t.currenttime = DateTime.parse("#{params[:currentdate]} #{:currenttime}", "%d/%m/%Y %H:%M") -- Duncan Mac-Vicar P. - Engineering Manager, YaST SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: yast-devel+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: yast-devel+help@opensuse.org