Take a look at this gem: https://github.com/peleteiro/ruby-duration —it will convert an arbitrary duration (like 1 month, 2 weeks, etc.) into seconds which can be stored in the DB. It is very similar to what Raj is recommending, just a little more formal. Either way you can avoid eval'ing code, and your calculation can be a lot more flexible.
On Friday, September 20, 2013 12:30:16 AM UTC-7, Fai Wong wrote: > > If I store 1.month as a string in the database, how do I convert "1.month" > into 1.month? > > This way I can use the "1.month" value stored in database to perform the > following calculation. > > Time.now + 1.month > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/bd968e41-7f42-4ca0-91ba-a608b4a75955%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
