# Date problems

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-problems/164986>\
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**Created:** [October 6, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-problems/164986 "2005-10-06T15:28:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 6, 2005, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/date-problems/164986/1 "2005-10-06T15:28:33Z")

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Flash gives you the date in this format: Wed Jan 12 00:00:00 GMT-0700 2005

ok fine, so now I would like to return this string back to a date and can’t find a way to do it. I guess I could parse the string, but come on Flash - if you give it to me in this format, why can’t I give it back to you in this format and have you take it?

there’s no string.toDate();

did MM just whoops or what?