Cucumber step to select dates

date_select_step.rb

When /^I select "([^"]*)" as the "([^"]*)" date$/ do |date, field|
  broken_date = date.split("/")
  day = broken_date[1]
  month = Date::MONTHNAMES[broken_date[0].to_i]
  year = broken_date [2]
  select year, :from => "#{field}_1i}"
  select day, :from => "#{field}_2i}"
  select month, :from => "#{field}_3i}"
end