Rails - Mar 2006 - How do I format text before saving it?

I tried to use a before_save and use simple_format, it returns and 
undefined method error.  Can I even use these methods within a model?  I 
tried to use auto_link and it failed too.  What am I doing wrong?

Furthermore, would it be recommended I format text before saving it to 
the database?  Advantages or disadvantages?

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Eleo wrote:
> I tried to use a before_save and use simple_format, it returns and 
> undefined method error.  Can I even use these methods within a model?  I 
> tried to use auto_link and it failed too.  What am I doing wrong?
> 
> Furthermore, would it be recommended I format text before saving it to 
> the database?  Advantages or disadvantages?
I guess you could but you need to point to the helper in your model:
helper :text_helper

but maybe it''s better to format in the view where you want to display 
the given text, if for instance you would like to be able to edit it in 
a simple text field it might be confusing for the user to see tags 
there.

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Assuming that your text is only going to be interpreted by your 
application''s view, where you can control the interpretation, it seems 
more efficient to save the unformatted text to the database.

If another application is accessing the database or using the text, and 
you don''t have control over how that app formats the text, then it
might
make sense to pre-format it, but otherwise, why not just call 
"simple_format" in your view before you display the text?

Jeff

Agnieszka Figiel wrote:
> Eleo wrote:
>> I tried to use a before_save and use simple_format, it returns and 
>> undefined method error.  Can I even use these methods within a model? 
I
>> tried to use auto_link and it failed too.  What am I doing wrong?
>> 
>> Furthermore, would it be recommended I format text before saving it to 
>> the database?  Advantages or disadvantages?
> 
> I guess you could but you need to point to the helper in your model:
> helper :text_helper
> 
> but maybe it''s better to format in the view where you want to
display
> the given text, if for instance you would like to be able to edit it in 
> a simple text field it might be confusing for the user to see tags 
> there.
> 
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> Agnieszka

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