Sorry if this is a FAQ but I couldn''t find anything on it: I want to display a number in an input text_field. I want it to display with commas, i.e. ''10,000''. I also want to allow the user to enter commas in the field. It''s a Float property in the model (could be a Fixnum instead). If the user enters an invalid number in the form (i.e. ''a345'') I want to preserve the user''s input and display an error. What''s the best way to go about this? Do I do my conversions in the controller? Do I add accessor methods in the model that get and set strings? (That doesn''t seem very MVC-ish.) Thanks! Steve -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.