Hello I need to load external data from files coming from different sources so I need to standardize a lot. What I want to do (after a proper file processing) would be something like: person.name = format_name(array[0]) person.last_name = format_last_name(array[1]) person.country = format_country(array[2]) person.email = format_email(array[3]) person.website = format_website(array[4]) The thing is what most of those format_xxx methods (name,last_name,country,...) do is just capitalize the input so I would like to have a default method that catches all the format_xxx calls, except those that need some special formatting -like email or website- and that will have an ad-hoc -application level- format method. I''m thinking in adding some code to method_missing in base.rb. Is this a good idea? If so, how could it be? Or is there a better way to do it? thanks PD. IT''s my first post here... great community. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---