I defined in my model : ... serialize :unavailables .. which is set like this (Hash : "year" => 2-dimensional Array) {"2008" => Array.new(13).map!{ Array.new(32, 1)} } In my fixture I need to initiliaze this field with the following hash : {"2008" => Array.new(4).map!{ Array.new(32, 1)} + Array.new(1).map! { [1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1] } + Array.new(8).map! { Array.new(32, 1)} } I tried to write : <%= Hash.new({"2008" => Array.new(10).map!{ Array.new(32, 1)} + Array.new(1).map!{ [1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1] } + Array.new(2).map!{ Array.new(32, 1)} }) %> but it gives me a full string : myobject.unavailables "200811111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111..." I also tried : <%= Hash.new({"2008" => Array.new(10).map!{ Array.new(32, 1)} + Array.new(1).map!{ [1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, -1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1] } + Array.new(2).map!{ Array.new(32, 1)} }).to_yaml %> but it gives me an empty hash : myobject.unavailables {} any clue ? thanks --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---