you can add something like this below your field to achieve this
<%= error_message_on :user, :active, "Status ", ''
'', '' '' %>
On Sep 10, 2:26 am, Tim
<timster...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
wrote:> I know this may be nit-picky, but I''d like to show a more friendly
> field name when displaying error messages.
>
> For example, I''ve got a form field labeled "E-Mail
Address" but the
> error message looks like this:
>
> * Email address must be valid
>
> A better example is that I''ve got a field on the User model that
is
> called "active". The form field is labeled "Status"
that allows the
> user to choose active or inactive, but the error message looks like
> this.
>
> * Active must be Active or Inactive
>
> Is there a better way to display errors, or something I can add to the
> model, where I can specify a custom value for the field name?
>
> This is what I''m using...
>
> <% @user.errors.each_full do |message| %>
> <li><%= message %></li>
> <% end %>
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