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...would recognize that, and simply return errors. Now it fails to do so. All my other validations on the message seem to work fine, its just this one that fails. The appropriate code: if #other validations on the message else while (i<hold.length) if User.find_by_screen_name(hold[i]) == nil @message.errors.add("Recipient " + hold[i] + " doesn''t exist!") @message.destroy break else if trfa == false @message.recipients = "," + User.find_by_screen_name(hold[i])...

...the controller code. def groupcorres user = User.find(session[:user_id]) address = Array.new lines = Array.new args = params[:id].to_s # params[:id] is an array of user screen name. ex: j_doe, d_john lines = args.split(",") for line in lines recipient = User.find_by_screen_name(line) email = recipient.email.to_s + "," address << email end if param_posted?(:message) @message = Message.new(params[:message]) if @message.valid? UserMailer.deliver_groupmess( :user => user, :recipient => address,...

...a wide table without resorting to the validation_scenarios plugin. Any ideas on how I can fix this? Black-Mac:turbocis89 Charles$ script/console Loading development environment (Rails 2.0.991) >> Spec.partial_updates => true >> User.partial_updates => true >> @user = User.find_by_screen_name(''vince888'') => #<User id: 1, screen_name: "vince888", password: "vince888", email: "vince-wop0JeY5JKhWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org", created_at: "2008-05-15 12:35:12", updated_at: "2008-05-15 13:03:38", authorization_token: n...

Instead of the user entering a name, I want to pass their screen name along with supplied :title and :content fields. here is what I''ve got.. f.hidden_field :author, user.screen_name here is the create method from Posts controller: def create @title = "Gravity" @user = User.find(params[:id]) # this does not work, and I don''t know why if request.post?