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...@mymodel to be a model object defined as an instance variable in the controller. However, if I am rendering a partial template, I either have: render :partial => ''mything'', :object => @mymodel or render :partial => ''mything'', :collection => @mymodelcollection Now, inside the template, the @mymodel object is available as the *local* variable mything (same as template name). If I have a field helper, I cannot now use: text_field :mything, :attribute because text_field expects @mything (an instance variable). I can get around this my putting at the...