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I''ve noticed that validates_format_of will return invalid if the field is nil. Question 1) How should we declare a validation that will validate it with a regex if it is set, but, if the field is not set, just move on Question 2) Why is it done this way? The other validators are only invoked if the field is set . If you want to declare the field mandatory, you add a

I have the following problem, a legacy Oracle database with partitioned indexes. Every single table has a column that specifies the partition. So my current thinking is to add a route section to the url that specifies the partition (this also makes business sense-- it''s the way URLs are currently formed). Next make a modification to the ActiveRecord, and a lib that for all selects,

Okay I have a database with all timestamps stored in GMT, but each customer (who''s timezone is known), wants all data and query done in their timezone. So presentation is the standard offset and where clauses subtracts the offset. Could this be done as an extension to active record such that all queries automatically adjust dates to the timezone of the customer? Shawn

I''ve got a large project that I may be able to convert to rails. The problem domain is a bit odd for most web projects: 1) There is a single data model. 2) Each customer (~50), wants customizations to their web pages. 3) 90% of the product is the same. 4) There are several components to the product. 5) Not all customers pay for each component. If I use rails and create a