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I need to modify the validates_uniqueness_of function so that it will check that the string is unique but only in its own category. For example right now I have validates_uniqueness_of :title so let''s say I have the :title "Title 1" already in the database with the :category of "1" then if i wanted to enter the :title "Title 1" in the database again BUT

Hello I''ve been using Acts_as_Parnoid for a while and it has been working well but I am now having a slight issue with it. I have a company table were I would like to use validates_uniqueness_of :company_name. This validation works if a company exists in the database and has not been deleted. However, I also would like the validates_uniqueness_of to work if a company has

Hi folks, I have a question regarding validates_uniqueness_of, and similar before-filter-like events attempting to guarantee some DB state prior to modification. >From my reading of ActiveRecord, validate_uniqueness_of appears to cause a SELECT on the underlying table attempting to ensure that a record with ID(s) specified in the validates_uniqueness_of statement is not already present, prior

I have the following ActiveRecord objects: class Recipe < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :ratings, :dependent => true . . . end class Rating < ActiveRecord::Base validates_uniqueness_of :created_by, :scope => :recipe_id belongs_to :recipe, :counter_cache => true . . . end The created_by field on Rating is implemented as a "magic" field similar to this:

I used validates_uniqueness_of it is case insensitive, it takes only admin not Admin. So please help me out how to put validates_uniqueness_of as case sensitive Thanks in Advance Surekha.Matte -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hello, I''m wanting to use Mocha and Stubba for my tests in place of the default Rails testing with fixtures. I have the following class: class Person < ActiveRecord::Base validates_uniqueness_of :email end and am wondering how I can test to ensure that the validates_uniqueness_of validation is running. Any ideas? -Jonathan

Is it possible to do a validates_uniqueness_of :name, :zip but only in that context? I''d like to be able to have that zip used again, but not in conjunction with a name already with that zip. Does that make sense? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hello, I am new to Ruby on rails and this is therefore probably trivial. Lets say I have 3 tables - users[id,name, age, ...], interests[id,name,description, ...], and finally a table user_interests[id,user_id,interest_id] to link a user to a set of interests. Now there is no problem to put validates_uniqueness_of :name in the user-model to ensure that I only have one Lenny, but how do I

I''m using restful_authentication to let users register and login. Lately, however, I''m seeing multiple login and emails being created even though I have validates_uniqueness_of as below: user.rb validates_uniqueness_of :login, :email, :case_sensitive => false mysql> select id, login, email, created_at, state from users;

Has anybody noticed validates_uniqueness_of missing in rails 3.0 rc2? I''m not sure if this is a bug or I''m just doing something wrong. Here''s what I''m doing. Class 1: class Title < ActiveRecord::Base validates_length_of :language, :is => 3 validates_uniqueness_of :language, :scope => :book_id validate :language,

Hi, I have a spec it "should have a unique username " I have a code: validates_uniqueness_of :user_name Now, I don''t know how to test this code. In order to test this, do I need to run `save`? For example, @user = User.create(:username => "mike") @another = User.create(:username => "mike") @another.save.should be_false This messes up test

Hi, I need to check the uniqueness of an attribute (a doc number) using a condition (a specific year), I''ve found validates_uniqueness_of :number, but I need to tell it I just want to check a specific year. I''ve found :scope but I haven''t really understood it''s meaning, Can I scope on a specific year? Thanks, Enrico -- "The only thing necessary for the

hi Could I check to strings for uniqueness together and not individually? That means for me in an example: name: sex: result: ----- ---- ------- miller m unique miller f unique jackson m unique miller m isn''t unique So I want to check the name and sex be together unique. The name isn''t

it''s a blog... class Entry < ActiveRecord::Base has_and_belongs_to_many :categories end similarly: class Category < ActiveRecord::Base has_and_belongs_to_many :entries end I wish to make sure that the owner doesn''t add the same category to a given entry more than once... I''m thinking that validates_uniqueness_of should be usable here. But can''t

Hello I have a user table in my db. A user has a status field, status is an INT an can be between 1-5. When a new user sign up I want to use "validates_uniqueness_of :login" in user model. But I don''t want to validate the new user against users with status == 5. Can I do this with some :if or :conditions? (I prefer not to use my own validate method) -- Posted via

Given three models: a design model, a votes model, and a users model the problem is a user can only vote for a design once. If I do a validates_uniqueness_of :user in the votes model that means a user can only vote once, period. What I want is to say a user can only vote for a single design once. Anyone know the best way to do this? Thanks. JB

I''ve got something like this: class Position < ActiveRecord::Base end class CartItem < Position validates_uniqueness_of :product_id end When I try to save CartItem I get this error: ArgumentError: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) from /home/joaz/.gem/ruby/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/active_record/validations.rb:758:in `exists?'' from

hello all, i am new to RoR programming and am struck with the functional test whole checking for uniqeness of carriers. If it is not unique,the the bin shudn''t be created.Can someone help me in correcting my code. def test_create_failure_cycle_unique begin num_bins = Bin.count post :create, {:bin => { :carrier => carriers(:A), :cycle => cycles(:one), :name =>

I am doing some very very basic unit testing. If I take away the uniqueness validation, the tests pass. Could this be a bug in Edge Rails? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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

Is there a option to make validates_uniqueness_of Case Sensitive, if so what is it, if not then how to do it without writing my own function. Regards Suraj