Let active record do the work for you. Put in a before_validation_on_create (or update or whatever) hook in your model and do the changes you want. Also, isn't Date.civil the same as the normal date convention we use?
On Jun 10, 12:39 pm, Vikas Gholap <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > My problem is i have field "expiry_date" which is a "date" type. > I want to take that date and store it in database as following > > in controller > ----------------------------------- > def create > > cc_information = params[:credit_card] > @credit_card = CreditCard.new > @credit_card.first_name = cc_information['first_name'] > @credit_card.last_name = cc_information['last_name'] > @credit_card.cc_number = cc_information['cc_number'] > ......... > ......... > > @credit_card.expiry_date = > Date.civil(cc_information['expiry_date(1i)'], > cc_information['expiry_date(2i)'], cc_information['expiry_date(3i)']) > > end > > I can use this also @credit_card = CreditCard.new(params[:credit_card]) > > But I don't want it. I want to store "expiry_date" using Date.civil or > Date.civil_to_jd > > but it throws me error > ------------------------------------------------------------- > ArgumentError in Credit cardsController#create > > comparison of String with 0 failed > > RAILS_ROOT: D:/subscription_manegement > Application Trace | Framework Trace | Full Trace > > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/date.rb:596:in `<' > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/date.rb:596:in `valid_civil?' > c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/date.rb:726:in `civil' > D:/subscription_manegement/app/controllers/credit_cards_controller.rb:52:in > `create' > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > > In view new.html.erb > -------------------------- > > <% form_for :credit_card, @credit_card, :url => credit_cards_path, :html > =>{:method => :post} do |f| %> > <%= f.error_messages %> > > ...... > ....... other fields > > <p> > <%= f.label :expiry_date %><br /> > <%= f.date_select :expiry_date %> > </p> > > please tell me Where I am doing wrong? > > Thanks, > Vikas > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
