No suggestions to this complicated question, so I kept digging. added before_validation filter on create that Checks if account_name is not blank and unique. If not unique, it sets it to blank. A validates_presence_of validation then catches the error and uses a custom error message.
On Oct 27, 7:19 pm, AppleII717 <[email protected]> wrote: > Using Devise on an application with basecamp like subdomains. > > You can only register(sign_up) if the account(subdomain) you are > creating is unique. > > You can only register(sign_up) from the root domain. > > account_name is attr_accessor :account_name in user record and is > created when the user is created (before_create) > > Can't use validates_uniqueness_of :subdomain_name because it is not > part of the record. Creates winny_nil error > > I can test it in my create_account method and return false if it is > not unique, but no feedback. > > I tried > > validates_uniqueness_of :account_name, :on => :create, :if > => :check_unique, :message => "Name must be unique" > > And returning false does nothing. > > Without going into javascript, how can I validate this in the user > record? > > I realize this my be a little complicated for this list (and short), > but though I'd give it a try. -- 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.
