# ActiveRecord validates\_uniqueness\_of with :date column

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-validates-uniqueness-of-with-date-column/106841>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 14, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-validates-uniqueness-of-with-date-column/106841 "2007-06-14T15:35:37Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 14, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-validates-uniqueness-of-with-date-column/106841/1 "2007-06-14T15:35:37Z")

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Hi, I have a column, “display\_on” of type “date”. Just running default  
scaffolding, validates\_uniqueness\_of :display\_on doesn’t work. Is this  
a bug or am I doing somthing wrong?