# Change Error messages

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-error-messages/61095>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 20, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-error-messages/61095 "2006-05-20T01:59:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![irong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/9e8a1a/32.png) [@irong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/irong)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-error-messages/61095/1 "2006-05-20T01:59:38Z")

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Where may i change the default error message for validating a form ?

And the box error title, please : “1 error prohibited this stagiaire  
from being saved”

thks

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**Author:** ![irong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/9e8a1a/32.png) [@irong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/irong)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-error-messages/61095/2 "2006-05-20T02:10:54Z")

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I’ve used this and found it fine for my purposes:  
[http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Custom+Error+Message](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Custom+Error+Message)

Cheers.

irong wrote:

> Where may i change the default error message for validating a form ?
> 
> And the box error title, please : “1 error prohibited this stagiaire  
> from being saved”
> 
> thks

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**Author:** ![irong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/9e8a1a/32.png) [@irong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/irong)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-error-messages/61095/3 "2006-05-20T02:13:29Z")

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> I’ve used this and found it fine for my purposes:  
> [Peak Obsession](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Custom+Error+Message)
> 
> Cheers.

This enhancement will let you change the box title which you referenced:  
[http://www.railtie.net/articles/2006/01/26/enhancing\_rails\_errors](http://www.railtie.net/articles/2006/01/26/enhancing_rails_errors)

Cheers.

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**Author:** ![irong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/9e8a1a/32.png) [@irong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/irong)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2006, 2:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-error-messages/61095/4 "2006-05-20T02:34:20Z")

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Thks it solved my problems.

JW wrote:

> > I’ve used this and found it fine for my purposes:  
> > [http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Custom+Error+Message](http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/Custom+Error+Message)
> > 
> > Cheers.
> 
> This enhancement will let you change the box title which you referenced:  
> [http://www.railtie.net/articles/2006/01/26/enhancing\_rails\_errors](http://www.railtie.net/articles/2006/01/26/enhancing_rails_errors)
> 
> Cheers.