# Database default value problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [September 3, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-default-value-problem/147554 "2008-09-03T03:16:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pepe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/4da419/32.png) [@pepe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pepe)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-default-value-problem/147554/1 "2008-09-03T03:16:57Z")
Hello. I am running into an issue I would like to know if there is a solution for. I am running Ruby version 1.8.6 and Rails 1.2.3. My database is Oracle (10g) and I have one field defined as: MY\_FIELD NUMBER(1,0) DEFAULT ‘2’ When a record is created in the database the value that invariable gets posted to the table is 0 (zero) instead of 2. However, if I change the field to: MY\_FIELD NUMBER(2,0) DEFAULT ‘2’, the default value of 2 is correctly posted. I have the feeling that Ruby and/or Rails are considering the NUMBER(1,0) field as a true/false container and anything that is not a 1 (true) will be converted to a 0 (false), including the default value. Any ideas why this is happening and/or how to solve it short or modifying the column’s length? Thanks in advance. Pepe