# Easy created\_at/created\_on question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easy-created-at-created-on-question/63086>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [June 11, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easy-created-at-created-on-question/63086 "2006-06-11T20:30:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Joseph\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@Joseph\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joseph_A)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easy-created-at-created-on-question/63086/1 "2006-06-11T20:30:18Z")

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I have an easy question that I can’t seem to find an answer to. When I  
have  
a table with a created\_at or created\_on column I’ve read that Rails will  
automatically update these because they are “magic” column names. I  
assumed  
that since this was all supposed to be done in the background that these  
columns would not show up in the standard forms that are created by the  
generate scaffold command, but they do for me.

I thought since these were “magic” rails would not include them on the  
form. Is it just up to me to remove them fromt the forms that are  
created?

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@Joseph\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joseph_A)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easy-created-at-created-on-question/63086/2 "2006-08-03T14:23:52Z")

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> Is it just up to me to remove them fromt the forms that are created?

Yup.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/34f0e0/32.png) [@Joseph\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Joseph_A)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/easy-created-at-created-on-question/63086/3 "2006-08-03T14:23:53Z")

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Thanks for the speedy response!