# Fixtures :only and :except?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-only-and-except/138322>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 22, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-only-and-except/138322 "2008-05-22T01:08:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2008, 1:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fixtures-only-and-except/138322/1 "2008-05-22T01:08:40Z")

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Are there any ways to exclude fixtures from being loaded in certain  
methods in a test suite? It seems like when you define a fixture it has  
to be loaded for every method no matter what and you have no control  
over it. Is that true?