I have a migration:
class CreateCodeRequests < ActiveRecord::Migration
def self.up
create_table :code_requests do |t|
t.string :key_number
t.string :version
t.datetime :maint_end_date
t.string :nls_name
t.string :company_name
t.string :email_address
t.boolean :temp
t.integer :temp_week_to_start
t.integer :temp_num_weeks
t.timestamps
end
end
def self.down
drop_table :code_requests
end
end
and two fixtures in a .yml file:
one:
id: 1
key_number: 0200699
version: 12.2
maint_end_date: 2009-05-31 12:00:0
nls_name: automod
company_name: U of Anywyere
email_address: [email protected]
temp: false
temp_week_to_start:
temp_num_weeks:
two:
id: 2
key_number: 0200100
version: 12.2
maint_end_date: 2009-03-27 12:00:00
nls_name:
company_name: Company1
email_address: [email protected]
temp: false
temp_week_to_start:
temp_num_weeks:
When I do the migration and load the fixtures I get data in the
key_number field of 0200699 for the first one, but 65600 for the 2nd
one, unless I put quotes around “0200100”. What could be the reason for
this?
TIA!
LG Rains
On 20 Jan 2009, at 19:27, Louise R. wrote:
When I do the migration and load the fixtures I get data in the
key_number field of 0200699 for the first one, but 65600 for the 2nd
one, unless I put quotes around “0200100”. What could be the reason
for
this?
because yml assumes that it’s a number in base 8. with the quotes it
sees that it’s a string and doesn’t do anything with it.
Fred
Frederick C. wrote:
On 20 Jan 2009, at 19:27, Louise R. wrote:
When I do the migration and load the fixtures I get data in the
key_number field of 0200699 for the first one, but 65600 for the 2nd
one, unless I put quotes around “0200100”. What could be the reason
for
this?
because yml assumes that it’s a number in base 8. with the quotes it
sees that it’s a string and doesn’t do anything with it.
Fred
Good answer, I knew that 
Except, 0200699 has the leading 0 on it.
Is it the fact that 0200699 has 9 in it - a non-base 8 digit?
Thanks,
Louise
On 20 Jan 2009, at 20:56, Louise R. wrote:
because yml assumes that it’s a number in base 8. with the quotes it
sees that it’s a string and doesn’t do anything with it.
Fred
Good answer, I knew that Except, 0200699 has the leading 0 on it.
Is it the fact that 0200699 has 9 in it - a non-base 8 digit?
I’d guess so.
Fred