# Where is my message

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-is-my-message/163349>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 19, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-is-my-message/163349 "2009-03-19T14:38:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ther)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-is-my-message/163349/1 "2009-03-19T14:38:32Z")

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I am using this model validation:  
class Mailadress \< ActiveRecord::Base  
belongs\_to :maillist

validates\_size\_of :desc, :maximum =\> 50, :message =\> ‘Description too  
long!’  
end

When I try to update with inproper size update fails but where is the  
error message.

p flash returns {}

Rails is 2.2.2.

by  
TheR

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**Author:** ![ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ther)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 7:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-is-my-message/163349/2 "2009-03-20T07:46:59Z")

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Frederick C. wrote:

> On Mar 19, 1:38�pm, Damjan R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> wrote:
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> > p flash returns {}
> 
> Are you putting an error message in the flash ?
> 
> Fred

Yes where my program is doing control, but this is ROR’s buildin method.  
Where does it put the message?

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TheR

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**Author:** ![ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ther)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 10:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-is-my-message/163349/3 "2009-03-20T10:33:51Z")

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On Mar 20, 6:46 am, Damjan R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Yes where my program is doing control, but this is ROR’s buildin method.  
> Where does it put the message?

Sorry, without seeing some code I’m not at all sure what you’re on  
about.

Fred

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**Author:** ![ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/977dab/32.png) [@ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ther)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2009, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-is-my-message/163349/4 "2009-03-21T22:54:56Z")

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Frederick C. wrote:

> On Mar 20, 6:46 Damjan R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
> wrote:
> 
> > Yes where my program is doing control, but this is ROR’s buildin method.  
> > Where does it put the message?
> 
> Sorry, without seeing some code I’m not at all sure what you’re on  
> about.
> 
> Fred

Nevermind. I found out that it is in AR model errors method.

In my case @mailadress.errors

thanks anyway

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TheR

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**Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-is-my-message/163349/5 "2009-03-19T14:41:46Z")

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On Mar 19, 1:38 pm, Damjan R. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> p flash returns {}

Are you putting an error message in the flash ?

Fred