OK, I think I have the answer. The docs say: http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveModel/Validations/HelperMethods.html#method-i-validates_acceptance_of
... The default value is a string “1”, which makes it easy to relate to an HTML checkbox. So simply change your factory line to this: Factory.create(:valid_user, :tc_check => "1") Luke On 2011-01-18, at 12:57 AM, adam wrote: > Thanks, but I have tried that - I get the same result. > Validation seems to get called on build as well as create. > > On Jan 17, 9:20 pm, Luke Cowell <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 2011-01-17, at 9:51 AM, adam wrote: >> >> >> >>> It falls over on validation - Validation failed: Tc check must be >>> accepted (ActiveRecord::RecordInvalid) >> >>> I've also tried setting it when called create like >>> Factory.create(:valid_user, :tc_check => true) which has the same >>> result. >> >> What happens if you do this: >> >> u = Factory.build(:valid_user) >> u.tc_check = true >> u.save! >> >> Luke > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.

