> but in terms of getting your > application running can you not just truncate the string to a valid > length before saving the record?
Yes that is possible any way not the best. Relating to this two questions. 1) Is there any other gem than mysql. I found ruby-mysql but could not try since it requires ruby >= 1.8.7 . Mine is 1.8.6 2) In mysql what is the next option than a text field that handles very large data Thanks -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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 rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.