stuartc

form_for(@user, :validate=>true) do |f|
      = f.label :birthdate
      = f.date_select :birthdate
      = f.text_field :birthdate, :type=>"hidden", 'data-validate'=>true
end

stuartc

# Used to get around the pesky camel case dbs such as MSSQL when u can't change them.
# Adds reader and writer methods for the columns.

# add 'fix_camelcase_columns' into your model.

class ActiveRecord::Base
  def self.fix_camelcase_columns
    define_method :after_find do 
      self.class.columns.each do |column|
        self.instance_eval("def #{column.name.underscore}; self.#{column.name}; end;")