Help with a validation issue..? Tying 2 validations together

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Hi,

I am trying to validate a field upon the presence of a value of another field -- the two are linked

for example my records have fields like this:

    t.decimal "admin_headcount", :precision => 10, :scale => 2, :default => 0.0     t.decimal "admin_comp", :precision => 10, :scale => 2, :default => 0.0

My forms have fields for entering of both values, however, the form should post an error if the user tries to submit the form if there is a non-zero value for headcount but the compensation amount is zero, and vice versa.

Is there a way to tie      validates_numericality_of :admin_comp      validates_numericality_of :admin_headcount

to each other..? In essence: validates_numericality_of :admin_comp, unless :admin_headcount <= 0

any simple and obvious way to accomplish this..?

regards,   DHMS

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validates_numericality_of :admin_comp, :unless => Proc.new{ |r| r.admin_headcount <= 0 }