Observer don't check if condition

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#1

Hi,
i have a problem with the mail deliver after a entry is save.
I want to check if one field is filled. In every Option (Controller
action, model, observer) i wrote a

if !entry.field.nil?
Mail.deliver_entry(entry)
end

But i get this mail also if the entry field is nil.

I also wrote a EntryObserver which implements the following method

def after_save(entry)
Mail.deliver_entry(entry) if !entry.field.nil?
end

can anybody tell me, why this doesn't work for me?

thanks alex

#2

I suspect what is happening is that entry.field is the empty string (which is of course not nil). .blank? checks for both nil and the empty string

Fred

#3

Hi,

try using 'entry.field.blank?' instead of 'entry.field.nil?'.

Falk Köppe

#4

i tested both things but nothing works.

#5

DAMN it. it works, mistake by me !! Thanks for all your help