I am formatting the value of a text_field.
text_field ... { :value => format_date(@employment_record.hire_date) ...
When a new record does not have a hire_date my helper code gets a NilClass. My helper code performs checks and only applies formatting when passed a valid date. When a NilClass is recieved I have tried returning the NilClass itself, blank strings, test dates, everything creates a global error.
The helper works fine when not used to set a value on a text_field.
What am I missing?
Thanks.
