I'm using Zend_Filter_Input to validate form data. I'm trying to use the 'presence' => 'required', metacommand. My problem is, the error message generated by this command includes the actual field name that is being checked. my field name is something 'first_name' but I want to display 'First Name'. Here is some pseodo code representing what I'm doing:

If the field is missing the error message I get is:

"Field 'first_name' is required by rule 'first_name', but the field is missing"

I would like to display:

"Field 'First Name' is required."

Thanks for any help,

Brian

I wrote custom validation routines that allow me to use Zend's validators, but not in an automatic manner. This gave me the most flexibility.

You could possibly change the message before it gets printed to the screen, by checking for first_name in the output, and triggering a different message based on it.

Also, you should take a look at the messages metacommand, as explained here:
Zend Framework: Documentation