I am brand-new to RoR and have only followed and replicated the few tutorials that are out there. I have searched and searched, but cannot find an answer to this simple question: How can you list records in descending order? I have the cookbook example loaded, but can''t seem to list the recipes in reverse order (by the primary key - id). Thanks ahead of time for any and all help. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Hi Geo, you can do the following: model_name.find( :all, :order => "id DESC" ) Good luck, -Conrad On 4/1/07, Geo Pappas <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > I am brand-new to RoR and have only followed and replicated the few > tutorials that are out there. > > I have searched and searched, but cannot find an answer to this simple > question: > > How can you list records in descending order? > > I have the cookbook example loaded, but can''t seem to list the recipes > in reverse order (by the primary key - id). > > Thanks ahead of time for any and all help. > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Conrad Taylor wrote:> Hi Geo, you can do the following: > > model_name.find( :all, :order => "id DESC" ) > > Good luck, > > -ConradThanks, but where do I put that line of code? Model? Controller? View? And where was model_name defined? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Hi, you would put this snippet of code within a controller''s action. Good luck, -Conrad On 4/1/07, Geo Pappas <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > Conrad Taylor wrote: > > Hi Geo, you can do the following: > > > > model_name.find( :all, :order => "id DESC" ) > > > > Good luck, > > > > -Conrad > > Thanks, but where do I put that line of code? Model? Controller? View? > > And where was model_name defined? > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Conrad Taylor wrote:> Hi, you would put this snippet of code within a controller''s action. > > Good luck, > > -ConradIf I put that line in the controller, I get the following error: undefined local variable or method `model_name'' for RecipeController:Class -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
You need to change "model_name" to your model''s name (e.g., Recipe or whatever it''s called). :) I suggest reading some tutorials about the basics of Rails before jumping into a Cookbook...it would help with a lot of frustrations. --Jeremy On 4/1/07, Geo Pappas <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > Conrad Taylor wrote: > > Hi, you would put this snippet of code within a controller''s action. > > > > Good luck, > > > > -Conrad > > If I put that line in the controller, I get the following error: > > undefined local variable or method `model_name'' for > RecipeController:Class > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > >-- http://www.jeremymcanally.com/ My free Ruby e-book: http://www.humblelittlerubybook.com/book/ My blogs: http://www.mrneighborly.com/ http://www.rubyinpractice.com/ --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Jeremy McAnally wrote:> You need to change "model_name" to your model''s name (e.g., Recipe or > whatever it''s called). :)That is what I was thinking, but the poster didn''t state that nor did they post it in a way that signified that. For example, the following is the "normal" way that I am used to seeing something like that: <model_name>.find( :all, :order => "id DESC" ) Also, since RoR hides most of the "code" behind the scenes, it is hard to know exactly what has been defined and what hasn''t.> I suggest reading some tutorials about the basics of Rails before > jumping into a Cookbook...it would help with a lot of frustrations. > > --JeremyThere don''t seem to be many tutorials on the web (at least that I could find), but I have read every tutorial that I could find (multiple times). Do you have any that you recommend? I have also searched multiple forums to no avail. That is why I am posting the question here. I felt that this should be a relatively easy thing to do, but have spent way too much time on this (especially when people tout how easy RoR is). -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Hi Geo, whenever someone provides code like model_name, it shouldn''t not be implied as the actual model name. Thus, model_name in your context is whatever model you''re using to retrieve the data. In any case, I agree with Jeremy that you should get an understanding of the basics of Rails and you can do that by going through the "Agile Web Development with Rails 2 Edition" (AWDwRv2) book. Finally, RoR gets much easier when you have learned the basics and this translates into increased productivity. -Conrad On 4/1/07, Geo Pappas <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > Jeremy McAnally wrote: > > You need to change "model_name" to your model''s name (e.g., Recipe or > > whatever it''s called). :) > > That is what I was thinking, but the poster didn''t state that nor did > they post it in a way that signified that. For example, the following > is the "normal" way that I am used to seeing something like that: > > <model_name>.find( :all, :order => "id DESC" ) > > Also, since RoR hides most of the "code" behind the scenes, it is hard > to know exactly what has been defined and what hasn''t. > > > I suggest reading some tutorials about the basics of Rails before > > jumping into a Cookbook...it would help with a lot of frustrations. > > > > --Jeremy > > There don''t seem to be many tutorials on the web (at least that I could > find), but I have read every tutorial that I could find (multiple > times). Do you have any that you recommend? > > I have also searched multiple forums to no avail. That is why I am > posting the question here. > > I felt that this should be a relatively easy thing to do, but have spent > way too much time on this (especially when people tout how easy RoR is). > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
So then what''s the use of this forum (if not to ask basic questions)? Why not just close down the forums and put up a web page that says "Go Read the Book"? While I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question, it was only partially-answered. You gave me a snippet of code without telling me where it was supposed to go. On top of that, some of the "code" wasn''t even code. And finally, even if I replace model_name with Recipe, it still doesn''t work. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Hi Geo, the point of this mailing list is to help people answer and solve development issues. However, it seems that you would benefit yourself by simply learning the basics so that when someone provides an answer you can understand what we are talking about. Next, in your originally e-mail, you never provided any code so that we can properly assist you. You simply ask the following question: How can you list records in descending order? Furthermore, this told me nothing about the controller and/or model name within your Rails application. Also, you didn''t provide a link to the site that you were using to build your application. Thus, the more information that you provide in regards to your issue the better that we can assist you here. OK? -Conrad On 4/1/07, Geo Pappas <rails-mailing-list-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > So then what''s the use of this forum (if not to ask basic questions)? > Why not just close down the forums and put up a web page that says "Go > Read the Book"? > > While I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question, it was > only partially-answered. You gave me a snippet of code without telling > me where it was supposed to go. On top of that, some of the "code" > wasn''t even code. > > And finally, even if I replace model_name with Recipe, it still doesn''t > work. > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
To get this post back on topic I would make the suggestion that the logic of descending the data be a method in your model for example: NOTE: this code sample uses Recipe as the model name. def self.find_recipes find(:all, :order => "id DESC" ) end Then in your controller when you are listing the recipes you would just call: @recipes = Recipe.find_recipes Again, replace with your desired model and variable names. Just my two cents, - Blaine On Apr 1, 10:07 pm, "Conrad Taylor" <conra...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Hi Geo, the point of this mailing list is to help people answer and > solve development issues. However, it seems that you would benefit > yourself by simply learning the basics so that when someone provides > an answer you can understand what we are talking about. Next, in your > originally e-mail, you never provided any code so that we can properly > assist you. You simply ask the following question: > > How can you list records in descending order? > > Furthermore, this told me nothing about the controller and/or model > name within your Rails application. Also, you didn''t provide a link > to the site that you were using to build your application. Thus, the > more information that you provide in regards to your issue the better > that we can assist you here. OK? > > -Conrad > > On 4/1/07, Geo Pappas <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > > So then what''s the use of this forum (if not to ask basic questions)? > > Why not just close down the forums and put up a web page that says "Go > > Read the Book"? > > > While I appreciate you taking the time to answer my question, it was > > only partially-answered. You gave me a snippet of code without telling > > me where it was supposed to go. On top of that, some of the "code" > > wasn''t even code. > > > And finally, even if I replace model_name with Recipe, it still doesn''t > > work. > > > -- > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Conrad Taylor wrote:> ..you never provided any code so that we can properly > assist you. You simply ask the following question: > > How can you list records in descending order?> Furthermore, this told me nothing about the controller and/or model > name within your Rails application. Also, you didn''t provide a link > to the site that you were using to build your application. Thus, the > more information that you provide in regards to your issue the better > that we can assist you here. OK?Conrad: Thanks for your response. I thought that I did provide enough information. In my original email, I stated "I have the cookbook example loaded, but can''t seem to list the recipes in reverse order (by the primary key - id)." I figured that everyone has the cookbook example, so didn''t think that I needed to provide any code snippets. Next time I will. Thanks for your help. I have been able to take your pseudo-code snippet and figure out the rest. blaine: Thanks for your suggestion. It look like another way of doing the same thing that Conrad was suggesting, except it defines another method in the model. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Yes, Geo - the Model being were all your data logic should go. It''s the same thing, just more expandable later because anything using the models logic would be changed by just changing the model. - Blaine On Apr 2, 7:17 am, Geo Pappas <rails-mailing-l...-ARtvInVfO7ksV2N9l4h3zg@public.gmane.org> wrote:> Conrad Taylor wrote: > > ..you never provided any code so that we can properly > > assist you. You simply ask the following question: > > > How can you list records in descending order? > > Furthermore, this told me nothing about the controller and/or model > > name within your Rails application. Also, you didn''t provide a link > > to the site that you were using to build your application. Thus, the > > more information that you provide in regards to your issue the better > > that we can assist you here. OK? > > Conrad: > > Thanks for your response. > > I thought that I did provide enough information. In my original email, > I stated "I have the cookbook example loaded, but can''t seem to list the > recipes in reverse order (by the primary key - id)." > > I figured that everyone has the cookbook example, so didn''t think that I > needed to provide any code snippets. Next time I will. > > Thanks for your help. I have been able to take your pseudo-code snippet > and figure out the rest. > > blaine: > > Thanks for your suggestion. It look like another way of doing the same > thing that Conrad was suggesting, except it defines another method in > the model. > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---