Hello there, I facing some problems with :include, I want to be able to use the :select method or I will end up using the :joins :( JOINS => find(:first, :select => "messages.*, users.id as nid, users.nickname", :conditions => ["messages.id = ? AND messages.user_from_id = ?", id, user_id], :joins => "LEFT JOIN users ON users.id = messages.user_from_id") INCLUDE => find(:first, :conditions => ["messages.id = ? AND messages.user_from_id = ? AND messages.deleted_from_id = ?", id, user_id, false], :include => [:to]) The join let me get the nickname by typing @message.nickname (Baad) The include let me get the nickname by typing @message.to.nickname (This is the way I prefer) So how I can use the :include and still NOT receive all the information from the :to table? Because I want to be able to use the @message.to.nickname instead of @message.nickname //Thanks for all the help :D -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---