How can I do the following I have a for as follows <% form_tag companies_path, :method => ''get'' do %> <tr> <td style="width:150px;">Province: </td> <td><%= hidden_field_tag :test, "test" %> <%= select_tag "province", "<option></option> <option>Prince Edward Island</option> <option>New Brunswick</option> <option>Nova Scotia</option> <option>Newfoundland</option>" %> </td> </tr> <tr> <td>Product Category: </td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <table> <tr> <td> <table><tr> <td><%=check_box_tag :wood_based_panels, 1, params[:wood_based_panels] %> Wood based panels</td> </tr> <tr> <td><%=check_box_tag :pre_fabricated, 1, params[:pre_fabricated] %> Complete pre-fabricated building and houses</td> </tr> <tr> <td><%=check_box_tag :wood_cabinets, 1, params[:wood_cabinets] %> Wood kitchen cabinets</td> </tr> <tr> <td><%=check_box_tag :wood_windows_doors, 1, params[:wood_windows_doors] %> Wood windows and doors</td> </tr> <tr> <td><%=check_box_tag :wood_flooring, 1, params[:wood_flooring] %> Wood flooring</td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td><%= submit_tag "search", :name => nil %></td> </tr> <% end %> I want to dynamically build the SQL statement to look something like this SELECT * FROM `companies` WHERE (0=0 and province = Prince Edward Island and (pre_fabricated = 1or wood_based_panels = 1)) The values in the where statement can change based on what is selected in the form. My Model if search[:test] #province = search.delete(:province) test = search.delete(:test) action = search.delete(:action) controller = search.delete(:controller) sql = "0=0" search.each do |key, val| if[:province] sql += " and #{key} = #{val}" else sql += "and (#{key} = #{val} or" end sql += ")" end find(:all, :conditions => [sql]) else find(:all) end end This is not working Please help!! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---