I want to convert following query into pure ruby one i.e. by using find @us_state_sales=SalesReport.find_by_sql("SELECT z.state, sum(s.royalty_price) as royalty_price, sum(s.units) as units FROM sales_reports s, zip_codes z WHERE royalty_currency = ''USD'' && z.zip_code=s.postal_code GROUP BY z.state ORDER BY royalty_price desc LIMIT 10") i try something like this @us_state_sales1=SalesReport.find(:all, :select=>" zip_codes.state, sum(sales_reports.royalty_price) as royalty_price, sum(sales_reports.units) as units", :joins=>''zip_codes'', :conditions=>["royalty_currency = ''USD'' && zip_codes.zip_code=s.postal_code"], :group=> ''zip_codes.state'', :order=> ''royalty_price desc'', :limit=> 10) but it gives me the following error ...... Mysql::Error: Unknown column ''zip_codes.state'' in ''field list'': SELECT zip_codes.state,sum(sales_reports.royalty_price) as royalty_price, sum(sales_reports.units) as units FROM `sales_reports` zip_codes WHERE (download_date BETWEEN ''2010-01-01 00:00:00'' AND ''2010-12-31 00:00:00'' && artist_name in ("Coconut Records","Reeve Oliver","Weezer") && royalty_currency = ''USD'' && zip_codes.zip_code=s.postal_code) GROUP BY zip_codes.state ORDER BY royalty_price desc LIMIT 10 Regards, Salil -- 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---