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...******************************* Here is what I am trying to do: ********************************************************** class Setting < ActiveRecord::Base before_create :created_by_user # create only before_save :updated_by_user # both, create and update def created_by_user self.created_by_user_id = current_user.id self.created_by_user_login = current_user.login end def updated_by_user self.updated_by_user_id = current_user.id self.updated_by_user_login = current_user.login end end ********************************************************** But it gives me this error: ***...

...st model is called Thing and the associated model is User. I''m attempting to assign the user to the thing. To accomplish this I used a before_save method, like this: class Thing < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :created_by, :class_name => "User", :foreign_key => "created_by_user_id" def before_create self.created_by = get_user() end I had trouble getting the assignment to work. I initially tried simply created_by = get_user() (no ''self'') I don''t know why ''self'' made a difference in this case. Can anyone...