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...ject'', ''method'', Constants.find(:all, :select => ["key, value"], :conditions => [''type = ?'', "sex"]) %> I prefer to have something in the ConstantsModel to return an array like class Constants < ActiveRecord::Base def find_by_type (type) find(:all, :select => ["key, value"], :conditions => [''type = ?'', type]) end end Can anyone help me? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I appreciate this is basic stuff but can''t seem to find the answer anywhere using Google. If someone could point me in the direction of some documentation on this I would be very appreciative. If I have a collection as follows: @stuff = Stuff.find_by_type(''new'') And I then want to add something onto it, how can I add to this collection? Additionally how could I go through the collection and say change or add an attribute after matching certain objects? many thanks, Chris -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

...onditions => ["product_id = ? AND (file_type LIKE ? or file_type LIKE ?)", prod_id, "%pdf", "%msword"]) end end Is it possible to create one meta-method that contains the stub for these methods? I''m NOT looking for something like: def ProductFile::find_by_type(type, mode, prod_id) //code snip end Perhaps something using the define_method feature?

Hello all This is my first post so excuse the basic question. (and any repeats I just got an email saying this post was too big so I have re-submitted a smaller version) I was following the thread on http://lists.rubyonrails.org/pipermail/rails/2006-May/038988.html regarding the STI on HABTM for RoR. I have a very similar problem and was hoping for some help. I have the