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I''m having trouble finding then displaying all items in my "posts" table that match a certain search string. I have a from field: <%= start_form_tag :action=> "search" %> <div title="Search" id="searchform" class="form"> <h3>Search</h3> <%= error_messages_for ''post''

I''m trying to create a paginated list that will take note of the "end_date" field in my table. This is what I have: @post_pages, @posts = paginate(:posts, :per_page => 10, :order_by => ''end_date'') in the controller. And for the view: <h1>Posts ending soon</h1> <ul><% for post in @posts do %> <strong>Post Title:

I''m trying to query one table to ultimately display the relate info from another table. I have 2 tables: "posts" and "numbers". I''m trying to do a query like this: @numbers = Number.find(:all, :conditions => [ ''(user_id) = :id'', {:id =>

I have 2 models right now: "users" and "posts". When a user creates a post I would like their id to be recorded under "user_id" in the "posts" table. Under the "user" model I have: class User < ActiveRecord::Base has_many :posts end And under the "posts" model I have: class Post < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :user

I realize thi may be more complex issue than can be asnwered in this post. But, what I need to do is create a simple query on my existing tables via a search form. I have half my app done (I can write all the info I want to my database), but pulling the data out dynamically is giving me trouble. I have both the "ruby for rails" book and the Agile Development book. They both give

I have what amounts to a simple search engine running through a table using input from a form. Everything works fine when looking for "title" or "body" But, when I want to couple that with an AND statement the search still works fine, but it seems to disregard the AND statements. Code below: In the view: <%= start_form_tag :action=> "show_search" %>

I have the acts_as_ferret plugin installed. Everything searches great, but I would like to limit the results (i.e. by ''end_date'') and sort them (by ''end_date''). ''end_date'' is a valid column in my "posts" table. Here''s the code I have already: @posts = Post.find_by_contents(params[:query]) params[:query] comes from a form. I

I have an existing entry in my DB under the "users" table that has a column name "pic". I have a file column field when a new user signs up, and it work great. I am now trying to give existing users the ability to add or change their "pic". But, no matter what I do the entry comes up blank. Here''s what I have so far: View: <%= start_form_tag ({:action

How exactly do i redirect a user if they''re not logged in? I have a cookie being written to the @session variable on login and I can pull info from it. For instance "@session[''user''].login" pulls their username just fine. But if they type in the url of the "welcome" page without logging in I get "You have a nil object when you didn''t

I have a form passing a parameter to a "show_search" action. Everything goes fine, as long as i search for the exact title of the post. How do I do a partial or "wild card" search? Code below: def show_search @posts = Post.find_all_by_title(params[:title]) end -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

i am trying to get a start_form_tag working, but i am shooting blanks.. here''s what i am trying to do.. i have a controller called "forms.." with an action "new_entry".. it is called by: localhost/forms/new_entry this is just a quick form to test another action.. that action is: localhost/logger my question is, how do i construct start form tag in order to

I have a form under one controller/model called "billing" using the "bills" table. When this form completes I want it to change the "has_billing" field for the user under the "users" table from "0" to "1". I''ve almost got it. I put: user = User.new user.update_attribute("has_billing", "1") under the

I have a rather complex query that constructs the array @posts I''d really like to have these results paginated, but the nature of the query I''m running won''t let me use pagination the normal way. Since I already have a complete array, can''t I just paginate those results some way? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I''m working on a system that has a series od "bids" associated with "posts". Vurrently when a bid is placed I have it creating a new row each time in the "bids" table. The bids table has id, post_id, and user_id. The logic is to check to see if a bid already exists with a given post_id and user_id. If it does, then just update the "amount"

I installed the paypal gem and downloaded the plugin as instructed at http://dist.leetsoft.com/api/paypal/ When the plugin is in the vendor/plugins folder WEBrick refuses to start. No error messages, just "=> Booting WEBrick..." then back to my prompt. Do I have to declare the plugin someplace or something? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I need to search a specific column with an OR statement from a form, but can''t quite seem to figure out how. Right now I have: @query = request.raw_post || request.query_string @phrase = @query.sub(/ /,"% OR %") @posts = Post.find(:all, :conditions => [ ''(title LIKE :search_query OR body LIKE :search_query OR city LIKE :search_query

How would I use a regular expression to eclude an email address? I''m using validates_format_of :username, :with => :message => "Your username cannot be an email address." What is the expression to use after "with: =>" to exclude an "@"? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

how exactly would I apply paginate to a .find I have: @posts = Post.find(:all, :conditions => [ ''(title) OR (body) LIKE ?'', ''%'' + params[:query] + ''%''], :order => ''end_date'') How would I go about paginating the uoputed list? Something like 10 on a page. -- Posted via

How do I add multiple conditions to a paginated list? I have: @post_pages, @posts = paginate(:posts, :per_page => 10, :conditions => [ ''(title) OR (body) LIKE ?'', ''%'' + params[:query] + ''%''], :order =>

I have one field on a from where a number will be entered called "amount". I need to compare this to an existing field in the database also named "amount" to make sure it is a higher number. I also have to find this specific record by comparing it''s "post_id" field with @session[:post].id Any help here would be greatly appreciated. -- Posted via