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..._time DESC If I type that into an SQL program it works fine, if I try and use the following in RoR: Bugsheet.find_by_sql["SELECT bugsheet.*, bugcomplete.bc_time FROM bugsheet, bugcomplete WHERE bugsheet.bs_id = bugcomplete.bc_id AND bugsheet.bs_patchrel like ? ORDER BY ?", @criteria, sort_clause] It returns an empty array. I have checked that @criteria and sort_clause are populated using the breakpointer. Is it because I am selecting from two tables using a single models .find_by_sql? I thought about using left join: SELECT bugsheet.bs_cdate, bugcomplete.bc_time FROM bugsheet left j...

I have tried to use eager association with pagination, but the :include option is not supported: Here''s the one-line pagination call without :include @link_pages, @links = paginate :link, :per_page => 10, :order_by => sort_clause and here the work around, using the "classic" method # @link_pages = Paginator.new self, Link.count, 10, @params[''page''] # @links = Link.find_all nil, sort_clause, @link_pages.current.to_sql # limit = @link_pages.current.to_sql.first # offset = @link_pages...