connecting model class to different column name other tn id

wrote: I am using the allready created tables in oracle and connecting to the ruby on rails model class, i used 'set_table_name 'table name' ' and it gets connected but, i want to access its records and it has different id field name as field_id, i want to access its record making field_id field as my id field so that i can access its records but i dont want to rename field_id to id sence, it has laks of records and my company is using those records can any one sugust me the way to connect the model to field_id column...plz help

Thanks in advance... with regards, vaibhav

Use the set_primary_key method.

Siddick Ebramsha wrote:

Use the set_primary_key method.

I used this method as follows

class Item < ActiveRecord::Base   set_table_name 'item'   set_primary_key 'id_field' end

and now its working properly, Thanks you, for your good response!!!!!! Keep responding me.....