Hi, How can I use the sum method in the Active Record in my normal class.I have one helper class...I saw a webcast in which the guy was using the method in rails in his class by just including the module that contained the method.I don't remember which screen cast ... But the question is can I use the include ActiveRecord:Calculations:ClassMethods in my class and start using the sum method on it.... THnks Chinna
You should be able to do YourModel.sum(:column) without including anything special.
http://www.railsbrain.com/api/rails-2.1.0/doc/index.html?a=M001763&name=sum
my model is not backed by active record.I said my NORMAL CLASS .IT IS NOT EXTENDING FROM ACTIVERECORD...or any class how can it use some of the use methods available in rails...
Joe K wrote:
Ohh, sorry about that.
Just an educated guess, but from skimming the source code, it looks like it relies pretty heavily on the rest of active record being there. Personally, I would just write a class method that constructs an sql query and executes it, which I have done before in cases where I have complex joins that would take active record ages to process.
rows = sql.execute(“select sum(column) as total from table where stuff”) rows.each do |row| print row[0] end
my model is not backed by active record.I said my NORMAL CLASS .IT IS NOT EXTENDING FROM ACTIVERECORD...or any class how can it use some of the use methods available in rails...
If your model is not an activerecord model, then what does
YourModel.sum(:something) mean ?
Fred
