Trying to create a collection to use for a report

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I have a database of people that have used a local foodbank. The problem I'm having now is that i need a way to put 2 collections into one variable, like rails does it for partials. I want a variable @oxford that does a Household.find_all_by_zip('01540'). This is no problem.

The trouble comes when I try to combine lists of new families and returning families to feed the partials properly.. What I have is a main page

monthly.erb oxford families render partial => 'monthly_report', :collection => @oxford

_monthly_report.erb new families render partial => 'monthly_graph, :collection => monthly_report.new

returning families render partial => 'monthly_graph, :collection => monthly_report.returning

Rails doesn't seem to like these two areas in the monthly_report variable without being setup, so I hope there is a way to do this. I'm hoping there is a way to set your collections the way you want to do a report. Please help me with the proper way to set this variable up

Bob <bsm2th@gmail.com>

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I have a database of people that have used a local foodbank. The problem I'm having now is that i need a way to put 2 collections into one variable, like rails does it for partials. I want a variable @oxford that does a Household.find_all_by_zip('01540'). This is no problem.

The trouble comes when I try to combine lists of new families and returning families to feed the partials properly.. What I have is a main page

monthly.erb oxford families render partial => 'monthly_report', :collection => @oxford

_monthly_report.erb new families render partial => 'monthly_graph, :collection => monthly_report.new

returning families render partial => 'monthly_graph, :collection => monthly_report.returning

Rails doesn't seem to like these two areas in the monthly_report variable without being setup, so I hope there is a way to do this. I'm hoping there is a way to set your collections the way you want to do a report. Please help me with the proper way to set this variable up

What do you mean by "doesn't seem to like"? What do the new & returning methods return ?

Fred