Error message: PG::Error: ERROR: column "comments_count" does not exist LINE 1: ...l, titles.created_at, titles.updated_at ORDER BY comments_c... ^ : SELECT COUNT(*) AS count_all, titles.id, titles.title, titles.submitter_name, titles.submitter_email, titles.created_at, titles.updated_at AS titles_id_titles_title_titles_submitter_name_titles_submitter_e FROM "titles" INNER JOIN "comments" ON "comments"."title_id" = "titles"."id" GROUP BY titles.id, titles.title, titles.submitter_name, titles.submitter_email, titles.created_at, titles.updated_at ORDER BY comments_count DESC
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Yaw Boakye elGran <yawboaky...@gmail.com>wrote: > @Carlos this query still throws an exception: > > def self.order_by_number_of_comments_descending > select('titles.id, titles.title, titles.submitter_name, > titles.submitter_email, titles.created_at, titles.updated_at, count( > comments.id) AS comments_count'). > joins(:comments). > group('titles.id, titles.title, titles.submitter_name, > titles.submitter_email, titles.created_at, titles.updated_at'). > order('comments_count DESC') > end > > > > still complaining about not finding comments_count :/ > > I'm using *PostgreSQL 9.1.5* > > > On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:32 AM, Yaw Boakye elGran <yawboaky...@gmail.com > > wrote: > >> I think so, sorry for the misinformation. Thanks for the correction :) >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 12:36 AM, Scott Ribe <scott_r...@elevated-dev.com >> > wrote: >> >>> On Jul 23, 2013, at 6:28 PM, Yaw Boakye elGran <yawboaky...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > • During grouping, the normal SQL requirement is to group on a >>> column that is on both tables. As far as I know, grouping can't be done on >>> two tables when they don't a common column. In your group call, only >>> titles.id would be useful. The rest won't >>> >>> You seem to be confusing the grouping with the join condition. The join >>> requires 1 (usually, sometimes more) column common to both tables. The >>> grouping must include all columns not used in the aggregate function. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Scott Ribe >>> scott_r...@elevated-dev.com >>> http://www.elevated-dev.com/ >>> (303) 722-0567 voice >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/4F79E8C6-3BB4-4FE0-A64C-7B55C92DF4E8%40elevated-dev.com >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> visit my blog @ yawboakye.blogspot.com | call me on +233242057831 or >> +233273201210 >> > > > > -- > visit my blog @ yawboakye.blogspot.com | call me on +233242057831 or > +233273201210 > -- visit my blog @ yawboakye.blogspot.com | call me on +233242057831 or +233273201210 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/CAKwoQDu_wG%2BD3QsVQv0YoRMLdJwhT29kMT0znaFTp0vfrj0aXQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.