@Yaw, can you test if you change the way you call the count on postgres, rails still change the name of the column?
Ex. Try using count(comments.id) or count(1) besides count(*) on your query and let me know what happens... Ps.: The ugly fix of my last email still works Em 24/07/2013 08:10, "Carlos Figueiredo" <carlos.figueired...@gmail.com> escreveu: > Now I figured out what is the error... > I dont know why... But rails changed the column name where you count froum > comments_count to count_all... And you refer it on your order by statement > using the alias you choose... > I hope somone more experienced on rails help you fix it, but for now... U > could do 2 fix... > > You can call the alias rails choose (count_all) on your order statement > (ugly way to solve) > Or you can call for count(*) without alias on your order statement (more > practiced by dba... Less ugly to solve) > Em 24/07/2013 07:40, "Yaw Boakye elGran" <yawboaky...@gmail.com> escreveu: > >> 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. 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