Hi - I want to enable the user to generate a report based on the database used by the application. I have a few related questions:
1. Assuming my script is called 'create_report.rb' and stored under /lib/tasks, how do I execute it from my controller once the user clicked the link? I read that 'send_file' is probably what I want. 2. ActiveRecord is great (statement), and I want to use it in this script. Do I need to require 'activerecord' or anything in the actual file? I would like to use AR much like I do in my views (@users = User.find(:all), user.full_name, etc.) - Does it just work or do I need to somehow load the existing models to memory. 3. where is the logical place on the server to store files I create (if there is one)? I was thinking /public/files/ or something, or even outside my application root. 3. for the sake of example, I want to return a csv file containing all users and their birthdays: http://pastie.org/410902 It's very incomplete, but I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direction... thanks. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
