Hi--
On May 4, 2009, at 2:38 PM, doug wrote:
> I have a mailing-list database that consists of several tables (e.g.,
> clients table, prospects table, etc.). How can I switch between these
> tables within my mailing-list Rails application?
>
> I have a feeling that if I better understood the role of the model I
> might be able to answer my own question. I'm hoping that getting this
> question answered will help me in that regard.
In Rails, a model normally maps to a table. So if you have a clients
table, you have a Client model and if your have a prospects table, you
have a Prospect model. Rails infers the table name and columns from
the name of the model class. So you can do:
send_email_to :clients
send_email_to :prospects
def send_email_to(whom)
model = whom.to_s.camelize.constantize.all.each do |recipient|
# recipient is an object of the specified type. Send email at will!
end
end
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