There are a number of activerecord methods that will probably get you what you want. Take a look at columns or inspect.
http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActiveRecord/Base.html M On Dec 17, 8:17 pm, Rilindo Foster <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a method that can either run a describe on the table or pull a list > of fields from a table? The rationale is that I am looking for a while to > automatically populate a drop down list so that I can execute a search based > on the field name submitted from the form. I can, of course, populate it > manually, but with 8+ models, it gets old fast. > > Is this the way to do it, through? Or should I try something like Sphinx for > these type of searches (which I am thinking of using anyway). > > - Rilindo -- 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.
