Terrific, guys. Thanks! On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 11:27 AM, mat <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > >
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