Fearless Fool wrote:
> Michael Pavling wrote:
>> Coming back to my first thought when I read your code: WTF? What are
>> you *trying* to do?! Why are you hoping to achieve with that
>> find_by_sql? Are you trying to find the first record you created? If
>> so, you need to learn some SQL:
>>
>> b = Blurg.find_by_sql("SELECT * from blurgs where name = 'tic'")
>>
>> If that's not what you're trying to do, please explain.
>
> Michael:
>
> The point of my question is that the save! silently fails, which
> surprises me.
> save! returns true yet doesn't save the record: how is this not a bug?
Your find_by_sql call doesn't select a database record, so there is
nothing to save. Look again at your query.
>
> But since you asked (and since you've impugned my knowledge of SQL :),
Um, don't get offended. Your query *is* improperly constructed, and
that's probably the root of your problem.
Best,
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