Ok, then maybe I didn't ask properly... you are right it's not STI what I'm trying to do, but I'll try to explain it better.
What I need is just to extend a base class (wich is a model with its db table and all activerecord logic) with another class (a subclass with its own table and all activerecord logic, plus the parent methods, properties and so on). I tried to do it like I mentioned in my first email, but when the child class (the extended class) has a fk to another table, rails tries to find the fk in the parent class, not in the extended class, like the example I posted before: class Parentclass < ActiveRecord::Base end ## this child class has a anotherclass_id class Childclass < Parentclass end class Anotherclass < ActiveRecord::Base has_one :childclass end then... >> a = Anotherclass.find(1) >> a.childclass ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: Mysql::Error: Unknown column 'parentclasses.anotherclass_id' in 'where clause': SELECT * FROM `parentclasses` WHERE (`parentclasses`.anotherclass_id = 1) LIMIT 1 is there any way to do what I'm trying to do in rails using activerecord?? thanks On Mon, 2010-09-13 at 03:03 -0700, Frederick Cheung wrote: > > On Sep 13, 9:48 am, Javier Ruiz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for your reply Fred, but the fk name is ok, the problem is that > > the has_one relation goes to the wrong table, it should go to the child > > class, not to the parent class... > > > You're using sti - there is only one table. > > Fred > -- 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.
