Simon Baumgartner wrote in post #968527: > A comment about your Location model: > > You rarely need 'initialize' when creating new model instances (and in > this case you don't).
Good catch! But make that "never", not "rarely". ActiveRecord constructors generally shouldn't be overridden. Instead, use before_ or after_create callbacks to set values (as in your example). > The beauty of ActiveRecord is that it automagically gives you instance > variables for all table columns. > If you need any variables that are not a table column use > attr_accessor :foo_bar > > Also, for all geocoding needs I would use http://geokit.rubyforge.org/ Indeed. Also investigate Spatial Adapter, and consider PostGIS if you're using PostgreSQL. (If you're not using PostgreSQL, you probably should be. :) ) Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org [email protected] -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- 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.
