Guess I should have read your whole post there...
I havn't tested this, but If you want it to be transactional, try
wrapping it in:
Author.transaction do
a = Author.find(some_id)
a.update_attributes!({middle_name => "Poindexter"})
a.stories.find_by_title("The Lake").update_attributes!({title =>
"The Dry Lake"})
end
(Be sure to use either update_attributes! or save! so it will throw an
exception)
Peter
On 10/1/07, Peter Gumeson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How bout...
>
> a = Author.find(some_id)
> a.update_attribute(middle_name, "Poindexter")
> a.stories.find_by_title("The Lake").update_attribute(title, "The Dry Lake")
>
> Peter
>
> On 10/1/07, Glenn Little <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Sorry, fixing confusing typo:
> >
> > Glenn Little wrote:
> > > Say I have a couple of tables:
> > >
> > > author :has_many => stories
> > > story :belongs_to => author
> > >
> > > In a form handler I'd like to do something like:
> > >
> > > a = Author.find(some_id)
> > > a.middle_name = "Poindexter"
> > >
> > > s = a.find_by_title("The Lake")
> > > s.title = "The Dry Lake"
> > >
> > > I'd like to then transactionally (or even not) do
> > >
> > > a.save!
> > >
> > > and have the change to "s" get saved as well. Is this possible?
> > > It works fine if s is a new record created with build(), or something like
> > > s = Story.new
> > > a.stories << s
> > > a.save!
> > >
> > > Is there any magic like "<<" or build() that can be used for existing
> > > objects to attach them to a parent object for purposes of
> > > cascading the save()?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > -glenn
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