http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/ Rails, Firefox, Anime, Mac Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:26:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-600607 kriya Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:01:54 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/#comment-600607 This is exactly what i need. Unfortunately i don't see the details of your plugin or how to use it. It's not very clear to me. (Sorry new to rails). Can you pls update with full details. Thank you. This is exactly what i need. Unfortunately i don’t see the details of your plugin or how to use it. It’s not very clear to me. (Sorry new to rails). Can you pls update with full details. Thank you.

]]> http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-140787 choonkeat Tue, 27 Mar 2007 03:36:31 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/#comment-140787 If you're using a version prior to 1.2, you might've been bitten (like me) by the nil bug http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/6548 where { :key => nil } generates this SQL statement <code>key = NULL</code> instead of <code>key IS NULL</code> solution? introduce a monkey patch until your Rails upgrade If you’re using a version prior to 1.2, you might’ve been bitten (like me) by the nil bug http://dev.rubyonrails.org/ticket/6548 where { :key => nil } generates this SQL statement
key = NULL
instead of
key IS NULL
solution? introduce a monkey patch until your Rails upgrade

]]> http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-140754 Chu Yeow Tue, 27 Mar 2007 02:06:27 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/#comment-140754 I actually did try <code>Post.find(:all, :conditions => post.attributes)</code> first but it didn't work! Now I just tried it in <code>script/console</code> and it works perfectly! Doh, need to look at what I was doing wrong. I actually did try
Post.find(:all, :conditions => post.attributes)
first but it didn’t work! Now I just tried it in script/console and it works perfectly! Doh, need to look at what I was doing wrong.

]]> http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/comment-page-1/#comment-140745 choonkeat Tue, 27 Mar 2007 01:50:37 +0000 http://blog.codefront.net/2007/03/27/checking-for-duplicate-activerecord-objects/#comment-140745 but what's wrong with <code>Post.find(:all, :conditions => post.attributes)</code> or, <code>mallable_hash = new_post.attributes.dup</code> ? but what’s wrong with
Post.find(:all, :conditions => post.attributes)
or,
mallable_hash = new_post.attributes.dup
?

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