El Tuesday 16 December 2008 18:43:08 dschruth escribió:
> Thanks Sergio.
>
> But I've already tried using "to_label"  but it didn't make a
> difference.   And after reading our link I realized it shouldn't make
> a difference because I'm already using ":name" in every table already.
>
> I think I just need to find a way to turn a "has many" foreign key
> into a link.  something like:
>
>   def kids
>       collect.link(kids_m).join(",")
>   end
>
> but, of course this doesn't work because I'm still a ruby novice.
>
> Dave

I think I don't understand your problem. Is your problem you get 
#<Kid:0x2a99372f08> instead of kid's name?

>
> On Dec 16, 1:14 am, "Sergio Cambra .:: entreCables - Symbol Servicios
>
> Informáticos S.L. ::." <[email protected]> wrote:
> > El Monday 15 December 2008 20:33:11 dschruth escribió:
> > > I'm building a composite association link out of two foreign keys to
> > > the same table.
> > >
> > > And I've tried three approaches none of which are working.
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >---- --------- class Parent < ActiveRecord::Base
> > >
> > >   has_many :kids_m, :foreign_key => :mom_id, :class_name => "Kid"
> > >   has_many :kids_f, :foreign_key => :dad_id, :class_name => "Kid"
> > >
> > > # define the single composite association column
> > >   def kids
> > >     if (sex == "male")
> > >       kids_m
> > >     else
> > >       if sex == "female"
> > >         kids_f
> > >       end
> > >     end
> > >   end
> > >
> > > end
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >---- -------
> > >
> > > But this results in :
> > > #<Kid:0x2a99372f08>#<Kid:0x2a99371658>... etc
> > >
> > > I tried turning these into links using:
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > > module ParentsHelper
> > >   def solid_secondary_analyses_column(record)
> > >     record.kids_m.first(3).collect{|kid_m| h(kid_m)}.join(', ')   #BUT
> > > NO LINK!!!
> > >      # can somebody tell me how to get "link_to" working with this?
> > >   end
> > > end
> > > ------------------------------------------------------
> > >
> > > I've also tried just
> > > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > >---- -- class Parent < ApplicationController
> > >   config.columns[:kids].set_link('nested', :parameters =>
> > > {:associations => :kids_m})
> > > end
> > > -------------------------------------------------------------------
> > > which works!  but only for one association... which brings us back to
> > > the original problem....
> > >
> > > Any Ideas on how to do this?
> >
> > Define a to_label method in your
> > model:http://github.com/activescaffold/active_scaffold/wikis/describing-r
> >ec...
> >
> > --
> > Sergio Cambra .:: entreCables - Symbol Servicios Informáticos S.L. ::.
> > Nicolás Guillén 6, locales 2 y 3. 50.018 Zaragoza
> > T) 902 021 404 F) 976 52 98 07 E) [email protected]
>
> 


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