Thanks for the quick response, but that gives me: undefined method `id' for #<Class:0x000000031017a8>
I was under the belief that the single quotes were needed as per: https://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk/msg/d70a164a4156b70f?hl=en%C6%91a8df27585ace3 On May 14, 9:20 am, Jeremy Walker <jez.wal...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 14 May 2012 14:11, Tuckie <witu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I'm working on creating a model that allows redirect to another > > instance of the same type (Page). For obvious reasons, I don't want > > it to be able to redirect to itself. How can I get the model to > > properly filter this relationship? I'm currently getting the error: > > > Mysql2::Error: You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual > > that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to > > use near '' at line 1: SELECT `pages`.* FROM `pages` WHERE (id != > > #{self.id}) > > > From what I've read, it should be replacing #{self.id} with the > > current instance. > > > class Page < ActiveRecord::Base > > has_ancestry > > belongs_to :footer, > > :foreign_key => 'footer_id', > > :class_name => 'ReusableText' > > belongs_to :redirect_to_page, > > :foreign_key => 'redirect_to_page_id', > > :class_name => 'Page', > > :conditions => 'id != #{self.id}' > > Use double quotes, not single quotes around "id != #{self.id}" > > You might be better doing the following instead to avoid SQL injection: > :conditions => ['id != ?', self.id] > > Jeremy Walker > > > > > > > > > ... > > > -- > > 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 rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. -- 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 rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
