All the classes inside 'models' folder are considered as ActiveRecord classes and Rails will try to find a corresponding table in the database named as plural of the model. It's a convention; To bypass it and have a model independent from ActiveRecord class, create it in 'lib' folder and require it in the class where you need it.
On Feb 25, 8:38 am, Jeff Miller <li...@ruby-forum.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > I'm working on a Rails 3 social networking app (following RailsSpace > by Addison Wesley) but the book is old and using Rails 2. Thus far I've > been chugging along converting it along the way, but I'm running into > some trouble with my Avatar model. I'm trying to implement it without > having a table in the database. In accordance to the book, I created the > model manually (instead of with generate) and add an initialize > function. I created the corresponding controller and views, but when I > try to upload my avatar, it errors out telling me that database.avatars > doesn't exist. > > I'm pretty sure I've got the controller and model right, but I just need > to tell Rails to NOT look in the database for this model... > > Any ideas? > > Thanks in advance, > - Jeff > > -- > Posted viahttp://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 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.
