That's actually not true. If you don't specify them as active record base subclasses they'll be just regular ruby classes.
Blog: http://random8.zenunit.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/random8r Learn: http://sensei.zenunit.com/ New video up now at http://sensei.zenunit.com/ real fastcgi rails deploy process! Check it out now! On 25/02/2011, at 7:12 PM, Javix <s.camb...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
