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On 15/10/2008, at 6:38 AM, Leximo wrote:
> I'm a ruby and sphinx newb, and I'm having some trouble sorting using
> integers.
>
> I have a words table that keeps track of the total votes for a word.
> However, I can't seem to sort it by votes. This is what I have so far:
>
> # In words controller
>
> def search
> @words = ThinkingSphinx::Search.search params[:search], :page =>
> params[:page], :per_page => 1#, :order => :votes_count\
>
> end
Well, firstly uncomment the :order part, and then...
>
>
> #In words model
>
> define_index do
> indexes word
>
> # set_property :delta => true
>
> # has id, created_at
> end
Add 'has votes_count' to your index - you can only order by attributes
(or fields flagged as sortable). Then reindex your data.
>
>
> # In search model
>
> def search
> @words = Word.search params[:search]
> end
search model? controller? Not sure... but this doesn't seem to tie
into the rest of your samples, as far as I can tell.
>
>
> # In my search results
>
> <h1>Search words for your query</h1>
> <% for word in @words %>
> <% if word.class.name == "Word" %>
> <%= render :partial => "words/word", :locals => { :word =>
> word } %>
> <% else %>
> <h1>There were no words for your query</h1><br/><br/>
> <% end %>
> <% end %>
> <%= will_paginate @words %>
>
> # and in my Database
>
> create_table "words", :force => true do |t|
> t.string "word"
> t.string "language"
> t.text "definition"
> t.string "example"
> t.datetime "created_at"
> t.datetime "updated_at"
> t.integer "user_id", :limit => 11
> t.integer "votes_count", :limit => 11, :default => 0
> end
>
>
> I'm trying to sort the search results by "votes_count" so that the
> word with the most votes appears first (Descending).
Adding the votes_count and reindexing should do the trick - let us
know if you need any more help.
Cheers
--
Pat
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