# Save using Update **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 23, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-using-update/50946 "2005-12-23T01:04:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r00by_n00by)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 1:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-using-update/50946/1 "2005-12-23T01:04:58Z")
Hi, I want to update an existing row in table “items” where items.id == 10 I tried this: item = Item.new item.f1 = … item.f2 = … … item.id = 10 item.save I got an error Duplicate entry … for key 10 : INSERT INTO items … How do I make item.save to use UPDATE instead of INSERT? ---
**Author:** ![r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r00by_n00by)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-using-update/50946/2 "2005-12-23T01:40:12Z")
On 12/22/05, r00by n00by [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > item.save > > I got an error > Duplicate entry … for key 10 : INSERT INTO items … > > How do I make item.save to use UPDATE instead of INSERT? item = Item.find 10 item.f1 = … item.f2 = … item.save Joe ---
**Author:** ![r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r00by_n00by)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-using-update/50946/3 "2005-12-23T01:41:12Z")
r00by n00by wrote: > Hi, > > I want to update an existing row in table “items” where items.id == 10 > I tried this: > > item = Item.new > item.f1 = … > item.f2 = … > … > item.id = 10 > item.save > > I got an error > Duplicate entry … for key 10 : INSERT INTO items … > > How do I make item.save to use UPDATE instead of INSERT? item = Item.find(10) item.f1 = … item.f2 = … … item.save ---
**Author:** ![r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r00by_n00by)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-using-update/50946/4 "2005-12-23T02:46:24Z")
the easiest is to use the flashplayer (wich is on 98% of all computers), whichi s abel to record and playback audio. At the backend you need a flash communication server for receiving the upstreamed recordings. To create and control dynmaically flash-movies from within a rails app, I would take a look at [http://aflax.org](http://aflax.org) , which is kind of a Javascript-Flash bridge. regards ---
**Author:** ![r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r00by_n00by)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2005, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-using-update/50946/5 "2005-12-24T17:44:32Z")
Marc L. wrote: > r00by n00by wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I want to update an existing row in table “items” where items.id == 10 > > I tried this: > > > > item = Item.new > > item.f1 = … > > item.f2 = … > > … > > item.id = 10 > > item.save > > > > I got an error > > Duplicate entry … for key 10 : INSERT INTO items … > > > > How do I make item.save to use UPDATE instead of INSERT? > > item = Item.find(10) > item.f1 = … > item.f2 = … > … > item.save Sometimes the value of item is already given (not from the database), so I need to do something like this: item10 = Item.find(10) item10 = item.clone item10.save but this dosn’t work. What’s the right way to do it? ---
**Author:** ![r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r00by_n00by)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-using-update/50946/6 "2005-12-23T01:55:18Z")
I am looking for a program I can put into a web page for recording and playback of audio files. It is assumed that the client machne has sound card, microphone, etc. It is OK to restrict to IE if necessary. Anyone tackle this one? Thanks in advance, John B ---
**Author:** ![r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/839c29/32.png) [@r00by\_n00by](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r00by_n00by)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 4:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/save-using-update/50946/7 "2005-12-30T04:26:54Z")
On 12/24/05, r00by n00by [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > … > > > item.f2 = … > > > item10.save > > but this dosn’t work. What’s the right way to do it? Maybe use dclone? > > original = Role.find :first > > =\> #\“Community / Local > > Village Director”, “training\_link”=\>“[http://www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)”, “id”=\>“1”}\> > > new\_one = original.dclone > > =\> #\ > @attributes={“name”=\>“Community / Local Village Director”, > > “training\_link”=\>“[http://www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)”}\> > > new\_one.save > > =\> true > > new\_one > > =\> #\ > @errors={}, @base=#\\>, @new\_record=false, > > @new\_record\_before\_save=false, @attributes={“name”=\>“Community / Local > > Village Director”, “training\_link”=\>“[http://www.cnn.com](http://www.cnn.com)”, “id”=\>5}\>