# Search plugin?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-plugin/97792>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [July 10, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-plugin/97792 "2006-07-10T16:50:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/afg)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-plugin/97792/1 "2006-07-10T16:50:02Z")

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All,

I know there are 3 or 4 search plugins out there.

I’m trying to find one that will allow me to search associated fields.

My database content is pretty small, so efficiently is not so  
critical. On the other hand I have ton of :belongs\_to type fields, so  
I need something that works well with the Rails models.

Any recommendations?

== Example of what I need to work

Assume I have a :belongs\_to field1 in my model.

I want to search all my records for hits in the field1.name associated  
field.

## Thanks Greg

Greg F.  
The Norcross Group  
Forensics for the 21st Century

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**Author:** ![afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/afg)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2006, 6:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-plugin/97792/2 "2006-07-10T18:08:12Z")

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This one does the job: [http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/](http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/)  
active\_search

–  
Benjamin C.  
[http://www.bencurtis.com/](http://www.bencurtis.com/)  
[http://www.tesly.com/](http://www.tesly.com/) – Collaborative test case management  
[http://www.agilewebdevelopment.com/](http://www.agilewebdevelopment.com/) – Resources for the Rails community

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**Author:** ![afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/afg)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-plugin/97792/3 "2006-07-11T00:42:13Z")

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On 7/10/06, Benjamin C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> This one does the job:  
> [http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/active\_search](http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/active_search)

Thanks,

I’ll give it a try tomorrow.

## Greg

Greg F.  
The Norcross Group  
Forensics for the 21st Century

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**Author:** ![afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/afg)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2006, 4:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-plugin/97792/4 "2006-07-13T04:52:59Z")

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On 7/10/06, Greg F. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> On 7/10/06, Benjamin C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:
> 
> > This one does the job:  
> > [http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/active\_search](http://agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/active_search)
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> I’ll give it a try tomorrow.

For anyone coming along later, this is working great.

## Greg

Greg F.  
The Norcross Group  
Forensics for the 21st Century