# SQL View with sphinx?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-view-with-sphinx/168381>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 20, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-view-with-sphinx/168381 "2009-05-20T09:00:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![SSlCh3MiSt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@SSlCh3MiSt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSlCh3MiSt)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sql-view-with-sphinx/168381/1 "2009-05-20T09:00:14Z")

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Hi I am, using a SQL View in MySQL, but i need a Full -text -Search  
over that view, but my problem is that the view isn’t a model, is just  
a object and don’t have the method .search(), like the other model  
when I use sphinx. AnyOne has an idea how to solve this?