# Using Active records as data objects

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-active-records-as-data-objects/146504>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 21, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-active-records-as-data-objects/146504 "2008-08-21T20:12:53Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-active-records-as-data-objects/146504/1 "2008-08-21T20:12:53Z")

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Hi

Is there a way to use Active Records only as data objects? I have a  
mixed server environment [rails and non rails] and I have to pass the  
data objects around [memcached bus etc].

The current option I have is to do a ar.attributes() and pass this  
hash around. Is there a better way of doing this?