Hi, we need to use an SortField object so we can specify the column type: sf_title = SortField.new(:title, :type => :string) Except SortField objects don't appear to be marshalled properly across DRb. Luckily you can specify the sort field and reverse option as free form text to the query, but you apparently can't specify the type. Possible solutions: * Maybe you can specify the type. Does anyone know how? * Maybe SortField can be made to marshall. Does anyone know how, or where best to start adding this if necessary? * Maybe we can add this support to Ferret. Doesn't anyone have any clues where to start? We don't mind doing some C coding :) Thanks in advance! John. -- http://johnleach.co.uk
on 2008-09-10 15:44

on 2008-09-10 16:14

Hi! Do you use aaf? In this case it should work (tm), since aaf has support for this built in, see http://projects.jkraemer.net/acts_as_ferret/browse... If not, feel free to take the marshalling code to monkey patch your Ferret - no C coding necessary ;) Cheers, Jens On 10.09.2008, at 15:43, John Leach wrote: > text to the query, but you apparently can't specify the type. > > -- Jens Krämer webit! Gesellschaft für neue Medien mbH Schnorrstraße 76 | 01069 Dresden Telefon +49351467660 | Telefax +493514676666 kraemer@webit.de | www.webit.de Amtsgericht Dresden | HRB 15422 GF Sven Haubold
on 2008-09-10 17:36

On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 16:07 +0200, Jens Krämer wrote: > Hi! > > Do you use aaf? In this case it should work (tm), since aaf has > support for this built in We certainly do use aaf. I'll take a look why this isn't working for us. Thanks Jens, you're awesome as always :) John. -- http://johnleach.co.uk