Creating search using active record

Rails
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I am trying to create a search with two fields but struggling on how to
query it in active record.

I have a view with two fields. text field #userstring and search by
value #searchby

eg search bob by eithier name or id value

How do i format a query using active record to read in the parameters
and do the search condition on eithier name or id?

Ive looked at some examples but cant seem to find one that uses this
type of search.

Any examples would great

thanks

Nick

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Nick H. wrote:

Ive looked at some examples but cant seem to find one that uses this
type of search.

Any examples would great

thanks

Nick

if you have two fields (in first you enter name, id in second), just
create condition to which field has been filled and then perform search,
just like

suppose name column exists in table users

@user = []
@user = User.find_by_name(params[:userstring]) unless
params[:userstring]
@user = User.find(params[:searchby]) unless params[:searchby]

if you have one field and would like to perform search through two
columns, use

User.find(:first, :conditions => [userstring=? or id=?', params[:field],
params[:field])

tom

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