On 26 July 2011 03:59, Leigh Daniels <leighdaniel...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi All, > > I have a very puzzling problem with a Rails 3.1.0.rc4/.rc5 app and I could be > missing something very obvious. > > I have a table (workunits) with a column (worked_seconds) that I can't read > or write. I've run migrations to remove and re-add it and I still have the > issue. > > If I manually add a value to the column in the table using Sequel Pro, AR > returns a record that includes the correct value of the column (see below) > but referencing the column via @workunit.worked_seconds returns nil (see > below). > > [...] > > class Workunit < ActiveRecord::Base > belongs_to :user > belongs_to :task > > attr_accessor :worked_seconds
That is the problem, attr_accessor creates access methods that override those that access the database columns. Remove this line (or perhaps you meant attr_accessible?). Colin -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
