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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T03:45:35+00:00 2026-05-16T03:45:35+00:00

Being that it is better to call a SQL database with the specific item,

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Being that it is better to call a SQL database with the specific item, for example:

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SELECT * FROM tblUsers

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SELECT email FROM tblUsers

How would I do this in RoR to make it explicitly perform the latter example?

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    2026-05-16T03:45:35+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 3:45 am

    Assuming your tblUsers table is used by User model, you should do

    User.all(:select => "email")
    
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