Question

I am trying to write following SQL in rails (via ActiveRecord) and having no luck. SQL is following end as such works:

select main_section_id, district_id, sum(answer)
from section_inputs
where year = 2012
and main_section_id= 2 
group by main_section_id, district_id 
order by 3 desc
limit 5

I think that column names are descriptive, in any case following Rails conventions. To sum the problem up, I am trying to get top 5 Districts for specific MainSection, answer column here is integer which represents my score system.

I know question is little too specific (doing my job for me), but I really hit the wall here and if asking for solution is too much some guidance would be great help as well.

Thanks

Answer 1

This should work

SectionInput.select([:main_section_id, :district_id, 'sum(answer) as  total']).where(:year=>2012).where(:main_section_id=>2).group(:main_section_id).group(:district_id).order('3 desc').limit(5)

Else, you can directly include the sql to run

SectionInput.find_all_by_sql('select main_section_id, district_id,
sum(answer) from section_inputs where year = 2012 and main_section_id=
2  group by main_section_id, district_id  order by 3 desc limit 5')

Also, look at the guide to see all Rails 3 querying basics