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Asked: June 4, 20262026-06-04T01:27:04+00:00 2026-06-04T01:27:04+00:00

I have a column in my PRODUCTS table called categories. Users can add more

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I have a column in my PRODUCTS table called categories. Users can add more than one category per a record, and each category is coma seperated. I need to do a find for distinct categories within the PRODUCTS table.

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    2026-06-04T01:27:06+00:00Added an answer on June 4, 2026 at 1:27 am

    I agree a table with each product’s categories would offer much easier solutions. But, here’s my understanding of your question,

    Product.where("categories is like :pattern", :pattern => "%#{category_name}%")
    
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