[Rails] Re: form select not saving to the database

the batman wrote:
> <%= f.label :type %>
> <%= f.select(:type, ["original","print","other"]) %>
>
> I have a photos model and added a drop-down list to the form, when the
> option is selected, the correct parameters are passed but it is not
> saved to the database.
> I've googled this and looked at the api but I'm not sure what I'm doing.
> In my photo model type is a string.
>
> Is string the wrong field type? or anything else wrong?

Oh, disregard my earlier post. I just realized what's going on. Rails
reserves the field name "type" for STI purposes, and gets confused if
you try to use that name for an ordinary field.

Best,
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