Rails - find_by_sql with heredoc raises error





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I have this simple SQL in a heredoc



sql = <<-SQL
SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
SUM(distance) as total_distance,
TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
FROM Rides
WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
GROUP_BY month
SQL


and a find_by_sql(sql) call



Ride.find_by_sql(sql).each do |row|
"#{row.month}: { total_distance: #{row.total_distance}, total_price: #{row.total_price} }"
end


and it raises error:



ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: PG::SyntaxError: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "GROUP_BY"
LINE 6: GROUP_BY month
^
: SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
SUM(distance) as total_distance,
TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
FROM Rides
WHERE user_id = 1
GROUP_BY month


As you can see, it interpolates the user_id fine so the issue is not in interpolation.



It works if I assign this SQL to a variable as as string, like so:



str = "select sum(distance) as total_distance, sum(price) as total_price, to_char(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month from rides where user_id = #{ current_user.id } group by month"


What is the problem with heredoc?










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    I have this simple SQL in a heredoc



    sql = <<-SQL
    SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
    SUM(distance) as total_distance,
    TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
    FROM Rides
    WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
    GROUP_BY month
    SQL


    and a find_by_sql(sql) call



    Ride.find_by_sql(sql).each do |row|
    "#{row.month}: { total_distance: #{row.total_distance}, total_price: #{row.total_price} }"
    end


    and it raises error:



    ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: PG::SyntaxError: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "GROUP_BY"
    LINE 6: GROUP_BY month
    ^
    : SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
    SUM(distance) as total_distance,
    TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
    FROM Rides
    WHERE user_id = 1
    GROUP_BY month


    As you can see, it interpolates the user_id fine so the issue is not in interpolation.



    It works if I assign this SQL to a variable as as string, like so:



    str = "select sum(distance) as total_distance, sum(price) as total_price, to_char(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month from rides where user_id = #{ current_user.id } group by month"


    What is the problem with heredoc?










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      I have this simple SQL in a heredoc



      sql = <<-SQL
      SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
      SUM(distance) as total_distance,
      TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
      FROM Rides
      WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
      GROUP_BY month
      SQL


      and a find_by_sql(sql) call



      Ride.find_by_sql(sql).each do |row|
      "#{row.month}: { total_distance: #{row.total_distance}, total_price: #{row.total_price} }"
      end


      and it raises error:



      ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: PG::SyntaxError: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "GROUP_BY"
      LINE 6: GROUP_BY month
      ^
      : SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
      SUM(distance) as total_distance,
      TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
      FROM Rides
      WHERE user_id = 1
      GROUP_BY month


      As you can see, it interpolates the user_id fine so the issue is not in interpolation.



      It works if I assign this SQL to a variable as as string, like so:



      str = "select sum(distance) as total_distance, sum(price) as total_price, to_char(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month from rides where user_id = #{ current_user.id } group by month"


      What is the problem with heredoc?










      share|improve this question
















      I have this simple SQL in a heredoc



      sql = <<-SQL
      SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
      SUM(distance) as total_distance,
      TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
      FROM Rides
      WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
      GROUP_BY month
      SQL


      and a find_by_sql(sql) call



      Ride.find_by_sql(sql).each do |row|
      "#{row.month}: { total_distance: #{row.total_distance}, total_price: #{row.total_price} }"
      end


      and it raises error:



      ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: PG::SyntaxError: ERROR:  syntax error at or near "GROUP_BY"
      LINE 6: GROUP_BY month
      ^
      : SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
      SUM(distance) as total_distance,
      TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
      FROM Rides
      WHERE user_id = 1
      GROUP_BY month


      As you can see, it interpolates the user_id fine so the issue is not in interpolation.



      It works if I assign this SQL to a variable as as string, like so:



      str = "select sum(distance) as total_distance, sum(price) as total_price, to_char(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month from rides where user_id = #{ current_user.id } group by month"


      What is the problem with heredoc?







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          SQL has a GROUP BY clause not GROUP_BY.



          sql = <<-SQL
          SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
          SUM(distance) as total_distance,
          TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
          FROM Rides
          WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
          GROUP BY month
          SQL





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          SQL has a GROUP BY clause not GROUP_BY.



          sql = <<-SQL
          SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
          SUM(distance) as total_distance,
          TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
          FROM Rides
          WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
          GROUP BY month
          SQL





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          • Omg :D I knew it was something simple :) Thank you

            – jedi
            Nov 16 '18 at 15:30
















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          SQL has a GROUP BY clause not GROUP_BY.



          sql = <<-SQL
          SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
          SUM(distance) as total_distance,
          TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
          FROM Rides
          WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
          GROUP BY month
          SQL





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          • Omg :D I knew it was something simple :) Thank you

            – jedi
            Nov 16 '18 at 15:30














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          SQL has a GROUP BY clause not GROUP_BY.



          sql = <<-SQL
          SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
          SUM(distance) as total_distance,
          TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
          FROM Rides
          WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
          GROUP BY month
          SQL





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          SQL has a GROUP BY clause not GROUP_BY.



          sql = <<-SQL
          SELECT SUM(price) as total_price,
          SUM(distance) as total_distance,
          TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM') as month
          FROM Rides
          WHERE user_id = #{current_user.id}
          GROUP BY month
          SQL






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          • Omg :D I knew it was something simple :) Thank you

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          • Omg :D I knew it was something simple :) Thank you

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          Omg :D I knew it was something simple :) Thank you

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          Omg :D I knew it was something simple :) Thank you

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