From: Brian Candler <lists@...>
Date: 2012-08-09T02:36:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Help with database-related code pls

Kaye Ng wrote in post #1071689:
>   person = $db.execute("SELECT * FROM people WHERE name = ? OR id = ?",
>            idorname, idorname.to_i).first

Try adding after this line:

p person

or

puts person.inspect

Run the code. Then run it again without the ".first" and see what the 
difference is.

Inspecting variables at various points in your program is a very simple 
but powerful way to help you understand what's going on.

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