[Rails] MySQL adapter returns integers as strings?

[Chris Brooks]

On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 16:51:21 +1100, Gavin Sinclair
<gsinclair at soyabean.com.au> wrote:
> The integer columns in my DB tables are returned as strings when
> ActiveRecord gets involved.  This seems annoying and unnecessary to
> me.  Surely the database adapter knows, or can know, what data types
> are used.  Is it ActiveRecord's policy to ignore this metadata?

Strange... integer columns work just fine for me on MySQL with ActiveRecord.

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Chris Brooks
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