README: Provide an alternative to `distinct: true`

for cases when the latter is causing problems while
searching on associated table's columns.

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Jon Atack 2014-09-13 20:04:38 +02:00
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@ -97,9 +97,8 @@ If you're coming from MetaSearch, things to note:
Please note that for many databases, a sort on an associated table's columns
will result in invalid SQL with `distinct: true` -- in those cases, you're on
your own, and will need to modify the result as needed to allow these queries
to work. Thankfully, 9 times out of 10, sort against the search's base is
sufficient, though, as that's generally what's being displayed on your
results page.
to work. One good workaround if `distinct: true` is causing problems, can be to
not use it and call `#to_a.uniq` on your final collection instead.
####In your controller