# File lib/sdb/active_sdb.rb, line 357
        def select(*args)
          options = args.last.is_a?(Hash) ? args.pop : {}
          case args.first
            when :all   then sql_select(options)
            when :first then sql_select(options.merge(:limit => 1)).first
            else             select_from_ids args, options
          end
        end