Something to try out. In the mean time, here are some links that seem worthwhile:
Rolling with Ruby on Rails by Curt Hibbs [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/01/20/rails.html part 1] and [http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/03/03/rails.html part 2] Simple CRUD example