gistfile1.rb

#Dean's code
ACTIVE_RECORD_ENUMS = %w{
AccountType
}

ACTIVE_RECORD_ENUMS.each do |eclass|
 eval "class #{eclass} < ActiveRecord::Base; end"
 eclass.constantize.class_eval do
   class << self

      def id_for(name)
         ids[name.to_s.strip.humanize.downcase]
      end

      def value_for(id)
         values[id.to_i]
      end

     def values
       @values ||= find(:all).inject({}) {|h,m| h[m.send(primary_key)] = m.name;h}
     end

     def ids
       @ids ||= self.values.inject({}) {|h,(k,v)| h[v.downcase] = k;h}
     end
   end