    # File lib/active_record/batches.rb, line 55
          def find_in_batches(options = {})
            raise "You can't specify an order, it's forced to be #{batch_order}" if options[:order]
            raise "You can't specify a limit, it's forced to be the batch_size"  if options[:limit]

            start = options.delete(:start).to_i
            batch_size = options.delete(:batch_size) || 1000

            proxy = scoped(options.merge(:order => batch_order, :limit => batch_size))
            records = proxy.find(:all, :conditions => [ "#{table_name}.#{primary_key} >= ?", start ])

            while records.any?
              yield records

              break if records.size < batch_size

              last_value = records.last.id

              raise "You must include the primary key if you define a select" unless last_value.present?

              records = proxy.find(:all, :conditions => [ "#{table_name}.#{primary_key} > ?", last_value ])
            end
          end