# Ruby-Forum **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/community/ruby-forum/5.md?page=2 [Latest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [New installation: Regexp anchor characters are not allowed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-installation-regexp-anchor-characters-are-not-allowed/150916)
**Author:** [@gomix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gomix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-installation-regexp-anchor-characters-are-not-allowed/150916 "2008-10-14T22:21:41Z")
Im trying a new installation with the following problem: RAILS\_ENV=production rake migrate --trace (in /var/www/rforum-0.2) rake aborted! Regexp anchor characters are not allowed in routing requirements: /^\[0-9\]+$/ … --- ## [Beast forum out of development?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/beast-forum-out-of-development/148722)
**Author:** [@justinj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/justinj)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/beast-forum-out-of-development/148722 "2008-10-13T16:42:22Z")
im not a coder just a man looking for the best forum. original url doesn’t work http://beast.caboo.se/ anybody have any clue? --- ## [How params initialise](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-params-initialise/148370)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2008, 7:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-params-initialise/148370 "2008-10-01T07:37:11Z")
Hi, I want to know that how ‘params’ get created in rails? when http: request comes we have get all parameter using hash params e.g:- params\[:id\] But in ActionController how params get created and how it is initiali… --- ## [Truncate issue for special character](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/truncate-issue-for-special-character/196817)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 11:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/truncate-issue-for-special-character/196817 "2008-09-30T11:21:33Z")
Hi, In my application i am showing group name in select box while showing i am truncating name using following code \<%=truncate\_html\_strip\_textual\_wrap(group.name,40,28)%\> but for group ‘Friends from office “Neovasol… --- ## [How to truncate special charactors](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-truncate-special-charactors/196812)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 12:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-truncate-special-charactors/196812 "2008-09-18T12:14:18Z")
Hi, In my application I am using a list box where i am showing different groups name. I am using \<%=truncate\_html\_strip\_textual\_wrap(group.name,28,28)%\> for truncating the name but it gives me problem when group nam… --- ## [NoMethodError and You have a nil object error message](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-and-you-have-a-nil-object-error-message/148893)
**Author:** [@mtahiliani](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mtahiliani)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 2:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-and-you-have-a-nil-object-error-message/148893 "2008-09-18T02:42:12Z")
Hi, New to ruby/rails. For my controller class as defined below, I get the exception printed below the class definition. Have absolutely no idea how to resolve it. Look forward to your help! class HelloController \< … --- ## [Formatting in ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/formatting-in-ruby/196699)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 8:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/formatting-in-ruby/196699 "2008-08-25T08:13:27Z")
Hi, I am changed simple format method and added first line code for replacing spaces for formatting in this it works but other code means new line paragraphs are not working? I want a such method which format all w… --- ## [RForum for Usenet/NNTP sync?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rforum-for-usenet-nntp-sync/145189)
**Author:** [@daveh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daveh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2008, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rforum-for-usenet-nntp-sync/145189 "2008-08-06T19:02:42Z")
I couldn’t find any information about this elsewhere so I thought I would ask here. Can RForum sync a forum with an NNTP newsgroup? I’m looking for some software that can do bidirectional syncing with a newsgroup but… --- ## [Display website content in different languages](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/display-website-content-in-different-languages/144925)
**Author:** [@ganana\_srishti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ganana_srishti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/display-website-content-in-different-languages/144925 "2008-08-04T13:14:50Z")
Hi, how to display the website content in multilanguage… for example french and english… etc --- ## [Setting URL root / change Public/index.html default](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-url-root-change-public-index-html-default/144174)
**Author:** [@samraj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/samraj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-url-root-change-public-index-html-default/144174 "2008-07-26T05:50:59Z")
NTS: The default URL for a new rails app is the index.html file in the Public folder. If you want to change the default to another page, do the following: In the routes.rb file in the Public folder add the following … --- ## [Link\_to](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to/144141)
**Author:** [@dienmai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dienmai)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to/144141 "2008-07-25T20:30:49Z")
Any guy out there help me to when i have \<%= link\_to “Lock”,… action:‘lock’ \<%= link\_to “Lock”,… action: ‘unlock’ I do want to disable the link lock when i click the unlock link and vice versa --- ## [Idea](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/idea/93697)
**Author:** [@joe\_shmoe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe_shmoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/idea/93697 "2008-06-27T14:54:00Z")
it would be cool if prety urls were more tree-like. the discussion forum url is: http://rforum-demo.andreas-s.net/forum/forum/2 but a thread in that forum has a url like this: http://rforum-demo.andreas-s.net/topic/s… --- ## [Sorting on Columns](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sorting-on-columns/141225)
**Author:** [@apneram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/apneram)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sorting-on-columns/141225 "2008-06-23T20:37:04Z")
Hello, Newbie to rails!! I am trying to sort on the column header in my web page. Any suggestions what would be the most efficient way to do that? Thank you for your help --- ## [Edit form](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edit-form/138797)
**Author:** [@feras80](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/feras80)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/edit-form/138797 "2008-05-27T21:17:58Z")
Hello am a newbie :slight\_smile: am developing a portal for employees company. there is an edit form that allows employees to change their information ( phone number, address, etc) here is the employees controller … --- ## [How to override update\_attribute method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-override-update-attribute-method/138648)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 11:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-override-update-attribute-method/138648 "2008-05-26T11:15:29Z")
Hi, ruby has built in update\_attribute method, if i want to override it so how i do it? and where to do it? --- ## [How to show text with all breaks, new line char,spaces](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-show-text-with-all-breaks-new-line-char-spaces/196692)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 10:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-show-text-with-all-breaks-new-line-char-spaces/196692 "2008-05-26T10:57:52Z")
I want to show paragraph breaks appear in the event description just as the user typed them on , how to do in ruby? --- ## [Template engine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/template-engine/138456)
**Author:** [@bakti9rov](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakti9rov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2008, 8:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/template-engine/138456 "2008-05-23T08:20:59Z")
Hello all, Is there any template engine, except ERB? Maybe, the parser, translates the template contructions to ERB-equivalents? --- ## [Imagenes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imagenes/137482)
**Author:** [@ana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ana)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imagenes/137482 "2008-05-13T16:19:47Z")
Hola! Tengo un problemilla, agradeceria cualquier ayuda al respecto :slight\_smile: Tengo una aplicación que partiendo de una plantilla genera un documento identico pero cambiando “marcas de agua/etiquetas” por los va… --- ## [Tests are failing in latest checkout](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tests-are-failing-in-latest-checkout/137132)
**Author:** [@prakash](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/prakash)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tests-are-failing-in-latest-checkout/137132 "2008-05-09T07:41:55Z")
Hi, We are trying to use latest RForum codebase that downloaded from darcs repos (darcs get http://darcs.andreas-s.net/rforum). We installed latest ferret engine. There are bunch of unit and functional tests failing.… --- ## [How to attached Timestamp to file in ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-attached-timestamp-to-file-in-ruby/136909)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2008, 10:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-attached-timestamp-to-file-in-ruby/136909 "2008-05-07T10:06:49Z")
please tell me a way to attached a timestamps to file name in ruby urgently! --- ## [Accidentally Updated to Bleeding Edge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accidentally-updated-to-bleeding-edge/136868)
**Author:** [@jmaenpaa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmaenpaa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2008, 12:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accidentally-updated-to-bleeding-edge/136868 "2008-05-07T00:29:48Z")
Good Afternoon, I recently bought a new imac and decided to give RoR a try. OS X comes standard with it, but in “Agile Web Dev with Rails” it suggested I may want to update. Well, after updating, I can’t get anythin… --- ## [Reduce email](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reduce-email/136488)
**Author:** [@leveille](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leveille)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reduce-email/136488 "2008-05-02T17:13:13Z")
could someone tell me how to reduce the number of emails coming in? I thought “User settings” would do it, but not the case. It appears I accidentally set my account up to receive copies of all posts. Thank you. --- ## [Is there a 'tacker' here?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-tacker-here/136401)
**Author:** [@alby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-tacker-here/136401 "2008-05-01T18:38:53Z")
I’m using the ruby-talk fourm here on ruby-forum.com. Is there any way to get a view containing the threads I participated in? I reply to questions in the forum but I have no way to find out is somebody replied to my … --- ## [RForum dead](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rforum-dead/134499)
**Author:** [@erhard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erhard)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rforum-dead/134499 "2008-04-15T07:29:07Z")
Hi, is RForum dead ? There is no new version since 2005 rubyforge. Does anybody know alternatives written with rails (only in case Rforum is dead) At the moment I change the code in direction support for postgres d… --- ## [Joining developpment](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joining-developpment/134339)
**Author:** [@erhard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erhard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/joining-developpment/134339 "2008-04-09T22:49:09Z")
Hi, is it possible to join development for some topics? I want to make a plugin from rforum and I want to create a database schema rforum for postgres. regards erhard --- ## [Question to Ryan and Fred](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-to-ryan-and-fred/134246)
**Author:** [@ayyanar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ayyanar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 8:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-to-ryan-and-fred/134246 "2008-04-09T08:59:08Z")
Hi Ryan/Fred, I need to work on the requirement where we need to pass the xml to the crystal report and call the crystal report viewer from the rails application. Iam not aware of the technique to call the crystal re… --- ## [Ruby with CSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-with-css/134158)
**Author:** [@hemantaray](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantaray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-with-css/134158 "2008-04-08T13:47:44Z")
I want to display the css effect with ruby code or how i access a prevoiusly define class in ruby code plz help with simple code --- ## [Rforum vs altered beast](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rforum-vs-altered-beast/134036)
**Author:** [@kyrre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kyrre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rforum-vs-altered-beast/134036 "2008-04-07T05:15:09Z")
anyone have any thoughts on this? thanks, kyrre --- ## [Multimedia searching](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multimedia-searching/131723)
**Author:** [@msmith362](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/msmith362)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multimedia-searching/131723 "2008-03-12T19:16:08Z")
I want to be able to search multimedia data stored in the database with Ruby on Rails application. Any ideas on how I can go about this or tools you have heard of? --- ## [Need to integrate a translation tool](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-to-integrate-a-translation-tool/131721)
**Author:** [@msmith362](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/msmith362)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-to-integrate-a-translation-tool/131721 "2008-03-12T19:09:49Z")
I need to integrate a translation tool for my application. I will store a document in Arabic in a database and then the user needs to be able to pull it up an dmaybe hit a button to start the translation. Any ideas? [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/community/ruby-forum/5.md?page=1) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/community/ruby-forum/5.md?page=3)