# Rails **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1022 [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:** 1023 --- ## [New to Ruby Need some help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-need-some-help/160799)
**Author:** [@erubin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erubin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-need-some-help/160799 "2009-02-19T21:02:35Z")
I am quite new to ruby on rails so bare with me. I just got an interesting repository from github and I have been trying diligently to get this app to work. This seems like a general error to me but I do not understan… --- ## [Test::unit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test-unit/160580)
**Author:** [@jobber](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jobber)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test-unit/160580 "2009-02-19T20:34:53Z")
Hello, im trying since a few days with unit test. my problem is, i have write a test for 7 validates\_presence\_of and its ok. then i have write 2 validates\_uniqueness\_of and its ok. then i have write 1 test for valid… --- ## [Wysiwyg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wysiwyg/160741)
**Author:** [@chaitanya](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chaitanya)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wysiwyg/160741 "2009-02-19T20:27:48Z")
WYSIWYG editor for user to enter the content using ruby on rails. --- ## [Resource routing error with the route equipment/new](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/resource-routing-error-with-the-route-equipment-new/138986)
**Author:** [@dpitman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dpitman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/resource-routing-error-with-the-route-equipment-new/138986 "2009-02-19T19:49:35Z")
I’m having an issue with resource routing after running a “ruby script/generate scaffold equipment” command. I did not make any changes to the equipment model/controller/views after running this. The full command I ra… --- ## [Execute an SQL statement each time DB connection is set up](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/execute-an-sql-statement-each-time-db-connection-is-set-up/160718)
**Author:** [@absolute-beginner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/absolute-beginner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/execute-an-sql-statement-each-time-db-connection-is-set-up/160718 "2009-02-19T19:23:26Z")
Hi everyone. I need to execute a “SET SQL\_MODE=‘STRICT\_ALL\_TABLES’” after my application’s DB connection is established by AcriveRecord. This is important since I want the DB itself be more strict about logical data … --- ## [Undefined method \`content\_type' when editing already-uploaded items (attachment\_fu)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-content-type-when-editing-already-uploaded-items-attachment-fu/160745)
**Author:** [@adammontgomery](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adammontgomery)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-content-type-when-editing-already-uploaded-items-attachment-fu/160745 "2009-02-19T19:10:06Z")
My project is for a photographer’s portfolio. He’s allowed to upload photographs, which are then displayed on the site. I’m using attachment\_fu. All of this works fine. Where I’m running into problems is in allowin… --- ## [Absolute image urls](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/absolute-image-urls/160765)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/absolute-image-urls/160765 "2009-02-19T18:51:45Z")
Hey, I am sending out html emails. It seems to me that in order for the images to be properly shown in the email, their src needs to be absolute. More precisely, /images/email/header.gif will not work, but http://lo… --- ## [Using gems on a shared hosting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-gems-on-a-shared-hosting/160793)
**Author:** [@Sean\_McGilvray](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sean_McGilvray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-gems-on-a-shared-hosting/160793 "2009-02-19T18:48:49Z")
My hosting requires that I put the following in my app to use the gems that I want to use. $:.push("/home/username/ruby/gems") How do I use this. The gem that I want to utilize is adzap-ar\_mailer It is located in /h… --- ## [Script/console : modify an attribute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-modify-an-attribute/160788)
**Author:** [@loader](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/loader)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-modify-an-attribute/160788 "2009-02-19T18:48:13Z")
Hello everyone! :slight\_smile: I would like to know how to modify a variable in the console? I did this : e = Entry.find(:first) e.dev.community.name = “Ruby Geeks” e.save But when I look into my database, the vari… --- ## [Can't seem to instantiate Builder::XmlMarkup.new?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-seem-to-instantiate-builder-xmlmarkup-new/160792)
**Author:** [@InventoryTrackers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/InventoryTrackers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-seem-to-instantiate-builder-xmlmarkup-new/160792 "2009-02-19T18:48:12Z")
I am unable to instantiate the Builder::XmlMarkup.new on one development machine ( Windows ) and upon my CentOS server. When I run the same code on my Ubuntu 8.10 VMWare machine, everything runs great? In the Builder … --- ## [Rake db:migrate should run for all environements](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-should-run-for-all-environements/159275)
**Author:** [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-should-run-for-all-environements/159275 "2009-02-19T18:47:14Z")
Or at least development and test. How many times did I find myself banging my head on the table with buggy tests until I figured out that I had forgotten to migrate the test database. Why rake db:migrate doesn’t by de… --- ## [Identifying Rails versions related to deprecation warnings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/identifying-rails-versions-related-to-deprecation-warnings/89405)
**Author:** [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/identifying-rails-versions-related-to-deprecation-warnings/89405 "2009-02-19T18:15:07Z")
All, I’m starting to work no migrating an app. from 1.1.6 to 1.2.3 and the deprecation warnings are very helpful and detailed enough, I think. However, it would be really nice to know the earliest version for which a… --- ## [Associated child records not created on creation of a parent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/associated-child-records-not-created-on-creation-of-a-parent/160715)
**Author:** [@Master\_Chief](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Master_Chief)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/associated-child-records-not-created-on-creation-of-a-parent/160715 "2009-02-19T18:07:36Z")
I am trying to create a record with association. Within the create method, I would also like to pre-populate dependent (has\_many) records from a template in the database. The child records are mysteriously rolled bac… --- ## [Is RJS highly used by Rails developers? (learning RJS versus just going to jQuery or Protype)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-rjs-highly-used-by-rails-developers-learning-rjs-versus-just-going-to-jquery-or-protype/160756)
**Author:** [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-rjs-highly-used-by-rails-developers-learning-rjs-versus-just-going-to-jquery-or-protype/160756 "2009-02-19T17:48:47Z")
Hi, Question - If I’m starting to use Rails javascript/ajax helpers but want to start doing some more custom/complex Ajax/Javascript should I learn RJS as part of moving forward? (or alternatively just look to eithe… --- ## [Text\_area\_tag not escaping content by default](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-area-tag-not-escaping-content-by-default/160392)
**Author:** [@mla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-area-tag-not-escaping-content-by-default/160392 "2009-02-19T17:38:48Z")
I stumbled on the fact that text\_area\_tag does not HTML escape its content by default. For example: text\_area\_tag “body”, “” At the very least, are we amendable to adding a note in the FormTagHelper docs about the es… --- ## [How to output unescaped string to console?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-output-unescaped-string-to-console/160785)
**Author:** [@bobm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bobm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-output-unescaped-string-to-console/160785 "2009-02-19T17:24:20Z")
Hi, whenever I display a string to the console (for debugging purpose) I get a bunch of \\\\ ‘’ “”"" It’s not human readable and really annoying when strings are very long Sometime it prevents me to debug anything as I… --- ## [\[ADV\] Rails Studio in Reston, VA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-rails-studio-in-reston-va/160783)
**Author:** [@clarkware](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/clarkware)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/adv-rails-studio-in-reston-va/160783 "2009-02-19T17:06:56Z")
Hi folks, The Pragmatic Studio is happy to announce the next Rails Studio will be in Reston, VA on April 15-17. If you’re just getting into Rails, or need to get your team members up to speed quickly, this course is … --- ## [Prototype and application/json](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/prototype-and-application-json/160780)
**Author:** [@monkeyten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/monkeyten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/prototype-and-application-json/160780 "2009-02-19T17:03:20Z")
I have a feeling I am doing something wrong here (the great thing with Rails is that when it gets difficult you can generally assume that to be the case!), so any comments are appreciated. I have a link on a page that… --- ## [Clean the database](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/clean-the-database/160778)
**Author:** [@jobber](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jobber)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/clean-the-database/160778 "2009-02-19T17:01:00Z")
hello all, im write unit test (i try it :slight\_smile: ). now i like to clean the database before every cycle i do. how can i real it? --- ## [How can I access currently selected records in the view?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-access-currently-selected-records-in-the-view/160767)
**Author:** [@sa125](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sa125)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-access-currently-selected-records-in-the-view/160767 "2009-02-19T16:58:19Z")
One of my views enables searching records using a text field. The rendered view contains only records that match the search. After the view has rendered, I want to add an option to perform an update on the displayed r… --- ## [Test db missing constraints](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test-db-missing-constraints/160688)
**Author:** [@destiney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/destiney)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test-db-missing-constraints/160688 "2009-02-19T16:43:46Z")
What is everyone doing with regards to database constraints not being created in schema.rb ? I’m using Oracle and I just noticed none of the constraints I am creating in my migrations appear in my test schema. This … --- ## [Conditions on association include, hacky but more or less solved](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditions-on-association-include-hacky-but-more-or-less-solved/160354)
**Author:** [@chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chris)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditions-on-association-include-hacky-but-more-or-less-solved/160354 "2009-02-19T15:48:48Z")
Hi all, I just finally figured out how to get 2.2.2 to do this, and thought I’d share in case others run into the same thing. The situation is a find with associations, but the tricky part is that the association sho… --- ## [Percentages in log are wrong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/percentages-in-log-are-wrong/160770)
**Author:** [@LemmingJoel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/LemmingJoel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 3:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/percentages-in-log-are-wrong/160770 "2009-02-19T15:02:08Z")
Has this happened anyone else? Here is a log entry: Completed in 0.00918 (108 reqs/sec) | Rendering: 0.00565 (61%) | DB: 0.09696 (1056%) | 200 OK \[… The numbers don’t quite add up do they? All my log entries are like … --- ## [How i add the sum in too this field](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-i-add-the-sum-in-too-this-field/160766)
**Author:** [@poloman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/poloman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-i-add-the-sum-in-too-this-field/160766 "2009-02-19T14:37:09Z")
Day work Start End Work time/Day \<% for shift in @shifts %\> \<%= shift.date.strftime '%a' %\>Â \<%= shift.date.strftime '%d/%m/%Y' %\> \<%= time\_ampm shift.start %\> \<%= time\_ampm shift.end %\> \<%= (… --- ## [Using #{} with instance variables inside prototypes $$()](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-with-instance-variables-inside-prototypes/160764)
**Author:** [@scudco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scudco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-with-instance-variables-inside-prototypes/160764 "2009-02-19T14:24:24Z")
I want to do something like this in a link\_to\_remote call in a view :before =\> ‘$$(“tr#task\_#{completed\_task.id} \> td.task-title-cell”).update(“Reactivating”)’ but the number of ’ and " in the string are not allowing … --- ## [Submit input to params](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/submit-input-to-params/160643)
**Author:** [@sa125](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sa125)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/submit-input-to-params/160643 "2009-02-19T14:23:44Z")
I have a form for a model, that has an auto-fill button based on existing record. Basically you can choose if to duplicate an existing record using a select list of the record already in the db. This select list is in… --- ## [Friendly\_id / acts\_as\_referenced conflict?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/friendly-id-acts-as-referenced-conflict/160760)
**Author:** [@noddy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/noddy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/friendly-id-acts-as-referenced-conflict/160760 "2009-02-19T12:58:53Z")
Hi, I’m using acts\_as\_referenced to generate unique references: property.rb class Property \< ActiveRecord::Base acts\_as\_referenced :referenced\_column =\> “permalink” end I would now like to use friendly\_id to create … --- ## [What you see is what you get](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-you-see-is-what-you-get/160740)
**Author:** [@madhavi.k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/madhavi.k)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-you-see-is-what-you-get/160740 "2009-02-19T12:39:28Z")
how to implement WYSIWYG editor for user to enter the content using rails --- ## [Freeze the grid view header](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeze-the-grid-view-header/160632)
**Author:** [@wfspoet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wfspoet)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 12:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/freeze-the-grid-view-header/160632 "2009-02-19T12:33:35Z")
i wanna freeze the grid view header fixed just like in excel as we scroll the rows scrolls away leaving the column heading fixed I wanna perform this action using css --- ## [AutosaveAssociation - Saving nested models without validation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autosaveassociation-saving-nested-models-without-validation/160537)
**Author:** [@evensoul](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/evensoul)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autosaveassociation-saving-nested-models-without-validation/160537 "2009-02-19T11:49:21Z")
Hi, I’m using Rails 2.3 RC1. I’ve noticed that calling save(false) on the model which accepts\_nested\_attributes\_for :another doesn’t create the nested model if it’s invalid. It does save it if it’s been previously c… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1021) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1023)