# Rails

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## [Newbie Question - Ruby terminal emulator for windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-question-ruby-terminal-emulator-for-windows/150126)

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**Author:** [@WholeSum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/WholeSum)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-question-ruby-terminal-emulator-for-windows/150126 "2008-10-06T23:05:01Z")

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I am new to ruby and rails, and am using the windows “cmd” terminal emulator. It is all black and white. I like the colored terminal I see in peepcode videos and the like. Are there any terminal emulators for vista t…

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## [Hosting Opinion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hosting-opinion/150285)

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**Author:** [@MW\_Administrator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MW_Administrator)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hosting-opinion/150285 "2008-10-06T22:55:37Z")

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Hi - I’m curious if anyone has used Blue Box Group hosting (http://www.blueboxgrp.com/). If so how is it. I am looking for an affordable and very reliable service to host mission critical apps. BBG looks like a nice…

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## [Action\_mailer\_tls + Gmail](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/action-mailer-tls-gmail/135674)

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**Author:** [@sweetpete](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sweetpete)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/action-mailer-tls-gmail/135674 "2008-10-06T22:14:02Z")

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Hi, i am really struggling with getting gmail working in my rails app. I have installed this plugin: https://openrain.com/opensource/public/rails/plugins/action\_mailer\_tls/ I am implementing the ‘forgot password’ fea…

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## [Building translation terminology by evaluating mouse event](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-translation-terminology-by-evaluating-mouse-event/150135)

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**Author:** [@learner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/learner)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-translation-terminology-by-evaluating-mouse-event/150135 "2008-10-06T21:43:24Z")

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Hi, I would like to program a tool for translators. The tool should make it easy to build a translation terminology. The workflow is as follow: highlight a word in a text through a mouse-click and the highlighted wor…

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## [Apache2 + ISPConfig + Ruby on Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-ispconfig-ruby-on-rails/150281)

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**Author:** [@chaosbanane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chaosbanane)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache2-ispconfig-ruby-on-rails/150281 "2008-10-06T21:39:07Z")

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Hi I’m trying to get ruby running on a Debian Linux server with ISPConfig and Apache. I have tried many tutorials like: http://www.howtoforge.com/ruby\_on\_rails\_apache2\_fastcgi\_debian\_p6 http://www.howtoforge.de/h…

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## [How do I get a Time for today at a specific hour?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-time-for-today-at-a-specific-hour/150279)

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**Author:** [@hotspoons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hotspoons)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-get-a-time-for-today-at-a-specific-hour/150279 "2008-10-06T21:38:57Z")

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I’m using Time Zones – and would like to get a time for today at 3 am? Is there something available like this? Time.zone.now.parse(‘03:00:00’)

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## [Filter inheritance](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/filter-inheritance/150276)

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**Author:** [@mark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mark)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/filter-inheritance/150276 "2008-10-06T21:20:29Z")

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can anyone tell me how before filter can call the private method audit which from the parent class ? because the bank controller has a private method called audit, this one should not be inheritance by VaultController…

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## [Rails console, saving objects](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-console-saving-objects/150211)

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**Author:** [@Raistlin\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Raistlin_M)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-console-saving-objects/150211 "2008-10-06T21:18:43Z")

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I was reading a book and following the instructions in it. class Story \< ActiveRecord::Base; end =\> nil story = Story.new =\> #\<Story id: nil, name: nil, url: nil, created\_at: nil, updated\_at: nil\> story.class …

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## [How to integrate two rails project](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-integrate-two-rails-project/150266)

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**Author:** [@rubynut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubynut)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 8:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-integrate-two-rails-project/150266 "2008-10-06T20:46:55Z")

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I have a existing rails project, and i need integrate(plug) into a new rails project, how? thanks

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## [File Upload directory permissions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload-directory-permissions/150275)

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**Author:** [@asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asoto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-upload-directory-permissions/150275 "2008-10-06T20:25:06Z")

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I am uploading files with the paperclip plugin. I have a /public/photos directory which is a symlink to /home/username/public\_html/example.com/shared/system/photos. I have entered the following command, in an attempt …

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## [Acts\_as\_ferret, DRb, 4 monrels and complete site lockups](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-ferret-drb-4-monrels-and-complete-site-lockups/149523)

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**Author:** [@Hubert\_SSSSSSSSSpic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hubert_SSSSSSSSSpic)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-ferret-drb-4-monrels-and-complete-site-lockups/149523 "2008-10-06T19:55:45Z")

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Hi, I am having some serious problems with site that’s already live. It is using RoR 1.2, ferret 0.11.6 and most recent acts\_as\_ferret plugin. Most of the day, site is doing pretty well, is quick and search is reliab…

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## [Problem in link\_to](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-link-to/150272)

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**Author:** [@rocknrollcar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rocknrollcar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-link-to/150272 "2008-10-06T19:50:32Z")

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Hi. I am developing a Personal Blog using Rails. In Comment model, i have a database field called “website”, which people who comment on an article may use it to add their website. Its working good. But in the “show” …

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## [Session destroy link won't work](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/session-destroy-link-wont-work/150218)

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**Author:** [@JHuizingh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JHuizingh)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 7:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/session-destroy-link-wont-work/150218 "2008-10-06T19:10:20Z")

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I am trying to destroy a session created by Restful authentication plugin, but everything I’ve tried doesn’t work. I’ve been googling for a while but haven’t found anything that will fix this. These are the relevant …

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## [Issue with Routes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issue-with-routes/150256)

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**Author:** [@Memo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Memo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issue-with-routes/150256 "2008-10-06T19:05:00Z")

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I want a form on my home page to be handled by a different controller (buy\_controller) but I’m having issues. The code works fine when I have the form under the “buy” views I’m pretty new to Rails. I’ve tried differ…

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## [Find/sql help - I'm confused](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-sql-help-im-confused/150262)

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**Author:** [@Iain\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Iain_A)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-sql-help-im-confused/150262 "2008-10-06T18:18:36Z")

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Hello, Somehow I just can’t seem to organise this in my head. So far I have three tables/models. Group id GroupCategory id, name GroupCategoryValue group\_category\_id group\_id value So a group has many group\_ca…

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## [Rails installation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-installation/150171)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-installation/150171 "2008-10-06T18:11:33Z")

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Hi, I am new to Rails. I installed ruby in my system and when I try to install rails it is giving error and later I realized that my proxy server is blocking the rails gem download. So I downloaded the rails2.1 gem a…

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## [Problem with naming a field age?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-naming-a-field-age/150253)

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**Author:** [@pimeamark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pimeamark)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-naming-a-field-age/150253 "2008-10-06T17:59:27Z")

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Ok basically I have a search form to search for profiles given certain parameters. Here’s what I have for part of it \<%= f.label :gender %\> \<%= f.select :gender, Profile::GENDERS, :prompt =\> 'All' %\> …

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## [Need translation of sql query to :find equivalent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-translation-of-sql-query-to-find-equivalent/150250)

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**Author:** [@bskaggs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bskaggs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-translation-of-sql-query-to-find-equivalent/150250 "2008-10-06T17:59:05Z")

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I have this query, I have tried a few permutations to translate it into a :find equivalent, as a newbie this is a bit trickier than i first envisaged. heres the core sql: select resulttype from results where id in …

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## [I want to run my Rails 1.2 site in Rails 2.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-run-my-rails-1-2-site-in-rails-2-1/150167)

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**Author:** [@The\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/The_N)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-run-my-rails-1-2-site-in-rails-2-1/150167 "2008-10-06T17:53:09Z")

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Hi there, good people. I have a coworker who have a Rails 1.2 website (1.2.2 to be exact) and recently I installed in her workstation Rails 2.1. Obviously, her project doesn’t work in that version because the WEBrick …

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## [What is Driver & what is Adapter?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-driver-what-is-adapter/150235)

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**Author:** [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-driver-what-is-adapter/150235 "2008-10-06T17:20:44Z")

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what is Driver & what is Adapter ?

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## [HTTP to HTTPS for some pages in ROR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-to-https-for-some-pages-in-ror/150244)

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**Author:** [@Shripad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shripad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/http-to-https-for-some-pages-in-ror/150244 "2008-10-06T17:06:12Z")

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hi all, I want to redirect some pages of my project to HTTPS. How can I do that? Thanks and Regards, Shripad

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## [Link to remote + update](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-update/150023)

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**Author:** [@da991319](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/da991319)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-remote-update/150023 "2008-10-06T16:46:36Z")

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Hi, i need to post a form using AJAX so that I can update and save my object: form: \<% form\_for(@sample,:html =\> {:id =\> “analyses\_list”}) do %\> Analyses: \<%= render :partial =\> 'parameters/parameter\_name', …

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## [ActsAsConfigurable?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actsasconfigurable/150237)

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**Author:** [@mjacobs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mjacobs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actsasconfigurable/150237 "2008-10-06T16:36:42Z")

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Hi there, does anyone kow of an existing “ActsAsConfigurable” type plugin? I want to say; class Organisation acts\_as\_configurable :properties =\> { :some\_property =\> {:type =\> :boolean, :default =\> false} } end an…

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## [Form\_for, attributes mapping for a Search model](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-attributes-mapping-for-a-search-model/150248)

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**Author:** [@budu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/budu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 3:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-for-attributes-mapping-for-a-search-model/150248 "2008-10-06T15:56:45Z")

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Hi, here is my problem… I use a custom form builders for my forms, so I have to use form\_for because form\_tag does not work with form builders. I have to implement a search engine, so I created a Search model (that d…

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## [ROR application in any language(eg German, English, Spanish etc)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-application-in-any-language-eg-german-english-spanish-etc/150225)

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**Author:** [@Shripad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shripad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 2:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-application-in-any-language-eg-german-english-spanish-etc/150225 "2008-10-06T14:32:18Z")

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Hi all, I want an ROR application to work with any language selected, such as German, English, Spanish etc. Is there any plugin or gem available which can do it automatically for me or is there any other way to do th…

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## [Checking input data in the form when button clicked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-input-data-in-the-form-when-button-clicked/150242)

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**Author:** [@jicksta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jicksta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-input-data-in-the-form-when-button-clicked/150242 "2008-10-06T13:28:36Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to check the data in the fields in the form and if valid save in the corresponding tables in the database. But (as I’m new to rails) just couldn’t figure out how I can do it. Here’s how I’m trying just …

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## [Multiple tenants on Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-tenants-on-rails/150186)

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**Author:** [@Commander\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Commander_J)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-tenants-on-rails/150186 "2008-10-06T13:02:06Z")

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Hi, I’ve dug into some previous discussion on this list about having multiple clients running on a single Rails site. I can see how to work this out with a single project type. For example, my tenants all have thei…

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## [\[internationalization\] Multiple strings in one DB field](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internationalization-multiple-strings-in-one-db-field/150232)

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**Author:** [@chriscole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chriscole)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 11:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/internationalization-multiple-strings-in-one-db-field/150232 "2008-10-06T11:04:49Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to find the best solution to handle DB localized datas and I don’t want to use a plugin for database fields translation. Serializing a hash using the locale as a key. Eg. caption field in table cate…

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## [Text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete - Trigger on NonSelecting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-trigger-on-nonselecting/143514)

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**Author:** [@sgudibanda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sgudibanda)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 10:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-trigger-on-nonselecting/143514 "2008-10-06T10:46:59Z")

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Hi, I am using text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete on a field. I update a part of my page if user chooses any particular option listed by auto\_complete list. To do this I call and remote\_function with :after\_update\_elemen…

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## [BackgrounDRB Configuration](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-configuration/150201)

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**Author:** [@adam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 10:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backgroundrb-configuration/150201 "2008-10-06T10:38:13Z")

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Hi all, I use backgrounDRB with a couple of Rails apps to handle long running tasks. I’m having a problem with the log messages it produces. When I start my backgrounDRB server it checks the job queue every 10 seconds …

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