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**Author:** [@Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Abhishek_shukla)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regular-expression-to-identity-special-character/149654 "2008-09-28T19:59:04Z")
Hello friends i need a regular expression which will check if the string contain the special character or not? and accordingly it should return true, false value. Thanks abhi --- ## [\[How to pass argument from a script to rails...\]](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-argument-from-a-script-to-rails/149679)
**Author:** [@maxdunn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maxdunn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-argument-from-a-script-to-rails/149679 "2008-09-28T17:55:16Z")
I have a script with which I want to create a rails app. Then not something like: $ rails -d mysql name\_app in terminal, but from the script. In the script I get the app name, database etc. After some operations I w… --- ## [Render partial vs. page.replace\_html](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/render-partial-vs-page-replace-html/149697)
**Author:** [@pure](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pure)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/render-partial-vs-page-replace-html/149697 "2008-09-28T17:50:35Z")
Hey all, i simple try to update a partial in my index file. (it contains two partials, and i want to update one of them) But when i use, render :partial =\> … it shows the partial but without the rest of the layout (n… --- ## [Unable to update form](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-update-form/146496)
**Author:** [@hellomatts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hellomatts)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 5:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unable-to-update-form/146496 "2008-09-28T17:29:24Z")
I’m new to Rails, and have been reading up on it like crazy… Anyway, I built a form using render :partial, and it works fine when creating a new record, however, am having a hell of a time saving modifications to it… … --- ## [HOWTO matrix test with rspec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-matrix-test-with-rspec/149702)
**Author:** [@tachikoma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tachikoma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 3:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-matrix-test-with-rspec/149702 "2008-09-28T15:10:51Z")
Hey,guys I wanna matrix test with rspec but rspec\_matrix isn’t available So,helpme,3Q --- ## [Passing variable between methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-variable-between-methods/149696)
**Author:** [@katsuo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/katsuo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-variable-between-methods/149696 "2008-09-28T14:03:08Z")
How can I pass @member varible from def member to def name and insert it into name\_id? These methods are in the same controller. def member @member = params\[:member\] || ‘’ member = @member end def name name\_id = @… --- ## [Sqlserver views instead of tables](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlserver-views-instead-of-tables/149481)
**Author:** [@mfairchi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mfairchi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sqlserver-views-instead-of-tables/149481 "2008-09-28T11:58:01Z")
Hello, I have a legacy database in sqlserver 2005 that I am not allowed to change. I have tried using a view, as I have read it works for others, however I get an error. I have this in my model: class SheetEntryVie… --- ## [Re: h() doesn't have any parameter for encoding being used?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-h-doesnt-have-any-parameter-for-encoding-being-used/149689)
**Author:** [@fcheung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fcheung)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-h-doesnt-have-any-parameter-for-encoding-being-used/149689 "2008-09-28T11:22:53Z")
On 28 Sep 2008, at 05:18, Ryan B. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: I don’t think Rails supports UTF8 yet… but I could be wrong. Actually it should handle utf-8 just fine. Rails 1.2 added a whole bunch of … --- ## [Helper method problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/helper-method-problem/149675)
**Author:** [@jon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 8:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/helper-method-problem/149675 "2008-09-28T08:26:09Z")
In my main controller have: def index @albums=Album.find(:all) @cart=find\_cart end since find\_cart is also used by another controller, I decided to move it from to the application\_helper.rb file too reduce redundan… --- ## [NotePad++ for RoR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/notepad-for-ror/149685)
**Author:** [@risknet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/risknet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 7:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/notepad-for-ror/149685 "2008-09-28T07:44:17Z")
Hello everyone! Has anyone used NotePad++ for RoR project(s)? I have been using this for Tcl/Perl programming but have never used for RoR work before. Can anyone share your experience with me for NotePad++? Is there… --- ## [Teaching Mongrel other HTTP Methods (verbs)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/teaching-mongrel-other-http-methods-verbs/149651)
**Author:** [@Mozmonkey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mozmonkey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 4:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/teaching-mongrel-other-http-methods-verbs/149651 "2008-09-28T04:00:47Z")
I’m trying to build a simple CalDav server in a Rails application but am running into a huge stumbling block. CalDav uses the HTTP protocol but has it’s own set of methods – for example, instead of GET it has a metho… --- ## [Some .erb / herlper.rb nuance I am missing?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-erb-herlper-rb-nuance-i-am-missing/149652)
**Author:** [@ee\_smajors](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ee_smajors)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-erb-herlper-rb-nuance-i-am-missing/149652 "2008-09-28T00:20:13Z")
this is my view: \ \<% setupsheets\_missing = true @series800.setupsheets.each do |sheet| setupsheets\_missing = false %\> \<%= link\_to( image\_tag(sheet.public\_f… --- ## [Nascent plug-in feedback needed: CouchDB cache store](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nascent-plug-in-feedback-needed-couchdb-cache-store/149672)
**Author:** [@jpignata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jpignata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 12:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nascent-plug-in-feedback-needed-couchdb-cache-store/149672 "2008-09-28T00:13:12Z")
I’ve put together a quick plug-in to allow CouchDB to be used as a caching store. I have a project whereby I want to create a persistent file cache, and CouchDB seemed to be a good approach to try. If anybody has any … --- ## [Subdomain Fu Routing Question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/subdomain-fu-routing-question/146963)
**Author:** [@snowbird122](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snowbird122)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/subdomain-fu-routing-question/146963 "2008-09-27T23:43:19Z")
Hello- I’m having some difficulty with Subdomain Fu (or my app, not to falsely accuse). I have two controllers: home and account\_root. I want the home controller to be used whenever someone goes to www.myapp.com and … --- ## [Very Newbie Question - script/generate model](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-newbie-question-script-generate-model/149542)
**Author:** [@closedbook](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/closedbook)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 11:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-newbie-question-script-generate-model/149542 "2008-09-27T23:07:35Z")
Hi All, I am working the 20 minute wiki tutorial http://sl33p3r.free.fr/tutorials/rails/wiki/wiki-en.html. Right at the beginning after I get my web server up I try to create the Page model in the command line: scri… --- ## [Realising a rights management](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/realising-a-rights-management/149662)
**Author:** [@msmsms](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/msmsms)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/realising-a-rights-management/149662 "2008-09-27T22:54:06Z")
Hi, this is my first post, so hello folks! :slight\_smile: I am thinking about a rights management for my ruby on rails application. As usual, there will be roles, groups, allowed actions, etc. At the moment, I try to … --- ## [Eager loading by sql](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eager-loading-by-sql/149660)
**Author:** [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eager-loading-by-sql/149660 "2008-09-27T21:10:56Z")
I can see how to do eager loading of associations in the cases where you’re letting AR construct the SQL and passing in :include =\>{:assoc1,:assoc2} and so on. But my case using LEFT OUTER JOIN it generates is mind nu… --- ## [Preventing Mongrel/Mysql Errno::EPIPE exceptions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/preventing-mongrel-mysql-errno-epipe-exceptions/149634)
**Author:** [@asplake](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asplake)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/preventing-mongrel-mysql-errno-epipe-exceptions/149634 "2008-09-27T18:47:12Z")
I have a rails app serving up XML on an infrequent basis. This is being run with mongrel and mysql. I’ve found that if the app does not get exercised for longer than a few hours it goes dead (“Lost Connection to MySQL… --- ## [Cant install redbox plugin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-redbox-plugin/123572)
**Author:** [@flaubert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/flaubert)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-install-redbox-plugin/123572 "2008-09-27T16:43:45Z")
hello… im trying to install the redbox plugin but i does not work by the usual command script/plugin install \[repository\] is what about my rails version? 1.2.6? this happens with someone? There is another/better pl… --- ## [Problem with sessions and IE](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-sessions-and-ie/149648)
**Author:** [@feustine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/feustine)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-sessions-and-ie/149648 "2008-09-27T15:40:32Z")
Hello guys, I have a very big issue with Internet Explorer and sessions! Indeed, since I migrated my whole application to rails 2.1.1 from rails 1.2.3, IE doesn’t keep session at all. example: # controller def ac… --- ## [Iterate over an array with the index?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iterate-over-an-array-with-the-index/149614)
**Author:** [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iterate-over-an-array-with-the-index/149614 "2008-09-27T15:19:36Z")
Hi all Is there a method to iterate over an array with the index? Something like my\_array.each\_with\_index do |obj, index| … end Just couldn’t find such a method… maybe I worked too much today… :wink: Thanks Josh --- ## [Form with Multiple buttons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-with-multiple-buttons/149658)
**Author:** [@Jaikishan\_J](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jaikishan_J)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-with-multiple-buttons/149658 "2008-09-27T14:48:25Z")
How can I handle submit of Ajax form with multiple buttons? – Thanks, Jaikishan --- ## [Aspell crash](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/aspell-crash/149655)
**Author:** [@dxk3355](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dxk3355)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/aspell-crash/149655 "2008-09-27T13:29:29Z")
Hi I recently extracted the spelling correction functionality from Ultrasphinx and started to use it in Thinking Sphinx plugin. Today I noticed that both thin instances on the server died and this is what thin log sa… --- ## [Update each record in order to update Ferret index?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-each-record-in-order-to-update-ferret-index/149497)
**Author:** [@temesta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/temesta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-each-record-in-order-to-update-ferret-index/149497 "2008-09-27T12:55:26Z")
Hi, I’m having some problems on a particular acts\_as\_ferret model. Rebuilding the index with Model.rebuild\_index does not seem to work. No results are returned after indexing. However, when I update each record manua… --- ## [How to validate presence of associated?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-validate-presence-of-associated/149405)
**Author:** [@Christian\_RishSSSSj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Christian_RishSSSSj)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-validate-presence-of-associated/149405 "2008-09-27T12:55:25Z")
On Rails 2.1.1, I have this simple case: class Post \< ActiveRecord::Base has\_many :comments end class Comment \< ActiveRecord::Base belongs\_to :post validates\_presence\_of :post\_id end Now, when building associated… --- ## [STI subclassing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sti-subclassing/149367)
**Author:** [@magic\_hat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/magic_hat)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 12:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sti-subclassing/149367 "2008-09-27T12:55:25Z")
Hi, all. I’m wrestling with subclassing models in AR. Wondering if i’m running up against a limitation on sub-subclassing, or if the syntax has gone awry here. My app has BlogPosts, which are a sub of Articles. It’s g… --- ## [Self-referential tags, has\_many\_polymorphs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/self-referential-tags-has-many-polymorphs/149653)
**Author:** [@soderic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soderic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/self-referential-tags-has-many-polymorphs/149653 "2008-09-27T11:17:39Z")
Hi, I’m looking to add tagging to an application, and I would like to allow self-referential tags, so that I can tag my tags. With the goal of generating a flexible tag hierarchy. After some googling it looks like a… --- ## [Image resize on the fly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-resize-on-the-fly/149643)
**Author:** [@Abhishek\_shukla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Abhishek_shukla)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-resize-on-the-fly/149643 "2008-09-27T10:32:44Z")
Hi guys is there any Javascript library is there which can help me to resive the image on the fly… Regards Abhishek shukla. --- ## [Jquery, format.js and IE](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-format-js-and-ie/149544)
**Author:** [@bryan82](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bryan82)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-format-js-and-ie/149544 "2008-09-27T05:10:51Z")
I’m trying to use jQuery to write all my js unobtrusively, and running into a bit of a problem when triggering the format.js block in IE6 (and possibly IE7). It returns the JSON string no problem, but instead of parsi… --- ## [Problem with authentication... Acts As Authenticated](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-authentication-acts-as-authenticated/149635)
**Author:** [@julien51](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/julien51)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-authentication-acts-as-authenticated/149635 "2008-09-27T01:34:20Z")
Hello, I am working on the API of our webservice. API users need to authenticate some of their calls… When I am performig the call through Firefox, everything is fine as shown in the log : Processing OwnershipsContr… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1175) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1177)