# Rails **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1702 [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:** 1703 --- ## [File\_column / blank input field when editing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-blank-input-field-when-editing/115138)
**Author:** [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-blank-input-field-when-editing/115138 "2007-09-21T02:05:13Z")
I have an issue when editing an entry in my project that is using file-column. The problem is that while in the edit mode the input field is completely blank even though i have previously uploaded a file for that item… --- ## [Plugin that will expire\_page across multiple servers?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-that-will-expire-page-across-multiple-servers/115149)
**Author:** [@phallstrom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phallstrom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/plugin-that-will-expire-page-across-multiple-servers/115149 "2007-09-21T02:02:10Z")
Hi all - I was wondering if there’s a plugin out there that will make expire\_page work across multiple servers? That is, I’ve got two servers A and B behind a load balancer. If I cache a page eventually it will be c… --- ## [WYSIWYG editor plugin for rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wysiwyg-editor-plugin-for-rails/114258)
**Author:** [@eizesus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eizesus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wysiwyg-editor-plugin-for-rails/114258 "2007-09-21T01:53:09Z")
Hi, Is there a plugin or some kind of interface for WYMeditor (http:// Elad on Rails: WYMeditor - Standards driven WYSIWYG editor) like there is for TinyMce? --- ## [Custom logging](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-logging/115148)
**Author:** [@mslagell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mslagell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/custom-logging/115148 "2007-09-21T01:45:08Z")
Hello, I’m trying to create a custom logger for specific parts of my application. I created a logger in one on my classes is the lib directory and it works great for that class, but I would also like other parts of … --- ## [Multilingual Site](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multilingual-site/115104)
**Author:** [@jonbaty](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonbaty)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multilingual-site/115104 "2007-09-20T23:54:58Z")
I am starting a new project and I am somewhat new to Rails. One of the requirements for the new site is it going to have to handle multiple languages. Currently around 14 languages. I will be creating the English vers… --- ## [Rendering a partial from within that partial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rendering-a-partial-from-within-that-partial/115139)
**Author:** [@dracos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dracos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rendering-a-partial-from-within-that-partial/115139 "2007-09-20T23:46:24Z")
I am having trouble rendering a partial called ‘names’ through a submit tag located within that partial. The form data is saving with my current code. However, the existing data is not loading into the form and the pa… --- ## [Links outside rails application](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/links-outside-rails-application/114952)
**Author:** [@gga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gga)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/links-outside-rails-application/114952 "2007-09-20T23:35:56Z")
I have a rails application I am developing and there’s basically a minor thing I would like to do that makes my development a little bit of a pain. I’m currently doing my local development using ruby’s webrick. I’m … --- ## [Embedding Question Marks in Query Strings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedding-question-marks-in-query-strings/115129)
**Author:** [@cwd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cwd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/embedding-question-marks-in-query-strings/115129 "2007-09-20T23:13:53Z")
I have an Ajax updater using observe\_field: \<%= text\_area\_tag('ubb', nil, :size =\> '60x40') %\> \<%= observe\_field(:ubb, :url =\> {:action =\> 'render\_preview'}, :frequency =\> 0.5, :update =\> 'preview', :with =\> … --- ## [Constants for HTTP status codes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/constants-for-http-status-codes/115114)
**Author:** [@fxn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fxn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/constants-for-http-status-codes/115114 "2007-09-20T23:00:51Z")
I noticed by chance that script/console in my machine understands HTTP::Status::BAD\_REQUEST but can’t for the life of me find where’s that defined. A grep in the Ruby source tree for “BAD\_REQUEST” gives cgi.rb (which … --- ## [Help with attachment\_fu, why this error?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-attachment-fu-why-this-error/115132)
**Author:** [@mix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-attachment-fu-why-this-error/115132 "2007-09-20T22:51:22Z")
hi, i’m trying to play with attachment\_fu using imagescience, and…it works, partially… when i send the form the image is uploaded and it’s resized and the thumb made, and inserted in the db. But after this an error i… --- ## [Running many rails application on single port](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-many-rails-application-on-single-port/115084)
**Author:** [@vikasbatra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vikasbatra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-many-rails-application-on-single-port/115084 "2007-09-20T22:40:48Z")
Hello friends, Is it possible to run many rails application or more than one rails application on single port, currently for more than one application we r using here different port for each application. Is there any… --- ## [Page rendering inside div](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/page-rendering-inside-div/115130)
**Author:** [@Glen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Glen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/page-rendering-inside-div/115130 "2007-09-20T22:36:47Z")
For a reason I can’t figure out, no matter what I try. I have a page that refreshes inside a div on that page, recursively forever. At this point I’m sure it’s something super obvious since I have tried everything an… --- ## [Helper method for models, controllers and views?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/helper-method-for-models-controllers-and-views/115089)
**Author:** [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/helper-method-for-models-controllers-and-views/115089 "2007-09-20T22:02:37Z")
Does anyone know where i can put a helper method so it can be accessed from ANYWHERE? ie from a model, a controller or a view? Currently i’ve got model helper methods in lib/model\_extensions.rb, controller helper met… --- ## [Get updated model values in Controller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-updated-model-values-in-controller/115075)
**Author:** [@shishir\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shishir_s)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-updated-model-values-in-controller/115075 "2007-09-20T21:37:51Z")
Hi All, I have a model instance M1 , which has a dynamically changing instance variable say V. I want to access the value of V in my view through controller C using AJAX requests. The problem is that for every new AJ… --- ## [Text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete and safari](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-and-safari/115128)
**Author:** [@snantz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snantz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-and-safari/115128 "2007-09-20T21:30:24Z")
I have created a project and have used text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete and was messing around with and discovered that the field does work well in safari - I can’t get the field to auto complete. If someone want to take … --- ## [Sanity check needed for "include?" - help please](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sanity-check-needed-for-include-help-please/115099)
**Author:** [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sanity-check-needed-for-include-help-please/115099 "2007-09-20T20:56:17Z")
I’ve got two objects, @original\_article and @article, both are instances of Article. Both have a list of ‘links’, where links are other articles. I want to test if @original\_article has @article in its links already… --- ## [Enviar formulario a mi mismo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/enviar-formulario-a-mi-mismo/115120)
**Author:** [@zaid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zaid)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/enviar-formulario-a-mi-mismo/115120 "2007-09-20T19:59:03Z")
Hoooola Tengo un formulario con una lista y un botón. Al pulsar el botón se tiene q enviar el formulario y mostar una imagen en la capa “layerEjemplo”. Tengo este código. Pero no se como recargar de nuevo el rhmtl… --- ## [Ruby Newby, Delphi oldby -- how snappy is "the Roob"?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newby-delphi-oldby-how-snappy-is-the-roob/115106)
**Author:** [@Clay\_Shannon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Clay_Shannon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-newby-delphi-oldby-how-snappy-is-the-roob/115106 "2007-09-20T19:58:49Z")
I’ve been a \[Borland, Inprise, CodeGear\] Delphi programmer for a baker’s dozen years. I’m looking into 3rdRail (Borland/CodeGear’s new RoR IDE) as a possible “replacement” for Delpi 2006 in a warehouse project I’m wo… --- ## [Passing an instance of one object to another](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-an-instance-of-one-object-to-another/115037)
**Author:** [@skoppy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skoppy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 7:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-an-instance-of-one-object-to-another/115037 "2007-09-20T19:44:13Z")
Hello, I’m working on my first Rails app. It’s a redesign for a magazine site. I have a class for the articles and a class for issues. I’ve set up a has\_many/belongs\_to relationship between the two so that every a… --- ## [Re: gem install problem on os x](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gem-install-problem-on-os-x/115076)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-gem-install-problem-on-os-x/115076 "2007-09-20T19:36:12Z")
This was on the list recently - you need to install the dev-tools I think, look back in the archives. HTH Clive --- ## [Executing code when the user hits the X button on the browse](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/executing-code-when-the-user-hits-the-x-button-on-the-browse/115107)
**Author:** [@whitewolfaustria](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/whitewolfaustria)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 7:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/executing-code-when-the-user-hits-the-x-button-on-the-browse/115107 "2007-09-20T19:25:08Z")
I am writting an app that is going to record login times, logout times and the session data of a user of the system. This will work if the user manually logs out, but I would like it to record when the user quits if … --- ## [Rake db:migrate will not migrate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-will-not-migrate/115110)
**Author:** [@Konoha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Konoha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-migrate-will-not-migrate/115110 "2007-09-20T19:11:01Z")
This has always worked previously. I have not changed anything with my database config. I am able to use the credentials in the database.yml file when using mysql -u… Here is the problem: $ rake db:migrate (in /User… --- ## [Redirect STDOUT for Rake?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirect-stdout-for-rake/115112)
**Author:** [@goodieboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/goodieboy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirect-stdout-for-rake/115112 "2007-09-20T18:51:58Z")
Hi, I’m trying to capture the output of my rake tasks/tests and can’t seem to get this working. At the top of my Rake file I’ve got: $stdout = StringIO.new I also put it after loading ‘rake/testtask’ but I get the sa… --- ## [Errno::EACCES - Permission denied while delete a file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errno-eacces-permission-denied-while-delete-a-file/114876)
**Author:** [@vidyagayathri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vidyagayathri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/errno-eacces-permission-denied-while-delete-a-file/114876 "2007-09-20T17:41:50Z")
hi, i got the error\[Errno::EACCES - Permission denied\] , while deleting my file, for that while searching i came to know i have to set chmod, but i don’t know how to set chmod in my file, if any one knows, how to set … --- ## [Protecting actions from user](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/protecting-actions-from-user/114602)
**Author:** [@vapor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vapor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 5:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/protecting-actions-from-user/114602 "2007-09-20T17:33:49Z")
I have an action in controller called ‘create’ that takes values from ‘new’ form and saves into database. The problem is that user can type …/post/create and it sends blank values to action that then manipulates them … --- ## [Relationship Proxies?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/relationship-proxies/115102)
**Author:** [@Geoffrey\_W](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Geoffrey_W)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/relationship-proxies/115102 "2007-09-20T17:22:26Z")
I’m trying to understand these results in irb, which implies that there’s some kind of proxy at play: aaron = User.find\_by\_login ‘aaron’ =\> #\“7e3041ebc2fc05a40c60028e2c4901a810… --- ## [Passing objects between actions/controllers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-objects-between-actions-controllers/115103)
**Author:** [@mindmage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mindmage)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-objects-between-actions-controllers/115103 "2007-09-20T17:16:15Z")
Hello! I’ve just started with RoR a few days ago, so please excuse my lack of knowledge :slight\_smile: I have this situation: customer sends search request to DB, gets a list of matching items back. Each item has a l… --- ## [RMagick loading EPS files, trouble with Ghostscript?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-loading-eps-files-trouble-with-ghostscript/115101)
**Author:** [@reynar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/reynar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-loading-eps-files-trouble-with-ghostscript/115101 "2007-09-20T16:29:39Z")
Hi, I have GraphicsMagick and RMagick installed on OS X along with ghostscript to act as the postscript delegate for GM. All latest versions. If I run… im = Magick::Image::read("/testbarcode.eps").first within scri… --- ## [Validating that end\_date doesn't come before start\_date](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-that-end-date-doesnt-come-before-start-date/115048)
**Author:** [@knb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/knb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-that-end-date-doesnt-come-before-start-date/115048 "2007-09-20T16:23:38Z")
A user enters two dates. On before\_save, I’m trying to validate that the second date does not come before the first. Assume that start\_date and end\_date are Datetime objects. If I call the following method from the … --- ## [Remote function](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remote-function/115003)
**Author:** [@snaggy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snaggy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/remote-function/115003 "2007-09-20T16:23:38Z")
I have a form to edit a page, with its nice save button. Since it’s in textile I’m writing a preview button which renders the content to html and put it in a div. But, how can I pass to the remote function the current… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1701) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1703)