# Rails

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## [Have you tried RMagick 2.0.0 beta?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/have-you-tried-rmagick-2-0-0-beta/113665)

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**Author:** [@timhunter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/timhunter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/have-you-tried-rmagick-2-0-0-beta/113665 "2007-09-03T16:58:27Z")

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The RMagick 2.0.0 beta release has been available for about a month now (http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=12). If you’ve installed it please let me know what your experience has been. I need to hear from users who h…

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## [Model transactions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/model-transactions/113562)

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**Author:** [@davidtl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidtl)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/model-transactions/113562 "2007-09-03T16:27:42Z")

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I have three tables: groups, memberships, and users. When a user creates a group I need to make sure that a membership in that group is also created. I have considered using transactions but I keep seeing that these …

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## [Projects Files Location](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/projects-files-location/113653)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_Soares](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_Soares)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 3:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/projects-files-location/113653 "2007-09-03T15:32:33Z")

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Hi there! I’m a newbie in ruby and this is my question: I have to put the all the apps files in the same root directory (like ‘c:\\ruby’)? 'Cause my projects have a fairly complex structure (they’re not only apps/web…

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## [Attachment\_fu won't upload images to S3 on Windows XP?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-wont-upload-images-to-s3-on-windows-xp/113652)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-wont-upload-images-to-s3-on-windows-xp/113652 "2007-09-03T15:31:33Z")

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I’ve been slugging through Google posts on why attachment\_fu doesn’t want to upload the entire image file to S3 on a Windows XP machine and fine no conclusions as to what I should do? Here is a link with many suggesti…

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## [How to create vertical and horizontal menus with RoR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-vertical-and-horizontal-menus-with-ror/113591)

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**Author:** [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 3:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-vertical-and-horizontal-menus-with-ror/113591 "2007-09-03T15:25:33Z")

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Hi all I am designing an applicaiton that needs horizontal and vertical menus, and I would like to know how to create them with RoR I am looking for something similar to the left vertical menu from Amazon (http://ama…

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## [Killing off zombie backgroundRB processes?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/killing-off-zombie-backgroundrb-processes/113648)

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**Author:** [@mikel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mikel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/killing-off-zombie-backgroundrb-processes/113648 "2007-09-03T14:30:27Z")

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Hello, I have a mailer that mails out our mailing list emails. I run this by passing control to send the emails out to a backgrounDRB task. this works great. But I can’t seem to kill them off! I end up with severa…

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## [ImageScience/attachment\_fu on MediaTemple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imagescience-attachment-fu-on-mediatemple/113515)

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**Author:** [@mwalsh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mwalsh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 2:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imagescience-attachment-fu-on-mediatemple/113515 "2007-09-03T14:11:25Z")

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Hey all, I’m attempting to get a small project running on MediaTemple using attachment\_fu on one of my models. I assumed that image\_science would be the way to go, since MediaTemple provides a customized version for …

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## [Response handling](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/response-handling/113642)

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**Author:** [@vapor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vapor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/response-handling/113642 "2007-09-03T13:14:18Z")

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I want to have customized error and other response handling…like when a user is created, I want to show user that his account has been created…or when logging in he has provided login info… how can I do that?

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## [Store object in table](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/store-object-in-table/113379)

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**Author:** [@dhaval\_parikh33](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dhaval_parikh33)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/store-object-in-table/113379 "2007-09-03T13:09:20Z")

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Hello frnds I want to store the object in a table how to do that? eg:- \<% @desc = post.send(“description”).match(/\\S+@\\S+.\\S+/) %\> here @desc will have list of data so that fetched info I Want to store into one tabl…

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## [Discussion on Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/discussion-on-frequently-asked-questions/113646)

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**Author:** [@midwaltz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/midwaltz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/discussion-on-frequently-asked-questions/113646 "2007-09-03T12:20:09Z")

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here’s the url: http://www.e-texteditor.com

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## [Discussion on Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/discussion-on-frequently-asked-questions/113645)

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**Author:** [@midwaltz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/midwaltz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/discussion-on-frequently-asked-questions/113645 "2007-09-03T12:18:09Z")

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for windows there is also E Text Editor, which is another tentative to ‘clone’ Textmate, but at this stage it’s more mature than Intype. It supports Textmate bundles.

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## [Website project assessement - how hard/easy would this be?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/website-project-assessement-how-hard-easy-would-this-be/113644)

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**Author:** [@Arnaud\_Dagnelies](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Arnaud_Dagnelies)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 11:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/website-project-assessement-how-hard-easy-would-this-be/113644 "2007-09-03T11:43:00Z")

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hello, I have a website project pending and i hesitate between using ruby on rails or a CMS like joomla for it. Therefore, i welcome your insights to assess of how much work would be needed using RoR and if it is a b…

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## [Dynamic layouts from DB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamic-layouts-from-db/113497)

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**Author:** [@jamal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jamal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 10:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamic-layouts-from-db/113497 "2007-09-03T10:38:23Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to get layouts from the database and use it as layout, but its not working as excepted, it always try to find something from the layout director views/layouts/ \_\_\_ .rhtml Even the below code render…

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## [Query Problem, limiting list results](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/query-problem-limiting-list-results/113635)

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**Author:** [@myowntribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/myowntribe)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/query-problem-limiting-list-results/113635 "2007-09-03T10:00:31Z")

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Hi all, Could anyone please help me with this query? I need to list user names and pictures of corresponding users and that too by limiting the list to just 5 users. this is the error that occurs in the controller: A…

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## [How to deploy a rails project in to server](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-deploy-a-rails-project-in-to-server/113639)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 9:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-deploy-a-rails-project-in-to-server/113639 "2007-09-03T09:38:46Z")

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hi to every one am new to ror recently we develop a project called templatesbasket.com everything work in localhost properly. can anyone tell me the procedure for deploying rails project from localhost to server . p…

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## [Check numbers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-numbers/113616)

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**Author:** [@shafi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shafi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 9:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/check-numbers/113616 "2007-09-03T09:09:20Z")

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Hello people, how to check string to know if it is number or not. ex: isnumber(‘text’) ==\> false isnumber(‘22’) ==\> true Thanks.

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## [About assert\_difference problem. help!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-assert-difference-problem-help/113631)

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**Author:** [@OnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/OnRails)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-assert-difference-problem-help/113631 "2007-09-03T08:58:41Z")

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I just want to do unit/test, test to creat person data (here are 3 cloumns) into the table “people” of model person. and in model person, there is “def Person.newly\_created(args)” method. In fixtures file, there is …

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## [Instant Rails -- Apache shutdown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-rails-apache-shutdown/113627)

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**Author:** [@RSVince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RSVince)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 8:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instant-rails-apache-shutdown/113627 "2007-09-03T08:38:38Z")

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I think many here may be using Instant Rails, hence my question. One one client’s server, running instant rails, which is on a Windows 2003 Server box, set to start up automatically when the server is restarted, Apach…

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## [Simple exists? question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-exists-question/113422)

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**Author:** [@sunny\_beach](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sunny_beach)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 7:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-exists-question/113422 "2007-09-03T07:22:28Z")

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This has to be simple but I am not able to figure it out. I only want the :notice data (and tags) to show up in the application layout if there is a notice. The code below works if there is not a :notice (nothing sh…

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## [How do I delete a FlexImage entry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-delete-a-fleximage-entry/112962)

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**Author:** [@kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 5:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-delete-a-fleximage-entry/112962 "2007-09-03T05:27:23Z")

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I am using fleximage to handle images. Its great. I can upload, edit and view the image just fine. But, now I want to allow users to delete their image. Can someone please explain how. In the UI when a user is editin…

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## [Problem with OpenID Plugin, please help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-openid-plugin-please-help/113576)

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**Author:** [@Mister\_Yu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mister_Yu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-openid-plugin-please-help/113576 "2007-09-03T03:20:13Z")

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Hello all, i was trying to follow this tutorial( http://www.bencurtis.com/archives/2007/03/rails-openid-and-acts-as-authenticated/ ) and the README file to add OpenID support to my login system. i successfully got to…

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## [Rake weirdness (production vs development)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-weirdness-production-vs-development/113624)

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**Author:** [@jonlog](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonlog)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-weirdness-production-vs-development/113624 "2007-09-03T01:57:08Z")

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I’ve got a few custom rake tasks and all work find in development. I recently wrote a rake task that I intend to run periodically in a cron on the server to perform certain maintenance tasks. The new rake task works …

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## [Automated generator for 'advanced search' or filter?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/automated-generator-for-advanced-search-or-filter/113623)

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**Author:** [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 12:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/automated-generator-for-advanced-search-or-filter/113623 "2007-09-03T00:55:32Z")

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Hello! I’m not sure where to look up this kind of information, but I was looking around for a Gem that might be able to generate a view with search options or filter options. For example, if I have a list view with D…

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## [Domain based routes?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/domain-based-routes/113611)

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**Author:** [@ADADAD](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ADADAD)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/domain-based-routes/113611 "2007-09-03T00:25:01Z")

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I want to serve 2 different domains on my rails application, let’s say http://A.com and http://B.com When you type http://A.com in a browser to get one set of routes inside the rails application (let’s say starting wi…

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## [Problem in application.rb when running unit tests](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-application-rb-when-running-unit-tests/113617)

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**Author:** [@mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2007, 11:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-application-rb-when-running-unit-tests/113617 "2007-09-02T23:43:57Z")

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I keep getting an error in application.rb when I run my unit tests. It’s because I have a query in there that depends on a record in my database. I know how to setup fixtures in my unit tests but is there a way to hav…

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## [Request.ssl? not working](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/request-ssl-not-working/113605)

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**Author:** [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/request-ssl-not-working/113605 "2007-09-02T22:55:27Z")

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My rails app can not tell if it is on an SSL connection or not. I am using https:// as my protocol and then we I inspect request.ssl? it returns false. Any ideas why it would be doing this?

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## [Create new model - add custom defaults to migration?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/create-new-model-add-custom-defaults-to-migration/113606)

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**Author:** [@jessehk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jessehk)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2007, 8:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/create-new-model-add-custom-defaults-to-migration/113606 "2007-09-02T20:57:46Z")

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I am new to Ruby and Rails, have been messing about with migrations mostly, was trying to create a migration file that would automattically add certain columns and triggers to each table in the database, made some pro…

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## [Need installation help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-installation-help/113604)

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**Author:** [@dbbd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dbbd)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-installation-help/113604 "2007-09-02T19:39:45Z")

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I’ve installed RoR on Fedora Core 6, following closely the instructions on http://www.digitalmediaminute.com/howto/fc4rails/#installROR When I try to launch RoR test app, I get an error: Cannot find gem for Rails ~\>1…

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## [Soap4r alternitives?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap4r-alternitives/113601)

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**Author:** [@timperrett](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/timperrett)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap4r-alternitives/113601 "2007-09-02T17:02:57Z")

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Hey chaps I was just wondering if they are any alternatives to soap4r out there? I have a SOAP service im using, and with soap4r it seems dang slow, but when i access the same service with PHP it is vastly quicker? C…

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## [URLs as parameters (no route found to match)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/urls-as-parameters-no-route-found-to-match/113600)

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**Author:** [@max](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/max)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2007, 4:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/urls-as-parameters-no-route-found-to-match/113600 "2007-09-02T16:50:16Z")

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Hi, I have a route that takes a URL as a parameter and I always get an “no route found to match” error, probably because of the .'s and /'s. I guess this is a common problem, so what should I do? I there an easy way …

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