# Rails

**URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1731

[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:** 1732

---

## [Painfully slow development mode on large project](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/painfully-slow-development-mode-on-large-project/113298)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@gr0k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gr0k)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/painfully-slow-development-mode-on-large-project/113298 "2007-08-29T20:35:40Z")

</div>

I’m working on a pretty large (and still growing) project and the bigger it gets the slower development mode becomes, but runs really fast in production mode. So I assume the slowdown at the beginning of each request…

---

## [Anyone used either of the two ActionFlow plugins?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-used-either-of-the-two-actionflow-plugins/112151)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@scotdb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scotdb)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-used-either-of-the-two-actionflow-plugins/112151 "2007-08-29T20:20:36Z")

</div>

I’m looking for an easy to use workflow engine for Rails for an application I’m writing. I’ve discovered two candidates, both called ActionFlow - http://actionflow.devdonkey.org/ActionFlow Has anyone used either of…

---

## [New thread .. using Mongrel?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-thread-using-mongrel/113318)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-thread-using-mongrel/113318 "2007-08-29T20:06:34Z")

</div>

Now that I found a way to produce PDF from HTML+CSS using Prince, I realize that this task could be run in a separate thread (just producing and storing a file running a bin) Is there a way in RoR to launch such separ…

---

## [Form\_tag versus form\_for with :multipart =\> true](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-versus-form-for-with-multipart-true/113311)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/form-tag-versus-form-for-with-multipart-true/113311 "2007-08-29T19:19:24Z")

</div>

Consider the following two ways of doing forms, both with :multipart =\> true. Only the form\_for will work properly when using attachment\_fu \<%= form\_tag :action =\> 'create', :multipart =\> true %\> \<%= file\_field 'as…

---

## [Sortable\_element :onUpdate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sortable-element-onupdate/113309)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@marcbey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcbey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sortable-element-onupdate/113309 "2007-08-29T18:56:19Z")

</div>

First time poster - hope I’ve done sufficient homework to get more than an rtfm: In my view, I have a list wherein each list element is identified with an id, thusly: \<% for task in @tasks %\> \<%…

---

## [Integrating the PayPal API with Ruby on Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-the-paypal-api-with-ruby-on-rails/113310)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@joonee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joonee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 6:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integrating-the-paypal-api-with-ruby-on-rails/113310 "2007-08-29T18:47:19Z")

</div>

Ben Curtis just published a guide on PayPal API. Here’s the link: http://agilewebdevelopment.com/guides/rails-paypal-api-integration My review: http://www.rubyhead.com/2007/08/29/review-integrating-the-paypal-api-wit…

---

## [Enterprise Ruby on Rails stacks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/enterprise-ruby-on-rails-stacks/113308)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pk16](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pk16)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/enterprise-ruby-on-rails-stacks/113308 "2007-08-29T18:41:18Z")

</div>

Has anyone used either of the following? do you recommend one over the other. My goal is to get ROR up on a Linux redhat 4 box that will talk to oracle databases. http://www.fiveruns.com/products/rm/install or http:…

---

## [Html to pdf?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-to-pdf/95924)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jjkiesch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jjkiesch)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-to-pdf/95924 "2007-08-29T18:23:21Z")

</div>

in one of my apps i am currently using redcloth to use textile formatting on my content. i am wanting to add reporting to the system, but the content that prints out doesn’t have the formatting obviously that i can ha…

---

## [\[ANN\] Clickatell Ruby API 0.4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-clickatell-ruby-api-0-4/113293)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@lukeredpath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lukeredpath)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-clickatell-ruby-api-0-4/113293 "2007-08-29T18:18:13Z")

</div>

The Clickatell Ruby API is a Ruby interface to the Clickatell SMS gateway service (www.clickatell.com). It allows you to send SMS messages in your Ruby and Rails applications. It also comes with a command line utility…

---

## [Xml builder using straight xml within the rxml template](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-builder-using-straight-xml-within-the-rxml-template/113305)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ericgoodwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ericgoodwin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-builder-using-straight-xml-within-the-rxml-template/113305 "2007-08-29T18:16:45Z")

</div>

I was wondering how can I insert straight xml, ie “test” inside the builder syntax. For example, i want to be able to do something like this xml.A do xml.B do “test” end end should give: te…

---

## [Mysql, rails , or my own bug?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-rails-or-my-own-bug/113304)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zemariamm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zemariamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-rails-or-my-own-bug/113304 "2007-08-29T18:16:17Z")

</div>

Hi guys, I’m doing some intensive operations over my mysql database, after some queries I get the error: Processing 1616 of 12886 c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.4/lib/active\_record/connection\_ adap…

---

## [No-protocol-handler-was-valid error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-protocol-handler-was-valid-error/113301)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@doug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/doug)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-protocol-handler-was-valid-error/113301 "2007-08-29T17:45:03Z")

</div>

I am running a Mongrel cluster with an Apache front-end. I am loading the following modules in the httpd.conf file: LoadModule proxy\_module modules/mod\_proxy.so LoadModule proxy\_balancer\_module modules/mod\_proxy\_bala…

---

## [Libjpeg collision when using RMagick (ImageMagick) and Image](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libjpeg-collision-when-using-rmagick-imagemagick-and-image/113297)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@erik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libjpeg-collision-when-using-rmagick-imagemagick-and-image/113297 "2007-08-29T17:15:00Z")

</div>

I have a Rails app that uses BackgroundRB to process images. I’ve been using a class that uses RMagick for quite some time without any issues at all. I recently added a new class that processes images using image\_scie…

---

## [Eval class when config.cache\_classes = true](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eval-class-when-config-cache-classes-true/113295)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@linus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/linus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eval-class-when-config-cache-classes-true/113295 "2007-08-29T17:08:48Z")

</div>

Hi, I have problem with config.cache\_classes = true. After turning it on, the current\_user in tabnav file definition is not updated. class Tabnav::MainTabnav \< Tabnav::Base current\_user = User.find(Thread.current\[‘u…

---

## [Exception notification plugin doesn't like Rails Engines?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-notification-plugin-doesnt-like-rails-engines/111100)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Ron\_Evans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ron_Evans)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-notification-plugin-doesnt-like-rails-engines/111100 "2007-08-29T17:04:59Z")

</div>

After I installed the Engines plugin, I see that the exception\_notification plugin now seems to be unhappy. Specifically, when I start my Rails app it can no longer find ‘exception\_notifier\_helper’. This line is par…

---

## [Installing FreeImage/ImageScience?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-freeimage-imagescience/86822)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@jeff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeff)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-freeimage-imagescience/86822 "2007-08-29T15:51:36Z")

</div>

Is it possible to install and use FreeImage and ImageScience on my local Windows XP machine as well as my remote Linux Rails host? I’d love to use a more efficient solution than RMagick but I’m a little mystified at t…

---

## [InstantRails and ImageScience on Windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instantrails-and-imagescience-on-windows/110266)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Olly\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Olly_L)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 3:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instantrails-and-imagescience-on-windows/110266 "2007-08-29T15:48:27Z")

</div>

Has anyone successfully used ImageScience whilst running using InstantRails on Windows? Out of the box I don’t believe it’s possible given that ImageScience uses RubyInline which itself requires a C compiler, which …

---

## [Re: Configuration/Initialization question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-configuration-initialization-question/113106)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@Trevor\_Rowe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Trevor_Rowe)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-configuration-initialization-question/113106 "2007-08-29T15:28:40Z")

</div>

I too am annoyed by having to restart my server frequently when editing plugin assets. You symlink suggestion seems like it would work, but I have a question. Doesn’t it just end up copying all the plugin asset files…

---

## [Using proxy to access database](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-proxy-to-access-database/113274)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@zemariamm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zemariamm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-proxy-to-access-database/113274 "2007-08-29T14:04:34Z")

</div>

Hi guys, I’ve mais rails code on one machine and the database in the other, sometime ago the connection between the both was straightforward, for example: ActiveRecord::Base.establish\_connection( :adapter=\>“mysql”, …

---

## [List of all erb commands](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-of-all-erb-commands/113249)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 1:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/list-of-all-erb-commands/113249 "2007-08-29T13:58:50Z")

</div>

some of the the erb commands are “text\_field” ,“link\_to”,etc… is there any link on internet to show all available ERB commands ? thank you to read my post.

---

## [Calling a controller from another controller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-controller-from-another-controller/113194)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@eggie5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eggie5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-a-controller-from-another-controller/113194 "2007-08-29T13:49:13Z")

</div>

How do I call the create method of b\_controller from a\_controller?

---

## [ActiveRecord + Oracle stored procs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-oracle-stored-procs/113257)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@stephen\_OSD](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stephen_OSD)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 1:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-oracle-stored-procs/113257 "2007-08-29T13:12:03Z")

</div>

Guys, I have googled and googled and cannot find anything on this. Basically I am using ActiveRecord outside of Rails as part of a test suite. I need to call an Oracle stored procedure, and then use standard Active …

---

## [Installation Ruby on rails +windows+ldap server +oracle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-ruby-on-rails-windows-ldap-server-oracle/113270)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@shyamydv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shyamydv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 1:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-ruby-on-rails-windows-ldap-server-oracle/113270 "2007-08-29T13:03:12Z")

</div>

Hello guys , I am new in Ruby on rails , I have installed Ruby+rails+gem +mysql+oracle , from instant rail package installer now i want to run ldap server on my windows system , so please help me how i can do tha…

---

## [Installation Ruby on rails +windows+ldap server +oracle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-ruby-on-rails-windows-ldap-server-oracle/113269)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@shyamydv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shyamydv)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-ruby-on-rails-windows-ldap-server-oracle/113269 "2007-08-29T13:02:56Z")

</div>

Installation Ruby on rails +windows+ldap server +oracle

---

## [Search better and free things to download from here](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-better-and-free-things-to-download-from-here/113267)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-better-and-free-things-to-download-from-here/113267 "2007-08-29T13:00:02Z")

</div>

This is Piyu, (this will help you finding and downloading any stuff for free) This may help you to get better things… (Only for windows users) Click Here http://contest.guruji.com/download.php?refid=225ec06f8fe542cd…

---

## [Soft copy of Rails Space book](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soft-copy-of-rails-space-book/113252)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@vijayendra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vijayendra)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 12:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soft-copy-of-rails-space-book/113252 "2007-08-29T12:42:01Z")

</div>

Hi friend Any body has rails space book's soft copy. That books seems very good

---

## [Using Ajax in different browsers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ajax-in-different-browsers/113263)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@ther](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ther)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 11:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ajax-in-different-browsers/113263 "2007-08-29T11:49:13Z")

</div>

I am using quick Ajax in place editing with autocomplete: \<% form\_tag :action =\> ‘dnsShrani’, :dns =\> params\[:dns\] do %\> \<%= text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete :vpis, :dns, { :class =\> ‘text’}%\> \<%= submit\_tag “Shrani”, { …

---

## [How to protect with password apache2.2.4+mogrel?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-protect-with-password-apache2-2-4-mogrel/113109)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@rafa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rafa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-protect-with-password-apache2-2-4-mogrel/113109 "2007-08-29T11:45:51Z")

</div>

Hello, I need protect a rails application. I have the application in a virtual host(see below) in their configuration I used Auth\* directives but don’t work fine.It ask for the user/pass but If I cancel it show the p…

---

## [Mangled End of Lines In Text Via XML](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mangled-end-of-lines-in-text-via-xml/113264)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/starmaerker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 11:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mangled-end-of-lines-in-text-via-xml/113264 "2007-08-29T11:42:50Z")

</div>

Hello, I have run into a hitch where the XML returned by my actions contains mangled EOLs. I have a Project model that has a description attribute. In the browser this is edited with a text area. Let’s say the user…

---

## [Acticve Record class in Module](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acticve-record-class-in-module/113256)

<div class="topic-metadata">

**Author:** [@pshussain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pshussain)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acticve-record-class-in-module/113256 "2007-08-29T11:22:12Z")

</div>

Dear friends I have on problem actually i have one table called user\_details. i have one model for that table.For this table i want to do two different validations in the model,so i used modules but it is working,it…

[Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1730)

[Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1732)