# Rails **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1789 [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:** 1790 --- ## [Attachment\_fu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu/109853)
**Author:** [@fernando](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fernando)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu/109853 "2007-07-19T17:35:09Z")
Hi, Does anyone know how to use attachment\_fu to upload a file to a folder that is chosen dynamically? i know you can use :path\_prefix but this puts all the files in the same folder. I really want the user to choose… --- ## [How come my posts never get into this forum?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-come-my-posts-never-get-into-this-forum/109827)
**Author:** [@Kathleen\_Kennedy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kathleen_Kennedy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-come-my-posts-never-get-into-this-forum/109827 "2007-07-19T16:25:58Z")
Could someone clue me in as to how one posts a question on this forum? I’ve tried many times and never made it stick? Here goes another try. Everyone on this forum seems to be doing well with RESTful routes and I am e… --- ## [Pagination](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pagination/109837)
**Author:** [@pshussain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pshussain)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 4:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pagination/109837 "2007-07-19T16:00:55Z")
Hai I need one help from you guys I have three tables ,from that tables i am getting the document details and i am displaying the document titles,actually i am displaying 5 titles only in the page,after i am giving t… --- ## [Noob question: calling a view in a different folder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-question-calling-a-view-in-a-different-folder/109842)
**Author:** [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-question-calling-a-view-in-a-different-folder/109842 "2007-07-19T15:42:48Z")
I have a ‘user’ folder and an ‘appname’ folder. When a user signs up, i want to call an action to send them to the ‘list’ page, which is in ‘appname’. However i can’t work out how to call an action in a different co… --- ## [E-commerce googlegroup announcement](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/e-commerce-googlegroup-announcement/109833)
**Author:** [@Andreas\_Kviby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andreas_Kviby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/e-commerce-googlegroup-announcement/109833 "2007-07-19T14:42:59Z")
Now is the time to get focused for you all who wants to participate in creating a big e-commerce solution in RoR, together or as a individual person. Let’s talk more on the list. http://groups.google.com/group/activer… --- ## [Apps in screencast Creating a weblog in 15 minutes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apps-in-screencast-creating-a-weblog-in-15-minutes/109779)
**Author:** [@jantzeno](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jantzeno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apps-in-screencast-creating-a-weblog-in-15-minutes/109779 "2007-07-19T14:41:58Z")
Can anyone tell me what apps were used in the screencast Creating a weblog in 15 minutes? Mainly the terminal and the SQL editor. v/r, --- ## [Sorta new to Rails, and looking for learning resources](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sorta-new-to-rails-and-looking-for-learning-resources/109690)
**Author:** [@nemesis256](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nemesis256)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sorta-new-to-rails-and-looking-for-learning-resources/109690 "2007-07-19T14:41:57Z")
First some background. I’m a decent intermediate (I think) programmer and have experience with other languages like PHP, ActionScript, and JavaScript. I just finished watching all the lynda.com videos for Ruby on Ra… --- ## [Re: Email outside of Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-email-outside-of-rails/109829)
**Author:** [@mslagell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mslagell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-email-outside-of-rails/109829 "2007-07-19T14:33:43Z")
Yep, it absolutely works, at least on my dev box. I’ll have to go back and check but I thought the BillMonk guys mentioned something about building that part outside of Rails for performance reasons. I thought I woul… --- ## [Email outside of Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/email-outside-of-rails/109795)
**Author:** [@mslagell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mslagell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 12:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/email-outside-of-rails/109795 "2007-07-19T12:02:11Z")
I’m working on an application that requires a process to send/receive SMS messages (via email for now) outside of Rails. Right now I have it working using the ActionMailer and ActiveRecord objects in my Rails applic… --- ## [Cache and content\_for](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cache-and-content-for/109823)
**Author:** [@matiyam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matiyam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cache-and-content-for/109823 "2007-07-19T11:39:09Z")
Hi! I want to cache some fragment to place in a sidebar of my default layout, and i want to use content\_for to place it. It the API it says: NOTE: Beware that content\_for is ignored in caches. So you shouldn’t use … --- ## [\[ANN\]New RoR site: www.cocoatraces.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-new-ror-site-www-cocoatraces-com/109822)
**Author:** [@Massimiliano\_Origgi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Massimiliano_Origgi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-new-ror-site-www-cocoatraces-com/109822 "2007-07-19T11:27:08Z")
I’m happy to announce a new RoR site (which is also my first public RoR product after years of PHP…) dedicated to all Mac Cocoa developers: http://www.cocoatraces.com. It’s a slick, compact and efficient site designed… --- ## [Update href, on drop down menu selection change](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-href-on-drop-down-menu-selection-change/109817)
**Author:** [@dimzava](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dimzava)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 10:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-href-on-drop-down-menu-selection-change/109817 "2007-07-19T10:25:25Z")
Hi there, I have a drop down menu that looks like this: 10 15 20 25 30 I also have some links that need to take dynamically the value of the option selected in the above drop down menu, so that this v… --- ## [Sorting(and updating) multiple lists on one page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sorting-and-updating-multiple-lists-on-one-page/109713)
**Author:** [@qwerty669](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/qwerty669)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 10:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sorting-and-updating-multiple-lists-on-one-page/109713 "2007-07-19T10:24:55Z")
Hi people, ive been searching for a while and i cant find a solution for this, im making a todo list with sortable items(and updated its position on the server), it works very good when i have only one list but when i … --- ## [One mongrel with \*lots\* of close\_wait tcp connections](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-mongrel-with-lots-of-close-wait-tcp-connections/109816)
**Author:** [@mike-moscow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike-moscow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-mongrel-with-lots-of-close-wait-tcp-connections/109816 "2007-07-19T10:14:53Z")
cross posted to the mongrel mailing list\* Hi, I’m running into a strange issue where one mongrel will sometimes develop hundreds of CLOSE\_WAIT TCP connections, mostly to apache (I think – see sample lsof output belo… --- ## [Anyone using Netbeans for ROR? how to run "destroy" script f](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-netbeans-for-ror-how-to-run-destroy-script-f/109798)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Yu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mister_Yu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 9:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-using-netbeans-for-ror-how-to-run-destroy-script-f/109798 "2007-07-19T09:06:46Z")
Hi, is there anyone using Netbeans6 M10? i can run “generate” by right clicking the project node, but where do i find the destroy script? thanks. Yu --- ## [Please help me decipher an error message](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-me-decipher-an-error-message/109597)
**Author:** [@wlefevre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wlefevre)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 8:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-me-decipher-an-error-message/109597 "2007-07-19T08:50:59Z")
Hello, I am adding a basic authentication scheme to my application. When I go to the console and try to add a new User I’m getting an error which I don’t know what to do with. Any help would be wonderful. Here’s my c… --- ## [New Rails App : Pazap.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-app-pazap-com/109698)
**Author:** [@eddiewould](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eddiewould)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 8:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-rails-app-pazap-com/109698 "2007-07-19T08:10:38Z")
Hi, thought I’d share with you my project. It wouldn’t be possible without the help of this forum over the last year - Thank you. I’m proof you don’t have to be smart to make something happen in RoR, just drive and ca… --- ## [Try this if you are a do it yourselfer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/try-this-if-you-are-a-do-it-yourselfer/109807)
**Author:** [@MercedesAMG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MercedesAMG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 7:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/try-this-if-you-are-a-do-it-yourselfer/109807 "2007-07-19T07:58:36Z")
--- ## [\[ANN\] A new rails app - myHedgeFund ... run your own portfol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-a-new-rails-app-myhedgefund-run-your-own-portfol/109806)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 7:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-a-new-rails-app-myhedgefund-run-your-own-portfol/109806 "2007-07-19T07:39:35Z")
Hi rails enthusiasts, Thanks for taking the time to read this message. I just launched this labor of love called “myhedgefund.” Basically you get to throw together a portfolio of stocks, trade them and explain what … --- ## [How to use UploadColumn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-uploadcolumn/109788)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Yu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mister_Yu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 6:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-uploadcolumn/109788 "2007-07-19T06:37:28Z")
Hi, I installed the plugin, but got stuck rewriting the view, from the homepage, it says: If you want the actual file to be sent you need to set the encoding of the form to multipart. There is a convenient method in … --- ## [Alias Method Chain in before\_filter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/alias-method-chain-in-before-filter/109792)
**Author:** [@davox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davox)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/alias-method-chain-in-before-filter/109792 "2007-07-19T06:08:26Z")
Hi all, I have the follow code to trap some exceptions in a controller. The code seems to run fine on my development machine but on production, it goes into an infinitely loop (eventually a stack overflow) trapping a… --- ## [Observe\_field, does this generate HTML?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/observe-field-does-this-generate-html/109437)
**Author:** [@mcampbell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mcampbell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 6:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/observe-field-does-this-generate-html/109437 "2007-07-19T06:07:26Z")
I don’t have Rails installed at the moment, I’d like to check myself, but it’s just a simple curiosity. observe\_field fits into replacement tags \<%= %\>, which caught my attention because as far as I know it’s just jav… --- ## [Overriding placeholder text value in custom FormBuilder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-placeholder-text-value-in-custom-formbuilder/109553)
**Author:** [@rubylover](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubylover)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-placeholder-text-value-in-custom-formbuilder/109553 "2007-07-19T05:10:20Z")
Greetings, I have a custom FormBuilder class I’ve created that inputs a placeholder text value on a text\_field. It works great unless a user has errors in the form. In that case, the user’s previously submitted val… --- ## [Rails as a frontend for an existing application, best practi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-as-a-frontend-for-an-existing-application-best-practi/109794)
**Author:** [@ben](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ben)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 4:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-as-a-frontend-for-an-existing-application-best-practi/109794 "2007-07-19T04:25:15Z")
Hi everybody, I am starting to write a new, web-based frontend for an existing Delphi / MSSQL application. I am now looking at Rails as I want to use the framework’s convenient ways to build a smooth user experience. … --- ## [Is there a better way to get all of these records?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-get-all-of-these-records/109796)
**Author:** [@rob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-better-way-to-get-all-of-these-records/109796 "2007-07-19T04:11:15Z")
Parked at Loopia - i’d like to get all of the graphics of a certain category (not theme) by specifying the category id, but none of the graphics are associated with a category\_id, just a theme\_id. i included a solutio… --- ## [Private method in controller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/private-method-in-controller/109569)
**Author:** [@leonb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leonb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 4:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/private-method-in-controller/109569 "2007-07-19T04:06:14Z")
Hi! I have two controllers. Number one has this private method: private def clean\_balance\_cache #Expire the cache for the module right expire\_fragment(:controller =\> ‘application’, :action =\> ‘balans’) end Is ther… --- ## [Solution to the Back button / double flash problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solution-to-the-back-button-double-flash-problem/109790)
**Author:** [@robertjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/robertjames)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solution-to-the-back-button-double-flash-problem/109790 "2007-07-19T03:01:02Z")
Often you use flash to show a one time only status message (like “Your account has been billed $21.50”). The problem being that when the user goes on to another page, and hits back, they see it again, and often get w… --- ## [Add database field expression (such as Person::Fullname)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-database-field-expression-such-as-person-fullname/109705)
**Author:** [@b0rdslide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/b0rdslide)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 2:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-database-field-expression-such-as-person-fullname/109705 "2007-07-19T02:59:01Z")
I am new to Rails development, having done c++ and other database driven app development in the past. Often I would create a database view that would combine, for example, first and last name values into a “virtual” … --- ## [Getting all records in a relationship - how can I do this in](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-all-records-in-a-relationship-how-can-i-do-this-in/109783)
**Author:** [@rob](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 1:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-all-records-in-a-relationship-how-can-i-do-this-in/109783 "2007-07-19T01:27:57Z")
Parked at Loopia - i’d like to get all of the graphics of a certain category (not theme) by specifying the category id, but none of the graphics are associated with a category\_id, just a theme\_id. I included a solutio… --- ## [RESTful Authentication Plug Tests](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-plug-tests/108045)
**Author:** [@rlwinter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rlwinter)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 1:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-plug-tests/108045 "2007-07-19T01:25:55Z")
Hi all, Is there a dependency for the RESTful Authentication plugin to make the test cases pass? I get a number of errors on a brand new Rails project with only the RESTful plugin installed. I’ve moved the bits of … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1788) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1790)