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**Author:** [@vanquisher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vanquisher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 7:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/profile-views-counter/105568 "2007-05-31T07:26:16Z")
Hi All, I am putting up a rails site, which will have user profiles. And I want to have a counter (or any other mechanism) to give the number of times any profile is viewed. Is there any easy and efficient way to ach… --- ## [How to use many fixtures for one table?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-many-fixtures-for-one-table/105346)
**Author:** [@yananay](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yananay)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 6:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-many-fixtures-for-one-table/105346 "2007-05-31T06:55:11Z")
hi all, now i have a problem when do the functinal testing. assume i have a table named “customers”. when i run the first test case, i need 20 records in the “customers” table. when i run the second test case, i nee… --- ## [How to auto-start a server for a Rails application with IR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-auto-start-a-server-for-a-rails-application-with-ir/104390)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-auto-start-a-server-for-a-rails-application-with-ir/104390 "2007-05-31T05:23:10Z")
dear all, I configured instant rails to start up when windows reboot. but I want to let a rails application to start up automatically with instant rails. How to do ? thanks. -Feng --- ## [Connect to db table without needing blank models?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/connect-to-db-table-without-needing-blank-models/105550)
**Author:** [@luke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luke)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 3:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/connect-to-db-table-without-needing-blank-models/105550 "2007-05-31T03:35:59Z")
Hi, I’m wanting to get data from a table called ea\_service\_provider, and have managed to do so by creating a blank file called ea\_service\_provider.rb and with the following contents: class EaServiceProvider \< ActiveR… --- ## [Naming controllers in modules?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/naming-controllers-in-modules/105482)
**Author:** [@kristersaurus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kristersaurus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/naming-controllers-in-modules/105482 "2007-05-31T03:14:56Z")
Hey guys. I noticed in an example from the active scaffold documentation that it seems to be possible to put rails controllers in modules, a la “class Admin::CompaniesController \< ApplicationController”. Does anyone k… --- ## [In Search of Search!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/in-search-of-search/105491)
**Author:** [@vanquisher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vanquisher)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/in-search-of-search/105491 "2007-05-31T03:04:55Z")
I am implementing a search on my site and was wondering which will be the best way to go about it. We want a full text search and an advance search. We will have huge amounts of data that we would want to search. - on … --- ## [Clarifications for online wiki TutorialHelperMethods page?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/clarifications-for-online-wiki-tutorialhelpermethods-page/105554)
**Author:** [@scootiepuff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scootiepuff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/clarifications-for-online-wiki-tutorialhelpermethods-page/105554 "2007-05-31T02:33:53Z")
hello, i’m confused with the instructions on this page: http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/TutorialHelperMethods at the top of this page in red, it reads: 'Error in previous page: The show.rhtml does not exist. … --- ## [Problematic column on oracle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problematic-column-on-oracle/105548)
**Author:** [@Derrick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Derrick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 1:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problematic-column-on-oracle/105548 "2007-05-31T01:49:51Z")
Relatively new to RoR (but not programming) - I’ve got a basic rails app against a legacy oracle database. One of the columns in a table is called ‘suppress’. Whenever I use the scaffold listing action it bombs tryi… --- ## [Migrating from login\_engine to AAA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migrating-from-login-engine-to-aaa/103534)
**Author:** [@bartz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migrating-from-login-engine-to-aaa/103534 "2007-05-31T00:15:45Z")
Hello all, I’m currently upgrading my app to Rails 1.2, and the login\_engine has been deprecated for that version. Is there an easy way to upgrade my existing user table (especially passwords) for use with acts\_as\_au… --- ## [Getting started with Ruby on Rails and Relationships](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-with-ruby-on-rails-and-relationships/105506)
**Author:** [@revanche](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/revanche)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-started-with-ruby-on-rails-and-relationships/105506 "2007-05-31T00:11:28Z")
Hello! I’m relatively new to Ruby on Rails, but decided to start experimenting with it after looking at how it can simply some rather repetitive tasks that I find myself writing with PHP. For the most part, I’ve been … --- ## [Self managed recurring billing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/self-managed-recurring-billing/88231)
**Author:** [@jonlog](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonlog)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/self-managed-recurring-billing/88231 "2007-05-30T23:56:31Z")
I’m working on setting up the credit card processing part of a rails app for my company and running into some issues. I’m currently working with the ActiveMerchant plugin and connecting to our account at Authorize.n… --- ## [Newb trying to figure out ActiveRecord relationships](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-trying-to-figure-out-activerecord-relationships/105539)
**Author:** [@tayknight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tayknight)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-trying-to-figure-out-activerecord-relationships/105539 "2007-05-30T23:39:41Z")
3 tables. item, brand, commercial item id name brand\_id name brand id name commercial id item\_id The idea is that a commercial will have one item. each item will have brand. and a brand may have zero to many i… --- ## [\[ANN\] Vendor everything, with C!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-vendor-everything-with-c/105547)
**Author:** [@kylemathews](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kylemathews)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-vendor-everything-with-c/105547 "2007-05-30T23:37:41Z")
I wrote a simple Rails plugin to build your C extensions in the vendor everything approach. You’ll prolly want include it into your Capistrano workflow, although that is left as an exercise for the user ;). http://sv… --- ## [Direct database access](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/direct-database-access/105535)
**Author:** [@addywaddy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addywaddy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/direct-database-access/105535 "2007-05-30T23:11:38Z")
Hi I would like to write an app that makes some use of ActiveRecord for persisting a few domain objects but also extensive direct database access for doing things like creating new tables, adding columns / indexes. E… --- ## [Compile error question on a login.rhtml file (text included)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compile-error-question-on-a-login-rhtml-file-text-included/105543)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compile-error-question-on-a-login-rhtml-file-text-included/105543 "2007-05-30T22:55:35Z")
I am working my way through the January 2007 edition of “Build Your Own Ruby on Rails Web Applications” by Patrick Lenz. The application in the book is a clone of digg.com and I am halfway through the book with no pr… --- ## [Depot - empty\_cart with ajax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/depot-empty-cart-with-ajax/105459)
**Author:** [@Leandro\_Marcucci](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Leandro_Marcucci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/depot-empty-cart-with-ajax/105459 "2007-05-30T22:51:34Z")
First of all id like to say hi to everyone from Argentina, im yet another Depot first-timer. Going through the example, i got to the point where my cart finally runs Ajax-based. And there is a line where Dave says, af… --- ## [Attachment\_fu won't display content-type validation errors](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-wont-display-content-type-validation-errors/105542)
**Author:** [@Sebastien](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sebastien)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-wont-display-content-type-validation-errors/105542 "2007-05-30T22:34:57Z")
I’m getting this weird behavior from attachment\_fu… the error messages displayed with \<%= error\_messages\_for ‘picture’ %\> won’t work for the “content\_type” field. It works for the filename and the size. And when I try… --- ## [Ip location database](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ip-location-database/105524)
**Author:** [@gabordemeter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gabordemeter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 10:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ip-location-database/105524 "2007-05-30T22:34:31Z")
Hi, We just got a new client who wants to personalize the content of his site’s pages based on user’s geographical location (using the user’s IP for determining the location). I came across http://geokit.rubyforge.or… --- ## [Linking controllers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/linking-controllers/105532)
**Author:** [@fernando](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fernando)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/linking-controllers/105532 "2007-05-30T22:24:29Z")
Newbie question. How do I link from a view in one controller to a view in another controller? Cheers --- ## [Exception Notification Plugin Question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-notification-plugin-question/105014)
**Author:** [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-notification-plugin-question/105014 "2007-05-30T21:14:14Z")
Hi, I have two questions re the Exception Notifier plugin (i.e. which you install via “ruby script/plugin install exception\_notification”) Q1 - In it’s current setup (where it uses /public/500.html) is it possible … --- ## [Creating PDF files from your Rails templates](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-pdf-files-from-your-rails-templates/105443)
**Author:** [@subimage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/subimage)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-pdf-files-from-your-rails-templates/105443 "2007-05-30T20:16:09Z")
Just posted a little how-to about creating PDF files directly from Rails templates. Thought you all would enjoy it. http://sublog.subimage.com/articles/2007/05/29/html-css-to-pdf-using-ruby-on-rails Cheers. seth at… --- ## [Working with database from rake tasks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-with-database-from-rake-tasks/105088)
**Author:** [@dan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-with-database-from-rake-tasks/105088 "2007-05-30T19:24:03Z")
Hello, I would like to perform several database queries and updates from a rake task. All of the example code I have found on the web use ActiveRecord to create a connection and generally perform ad-hoc sql or use v… --- ## [Lighttpd and rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lighttpd-and-rails/105521)
**Author:** [@lalala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lalala)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lighttpd-and-rails/105521 "2007-05-30T18:33:01Z")
Hi everyone, I’m trying to run my rails app on a web hosting. I’m having problem with lighttpd as it’s giving me this error Errno::ENOENT in LoginController#finishnew No such file or directory - chat/chat.495 This f… --- ## [How to create a simple DHTML dialog](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-a-simple-dhtml-dialog/105513)
**Author:** [@sbeam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sbeam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-a-simple-dhtml-dialog/105513 "2007-05-30T18:17:55Z")
I am looking to create a simple dialog window like this on a page: http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/examples/container/simpledialog/2.html I know scriptaculous comes with Rails, not YUI, but I can’t find anything simila… --- ## [Combining results from multiple database servers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/combining-results-from-multiple-database-servers/105519)
**Author:** [@bradrover](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bradrover)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/combining-results-from-multiple-database-servers/105519 "2007-05-30T18:15:55Z")
If I have a table called “customers” that is distributed across several database servers, is there a way I can build a model that will query all of the databases and return a combined result ? For example, I’d like to… --- ## [Using will paginate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-will-paginate/105173)
**Author:** [@jmcervera](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmcervera)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-will-paginate/105173 "2007-05-30T18:09:53Z")
Hello. I am trying to use the will\_paginate plugin and I like it very much. I have read an entry in this forum http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/109036, about making will\_paginate an acts\_as taggable playing together a… --- ## [Queuing mails for a mailing list](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/queuing-mails-for-a-mailing-list/105465)
**Author:** [@mr\_robot](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mr_robot)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/queuing-mails-for-a-mailing-list/105465 "2007-05-30T18:01:53Z")
hi i am wanting to send out a mailing listto subscribers. myserver has an hourly mail limit. i am using the mail-queue plugin to queue up my mails. so how would i send out batches? or should i just setup a cron job t… --- ## [Call for Ruby Champion!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-for-ruby-champion/105514)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-for-ruby-champion/105514 "2007-05-30T17:28:26Z")
Hello friends! I am looking for a Ruby Champion to lead the race in Website development within Java environment… Who loves programming, with new techniques as well as old… Who also enjoys hand coding open source tech… --- ## [Print name of partial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/print-name-of-partial/105498)
**Author:** [@khmckgrp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/khmckgrp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/print-name-of-partial/105498 "2007-05-30T16:45:09Z")
DRY works, but when applied to partials it does make debugging someone else code more difficult! Is there a way to add a debug line (in each \_file.rhtml) that would print out the name of the partials that comprise a p… --- ## [Find(:all) - lazy/eager](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-all-lazy-eager/105356)
**Author:** [@railskater](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/railskater)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-all-lazy-eager/105356 "2007-05-30T16:38:16Z")
Hello experts, Given some simple model and controller and simple views, what happens if I have an Employee table with 100,000+ rows? If my controller calls .find(:all), then when do all the objects get loaded? I kno… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1856) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=1858)