# Rails

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## [Exception backtraces for view plugins](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-backtraces-for-view-plugins/91807)

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**Author:** [@Rebecca\_Blyth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rebecca_Blyth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-backtraces-for-view-plugins/91807 "2007-04-12T15:18:28Z")

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I’m using a plugin that adds a new templating system to my app. The backtrace for errors in the standard rhtml templates includes the template’s file name and the line number where the error occurred. Errors in templa…

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## [Why use :new for own creation actions for restful resources](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-use-new-for-own-creation-actions-for-restful-resources/91666)

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**Author:** [@martinlooker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martinlooker)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-use-new-for-own-creation-actions-for-restful-resources/91666 "2007-04-12T15:15:27Z")

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In AWDWR, (pg415), it suggests using the following to allow the custom action to create a new resource: map.resources :articles, :new =\> { :shortform =\> :post } resulting in the following url method and path: POST /a…

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## [Problems of "javascript\_include\_tag", cannot load the js fil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-of-javascript-include-tag-cannot-load-the-js-fil/91796)

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**Author:** [@allen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/allen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 2:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-of-javascript-include-tag-cannot-load-the-js-fil/91796 "2007-04-12T14:53:23Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to use Ext JS with Rails and am wondering how should I include it in my application. According to the convention of Rails, javascript should be put in /public/javascripts and css should be put in /…

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## [Real world experience needed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/real-world-experience-needed/102747)

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**Author:** [@celldee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/celldee)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 12:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/real-world-experience-needed/102747 "2007-04-12T12:17:10Z")

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I am in the process of retraining myself in Ruby. I have books, a Mac (with Textmate), Linux and Windows boxes, read online articles and invent little coding exercises for myself. None of that is a substitute for real…

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## [No route found to match "/dispatch.fcgi" with {:method=\>:get](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-route-found-to-match-dispatch-fcgi-with-method-get/91777)

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**Author:** [@dave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-route-found-to-match-dispatch-fcgi-with-method-get/91777 "2007-04-12T09:26:34Z")

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Hello People, I have a rails app on a subdomain that I’m proxying to Lightty. So far so blah. However, unlike my local set up, the “dispatch.fcgi” part of the URL appears to be being passed to routes handler. My prod…

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## [Using :method =\> :put with form\_remote\_tag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-method-put-with-form-remote-tag/91773)

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**Author:** [@mdeering](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mdeering)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-method-put-with-form-remote-tag/91773 "2007-04-12T08:51:48Z")

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I’m sure that is just a matter of finding the right syntax, but I have Googled and check the documentation and come up empty handed. How do you get your form\_remote\_tag to do a put rather then a post? I can’t find th…

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## [Reg pagination in ajax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reg-pagination-in-ajax/91771)

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**Author:** [@shalu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shalu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reg-pagination-in-ajax/91771 "2007-04-12T08:49:29Z")

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Hi all, Iam using ajax in my form to display some records from database.so in that i need pagination.how to add pagination in ajax…if any one knows, help me

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## [Add two rows in single submission](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-two-rows-in-single-submission/91772)

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**Author:** [@nesanhere](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nesanhere)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 8:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-two-rows-in-single-submission/91772 "2007-04-12T08:44:19Z")

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Hi friends, I am a new bee on ROR, can anyone help me out in the below issue: say there are two user entries in the form formname - production description - add, edit, delete production forms the above information i…

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## [New to Ruby: Databases?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-databases/91067)

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**Author:** [@jonathan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 8:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-databases/91067 "2007-04-12T08:34:50Z")

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I have no programming experience prior to learning Ruby, and I have learned from reading Chris P.'s Learn to Program and referencing to http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/ I am developing two websites http:/…

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## [For user submitted content, textile or inspected html?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/for-user-submitted-content-textile-or-inspected-html/91765)

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**Author:** [@nicknameoptional](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nicknameoptional)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 8:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/for-user-submitted-content-textile-or-inspected-html/91765 "2007-04-12T08:24:23Z")

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I know use another markup language, like wiki syntax or textile is to prevent javascript injection. But for user who don’t know about wiki syntax or textile, I’m thinking about just allow them to enter plain html, pa…

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## [WIN32OLE MS Word Help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-ms-word-help/91667)

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**Author:** [@aveo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aveo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-ms-word-help/91667 "2007-04-12T07:15:16Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to create word document in ruby using WIN32OLE. as… require ‘win32ole’ word = WIN32OLE.new(“Word.Application”) word.visible = true word.documents.add selection = word.selection word.Selection.…

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## [Error about "gem install mysql -r "?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-about-gem-install-mysql-r/91751)

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**Author:** [@PlutoVik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/PlutoVik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-about-gem-install-mysql-r/91751 "2007-04-12T06:31:17Z")

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ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) \[i486-linux\] Rails 1.2.3 debian:/home/ror# gem list -l \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* Service layer for easy email delivery and testing. actionpack (1.13.3) Web-flow and rendering framework …

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## [Can we use MS Word Template using Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-use-ms-word-template-using-ruby/91677)

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**Author:** [@aveo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aveo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 4:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-use-ms-word-template-using-ruby/91677 "2007-04-12T04:38:04Z")

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Hi all, I am creating MS word document using ruby. can I use a “template” document in Microsoft word with place holders for dynamic data from database using ruby. Like, I’ve a template, I want to fill it by data from…

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## [Javascript action and rails action in 1 button](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-action-and-rails-action-in-1-button/91760)

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**Author:** [@lalala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lalala)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 3:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-action-and-rails-action-in-1-button/91760 "2007-04-12T03:20:48Z")

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Hi guys, How can I have 1 button to actually call both javascript(which is embeded in in rhtml) function and ruby function? Thank you

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## [Uploading a folder?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uploading-a-folder/91580)

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**Author:** [@lalala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lalala)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uploading-a-folder/91580 "2007-04-12T03:18:01Z")

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Hi everyone, Is there a way for uploading the entire content of a folder instead of uploading each file separately ? Thank you

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## [Console and updated\_at/on](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-and-updated-at-on/91759)

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**Author:** [@ettober](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ettober)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 3:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-and-updated-at-on/91759 "2007-04-12T03:16:06Z")

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Hi, how could I update data on a model from the console without affecting updated\_at? I remember to have read something about it but I couldn’t find it anymore! thanks! Ettore View this message in context: http:/…

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## [XML into a database?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-into-a-database/91757)

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**Author:** [@dave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dave)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-into-a-database/91757 "2007-04-12T03:10:46Z")

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Hi there, I’m still a novice with RoR, and I was wondering what the best technique is for taking an RSS feed and entering it into a database. I want to take a word of the day RSS feed and add the word (and a few other …

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## [Unsubscribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe/91753)

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**Author:** [@Andreas\_Kaschke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andreas_Kaschke)\
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**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe/91753 "2007-04-12T02:39:04Z")

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## [ACTS\_AS\_AUTHENTICATED in Views](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-authenticated-in-views/91680)

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**Author:** [@eizesus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eizesus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/acts-as-authenticated-in-views/91680 "2007-04-12T02:38:04Z")

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Hi all, i am trying to access some acts\_as\_authenticated methods in my layout, but it appears to melfunction. “include AuthenticationSystem” was added to the application\_controller. any help?

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## [Problems freezing when multiple rails versions are installed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-freezing-when-multiple-rails-versions-are-installed/91754)

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**Author:** [@MrFurious42](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MrFurious42)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 2:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-freezing-when-multiple-rails-versions-are-installed/91754 "2007-04-12T02:20:03Z")

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After installing on a clean system the latest version of rails and dependencies (1.2.3) what I thought was the version of rails needed by the current typo (1.2.2) and dependencies I am unable to create a new rails pr…

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## [Nested Controllers/Models/Views](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nested-controllers-models-views/91732)

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**Author:** [@nappin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nappin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nested-controllers-models-views/91732 "2007-04-12T02:06:02Z")

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I’m working on a project that is getting fairly large and I want to nest the controller, model and view files so they each have parent directories. I do not want the nesting to affect any of the routing or any of the…

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## [Cascading select menus in Rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cascading-select-menus-in-rails/91750)

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**Author:** [@iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iceburgh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cascading-select-menus-in-rails/91750 "2007-04-12T01:34:00Z")

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I’m looking for a canned solution to creating cascading select menus in Rails. Kind of like optgroup, except that the lower-level items live in their own menus, as seen in: Can anyone point me to some nicely packag…

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## [Timeouts when using the project scripts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timeouts-when-using-the-project-scripts/91749)

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**Author:** [@Bergek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bergek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 1:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timeouts-when-using-the-project-scripts/91749 "2007-04-12T01:22:59Z")

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I just started using Ruby on Rails and I am totally impressed. However I have an issue with timeouts. Basically, whenever I run any Ruby script I get a ten second delay before anything happens. I get the delay when I …

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## [Ferret could't find segments file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-couldt-find-segments-file/91684)

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**Author:** [@fafa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fafa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ferret-couldt-find-segments-file/91684 "2007-04-12T00:40:56Z")

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Hi, I’ve reinstalled ferret and acts\_as\_ferret on windows to versions 0.11.4 and 0.40 respectively. And, I get this error message: File Not Found Error occured: couldn’t find segments file Can someone help me with t…

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## [WIN23OLE and file\_field](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win23ole-and-file-field/91740)

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**Author:** [@jimache](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimache)\
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**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win23ole-and-file-field/91740 "2007-04-11T23:45:30Z")

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Hi every1, I am using WIN23OLE to open and excel file, manipulate data and then write the results in a database. Everything works find, or at least i thought so. I used the file’s path to open the excel file and work…

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## [Test](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test/91738)

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**Author:** [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 11:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test/91738 "2007-04-11T23:42:52Z")

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## [Programmer Career](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/programmer-career/91736)

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**Author:** [@mike](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/programmer-career/91736 "2007-04-11T23:40:52Z")

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## [Session access](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/session-access/91727)

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**Author:** [@caefer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/caefer)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/session-access/91727 "2007-04-11T22:24:26Z")

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Hi Folks, IÂ´m currently implementing a scaffold (activescaffold) based RoR application. So I have something like this: class MyController \< ApplicationController active\_scaffold :my\_model end Now I want to do som…

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## [REST - HTTP headers - XML Error Handling -ActiveResource](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rest-http-headers-xml-error-handling-activeresource/91728)

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**Author:** [@eblatt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eblatt)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rest-http-headers-xml-error-handling-activeresource/91728 "2007-04-11T22:11:14Z")

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Hi, I’m putting together a RESTful API that I would like to play nice with ActiveResource. I’ve got things mostly working, but I’m beginning to stumble around error handling and I’m seeking some thoughtful input. Her…

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## [Roll your own blog roll](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/roll-your-own-blog-roll/91721)

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**Author:** [@blinking\_bear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blinking_bear)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/roll-your-own-blog-roll/91721 "2007-04-11T22:02:42Z")

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I’m going to be implementing a blog roll type feature for a project. Something similar to originalsignal.com that has a bunch of rss feeds and displays the most recent posts. Anyone have any recommendations for impl…

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