# Rails **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=916 [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:** 917 --- ## [Text\_field as date](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-as-date/168700)
**Author:** [@pink-ink](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pink-ink)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-as-date/168700 "2009-05-24T16:54:30Z")
Hi Ruby Comuniy! I have implemented i18n and when I set the locale to “de” everthing works fine, I mean date\_select shows the german date-format. The problem is, that I want to use a text\_field for date-input like: \<%… --- ## [Why does form\_for @story has to have Story as RESTful](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-does-form-for-story-has-to-have-story-as-restful/168697)
**Author:** [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-does-form-for-story-has-to-have-story-as-restful/168697 "2009-05-24T16:45:42Z")
it seems that when we use form\_for @story do |f| then Story has to be a RESTful resource and it has to be map.resources :stories in the routes.rb? can Story be not RESTful? Can it be a form for non-RESTful data? --- ## [Does map.resources :stories immediately make Story RESTful?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-map-resources-stories-immediately-make-story-restful/168695)
**Author:** [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-map-resources-stories-immediately-make-story-restful/168695 "2009-05-24T15:45:17Z")
I was reading Simply Rails by Patrick Lenz… maybe I missed something, it seems that whenever we put map.resources :stories in routes.rb then immediately, the controller will have special conventions and now Story is… --- ## [Why do we use form\_for @story do |f| when there is no loop?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-do-we-use-form-for-story-do-f-when-there-is-no-loop/168689)
**Author:** [@winterheat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/winterheat)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-do-we-use-form-for-story-do-f-when-there-is-no-loop/168689 "2009-05-24T15:05:56Z")
we use (1…10).each do |i| p i end so that a value is “yield” to i in a block… but what about \<% form\_for @story do |f| %\> \<%= f.text\_field %\> \<% end %\> there is no loop at all… why do we need to make it look lik… --- ## [AJAX based chat plugin (beta)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-based-chat-plugin-beta/168121)
**Author:** [@gerda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gerda)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-based-chat-plugin-beta/168121 "2009-05-24T12:05:22Z")
Sorry for my bad English because there isn’t an AJAX chat for rails i started to build a very simple AJAX chat, meant for use with a small amount of users. This is the first BETA i release so there are some bugs and t… --- ## [How to integrate Google adsense?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-integrate-google-adsense/168686)
**Author:** [@Great\_Kindness](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Great_Kindness)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 10:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-integrate-google-adsense/168686 "2009-05-24T10:35:00Z")
I was surprised to see not much on the web about integrating Google AdSense into Rails apps. I found this post: but the meat of that post is a link to a file that doesn’t exist any more. Can anyone direct me to some… --- ## [Protect\_from\_forgery issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/protect-from-forgery-issue/168683)
**Author:** [@philswenson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/philswenson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/protect-from-forgery-issue/168683 "2009-05-24T09:23:12Z")
Hi, I just redeployed my app for a very minor source code change and now I am getting these errors: No :secret given to the #protect\_from\_forgery call for a page that has a remote\_form\_for on it. Why would this cha… --- ## [How to pass parameters with remote\_function](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-parameters-with-remote-function/168668)
**Author:** [@mk27](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mk27)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-pass-parameters-with-remote-function/168668 "2009-05-24T07:11:17Z")
I cannot find a complete example of this on the web. Here’s what I’m trying to do: In a view I have a remote\_function call that right now looks like this: \<% @artists.each do |artist| %\> { :action =\> :list\_albums… --- ## [Opening database prompt based on database.yml](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-database-prompt-based-on-database-yml/168171)
**Author:** [@stephanwehner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stephanwehner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-database-prompt-based-on-database-yml/168171 "2009-05-24T06:34:51Z")
Hello everybody, I wrote a script to open a database prompt based on the contents of database.yml See the rdb\_prompt directory under GitHub - stephanwehner/railsgoodies: Various goodies related to Ruby on Rails I fi… --- ## [Forms](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forms/168672)
**Author:** [@omar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/omar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forms/168672 "2009-05-24T01:15:41Z")
I have a readonly field in a form. Is there a way not to show the box around that field? Thanks for your help --- ## [Re: Pair Programming (WAS: Have opening for ROR engineers)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-pair-programming-was-have-opening-for-ror-engineers/168660)
**Author:** [@Hassan\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hassan_S)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-pair-programming-was-have-opening-for-ror-engineers/168660 "2009-05-23T23:16:10Z")
On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 7:42 AM, Phlip removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: (Y’all do practice Pair Programming, don’t you??) Nope. Never had the opportunity. You? :slight\_smile: It’s an interesting idea, w… --- ## [Is there any collabrative community content managemnt product available in ruby On Rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-any-collabrative-community-content-managemnt-product-available-in-ruby-on-rails/168627)
**Author:** [@RubyRed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyRed)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-any-collabrative-community-content-managemnt-product-available-in-ruby-on-rails/168627 "2009-05-23T22:49:33Z")
Is there any collabrative community content managemnt product(other than radiant CMS) available in ruby On Rails?. I need a software which can be used like drupal or joomla for a comminity of more than 10 k users to d… --- ## [Methodology question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/methodology-question/168658)
**Author:** [@mk27](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mk27)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/methodology-question/168658 "2009-05-23T22:22:35Z")
Still learning, but it is getting easier by the minute :wink: I have a bunch of controllers (that correspond to db tables) and corresponding views. However, I want to use the views with link\_to\_remote into divs on a … --- ## [Problem with fetching of data](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-fetching-of-data/168638)
**Author:** [@santoshturamari](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/santoshturamari)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-fetching-of-data/168638 "2009-05-23T22:21:16Z")
I want to know the number of ways in which I can fetch the data on a particular name from database, because I am getting invalid data, for the name with space such as “abc xyz”… It uses select \*from names where name=“… --- ## [Uninitialized constant RenameIssuedCodes error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninitialized-constant-renameissuedcodes-error/168667)
**Author:** [@rainyglade](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rainyglade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uninitialized-constant-renameissuedcodes-error/168667 "2009-05-23T21:43:47Z")
I have a series of migrations which I have used over the last 4 months without any problems. I have followed the pattern of deleting and recreating the tables, doing the migrations and then loading fixtures. This has… --- ## [Enforce an application constraint](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/enforce-an-application-constraint/168619)
**Author:** [@coriordan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/coriordan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/enforce-an-application-constraint/168619 "2009-05-23T20:24:34Z")
Hi, In my app. I have the following set of models class Course \< ActiveRecord::Base has\_many :registrations has\_many :users, :through =\> :registrations end class User \< ActiveRecord::Base has\_many :registrations … --- ## [Models, mixins, and acts\_as](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/models-mixins-and-acts-as/168670)
**Author:** [@jcernelli](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jcernelli)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 8:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/models-mixins-and-acts-as/168670 "2009-05-23T20:10:41Z")
I’m having a little trouble with a mixin. Here is the long and short, I am using a technique I found here: http://redcorundum.blogspot.com/2006/06/mixing-in-class-methods.html To be able to mixin class and instance … --- ## [Conditional Validation: only if a record can be found](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-validation-only-if-a-record-can-be-found/168663)
**Author:** [@daborg69](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daborg69)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 6:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-validation-only-if-a-record-can-be-found/168663 "2009-05-23T18:55:37Z")
Hello! I have a guestlist page which lists tickets and a user can attache a guest to each ticket by using an auto complete form. If each ticket has a guest attached, then the guestlist is ‘full’ I have this rule in m… --- ## [Help with text replacement plugin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-text-replacement-plugin/168648)
**Author:** [@jdunneuk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jdunneuk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 6:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-text-replacement-plugin/168648 "2009-05-23T18:46:50Z")
Hi guys, I thought of having a plugin which replaces text with the tag of an image (f.e. ‘read’ =\> ‘’) would be great. I started with to create this plugin, but I didn’t get far. Is there anyone who can help me with … --- ## [Help from Routing guru](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-from-routing-guru/196963)
**Author:** [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-from-routing-guru/196963 "2009-05-23T18:41:05Z")
using such route : map.namespace(:hubs) do |hub| hub.resources :settings, :member =\> { :general =\> :get } end I get : general\_hubs\_setting /hubs/settings/:id/general {:action=\>“general”, :controller=\>“hubs/s… --- ## [Where are the plugins installed through gems?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-plugins-installed-through-gems/168662)
**Author:** [@aupayo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aupayo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-are-the-plugins-installed-through-gems/168662 "2009-05-23T18:33:29Z")
Hello, I installed a plugin as a GemPlugin and now I want to modify it, but I am unable to find it! Its somewhere in the system (not in vendor/plugins of my rails app), but I don’t remember where!! Thanks for your h… --- ## [JOBS - Have opening for ROR engineers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-have-opening-for-ror-engineers/168382)
**Author:** [@Doris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Doris)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 4:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jobs-have-opening-for-ror-engineers/168382 "2009-05-23T16:43:38Z")
Hi All, I am looking for talented engineers with experince of around 4 - 6 years having hands on Ruby on Rails, Java, MySql or Flash. Work location will be Bangalore, India. If this sounds interesting please send acr… --- ## [Help from Routing guru](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-from-routing-guru/168652)
**Author:** [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 4:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-from-routing-guru/168652 "2009-05-23T16:04:24Z")
using such route : map.namespace(:hubs) do |hub| hub.resources :settings, :member =\> { :general =\> :get } end I get : general\_hubs\_setting /hubs/settings/:id/general {:action=\>“general”, :controller=\>“hubs/s… --- ## [MMORPG in Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mmorpg-in-rails/168641)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mmorpg-in-rails/168641 "2009-05-23T16:01:29Z")
Hi I’m trying to make a simple browser based MMORPG in Rails for fun. One of the issues that I cannot resolve is how to architect several universes. For example, go to www.ogame.org and you will see that the user can … --- ## [How well does Rails handle brownfield data in a greenfield application?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-well-does-rails-handle-brownfield-data-in-a-greenfield-application/168580)
**Author:** [@wemagor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wemagor)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-well-does-rails-handle-brownfield-data-in-a-greenfield-application/168580 "2009-05-23T12:59:06Z")
Let me give an example: Say I have an e-commerce storefront with data that’s provided by a 3rd-party vendor, instead of just a handful of items that I’m selling myself (which seems to be the way most Rails e- commerc… --- ## [Who is using firebird 2.1.2?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/who-is-using-firebird-2-1-2/168646)
**Author:** [@mariarosaria](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mariarosaria)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/who-is-using-firebird-2-1-2/168646 "2009-05-23T12:30:14Z")
Have you problem with fb\_adapter on rails 2.3.2 + firebird2.1.2.18118 ? --- ## [Standard Way for Upload without Page Reload (aka Ajax Upload)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/standard-way-for-upload-without-page-reload-aka-ajax-upload/168644)
**Author:** [@Lailson\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lailson_B)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/standard-way-for-upload-without-page-reload-aka-ajax-upload/168644 "2009-05-23T12:05:00Z")
I’ve just entered to this group and this is my first message. Hello everybody! I know this seems to be a recurrent discussion, but as I couldn’t find any relevant discussion before 2007, I’m asking again: there is som… --- ## [Getting bleeding edge rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-bleeding-edge-rails/168535)
**Author:** [@builtbysimple](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/builtbysimple)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-bleeding-edge-rails/168535 "2009-05-23T12:04:25Z")
Dear all, I would like to work on the latest rails version from github. I have pulled it and set my $GEM\_PATH to where I pulled it : /home/joshua/rails/ But when I worked on it, gem barfed out and did not recognize i… --- ## [Are these capistrano tasks being executed on all roles ?!?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-these-capistrano-tasks-being-executed-on-all-roles/168632)
**Author:** [@jimdeuc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimdeuc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 8:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-these-capistrano-tasks-being-executed-on-all-roles/168632 "2009-05-23T08:21:13Z")
I have an Apache front-end web server “server1”, an application server with Ruby and Thin “server2”, and a MySQL database server “server3”. Before I do a deployment I wanted to check what Capistrano is going to do to … --- ## [Legacy DB and id issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/legacy-db-and-id-issue/168625)
**Author:** [@pepe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pepe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/legacy-db-and-id-issue/168625 "2009-05-23T05:40:36Z")
ruby: 1.8.6 rails: 2.3.2 Database: Oracle 10g Table with fields: ID varchar2(6) REC\_NO number(10,0) (No primary key declaration) Model: class Myclass \< ActiveRecord::Base self.primary\_key = ‘rec\_no’ self.sequen… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=915) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby-on-rails/6.md?page=917)