# Rails I18n

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## [Select 1 I18N solution to keep RoR full stack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/select-1-i18n-solution-to-keep-ror-full-stack/103635)

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**Author:** [@Benoit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Benoit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/select-1-i18n-solution-to-keep-ror-full-stack/103635 "2007-05-08T19:36:27Z")

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http://wiki.rubyonrails.org/rails/pages/InternationalizationComparison is exactly what RoR is not supposed to be : something where we have to select a solution out of 5 differents packages that are mostly doing the sa…

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## [Gloc problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gloc-problem/92906)

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**Author:** [@Carol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carol)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 6:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gloc-problem/92906 "2007-05-02T06:11:47Z")

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Hi! I am new with ruby and with rails. I have installed Gloc plugin from the svn but when I try to run webrick server I get this error: C:/Programmi/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.2/lib/active\_support/…

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## [Weird characters, like Ã¢â‚¬â€œ, displaying](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-characters-like-a-a-a-oe-displaying/93265)

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**Author:** [@blacknight](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blacknight)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 11:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-characters-like-a-a-a-oe-displaying/93265 "2007-05-01T11:14:43Z")

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I’m getting weird characters displaying on my pages, e.g.: Ã¢â‚¬â€œ. I’m using MySQL and my database encoding is set to utf8 and I set the character set for my pages to render as utf8 with . Does anyone know how to ge…

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## [Gettext error\_messages\_for problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-error-messages-for-problem/84619)

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**Author:** [@eugene](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eugene)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-error-messages-for-problem/84619 "2007-04-30T17:46:50Z")

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Hello, Can anyone help with my problem? When trying to add validation to Model like “validates\_uniqueness\_of” and then put \<%= error\_messages\_for ‘article’ %\> into view, I get error. can’t convert Array into String E…

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## [Silth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/silth/93053)

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**Author:** [@Silth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Silth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/silth/93053 "2007-04-27T00:52:09Z")

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Your site is brought in a spam a list!!! Write on removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid , what to remove your site from base

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## [GetText problems with .set\_error\_message\_title](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-problems-with-set-error-message-title/86202)

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**Author:** [@neongrau](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/neongrau)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2007, 1:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-problems-with-set-error-message-title/86202 "2007-04-18T01:51:26Z")

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i tried to change the error message title to use with “error\_messages\_for” as described at http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/ruby-gettext-howto-rails.html#Translate+the+title%2Fexplanation+on+the+error+message+dialog but…

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## [Globalize newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-newbie/72098)

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**Author:** [@patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patcito)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-newbie/72098 "2007-04-13T19:21:44Z")

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hey all, I’ve just installed globalize, I did the svn checkout and the rake globalize:setup command. Now I want to translate some of the string in my views, as an example \<%= “some strings”.t %\> but I don’t know how…

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## [Language version of rhtml templates](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/language-version-of-rhtml-templates/91292)

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**Author:** [@braver](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/braver)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/language-version-of-rhtml-templates/91292 "2007-04-13T13:33:58Z")

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I have a rails app, the lovely opinion forum, I’d like to globalize – it uses a bunch of rhtml templates with hard-coded English text. Should I change all the embedded text into the ugly \<%= ‘Msg’.t %\> references with…

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## [GetText doesn't work in ActionMailer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-doesnt-work-in-actionmailer/102253)

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**Author:** [@Stephane\_JAIS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Stephane_JAIS)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-doesnt-work-in-actionmailer/102253 "2007-03-30T20:21:36Z")

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Hi, I’m using gettext 1.7.0 and rails 1.1.4. Gettext won’t translate: the subject line of my e-mail the view that renders its body. I have followed the integration guide at: http://manuals.rubyonrails.org/read/chap…

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## [L10n of numbers (i.e. decimal point)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/l10n-of-numbers-i-e-decimal-point/90162)

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**Author:** [@Isak\_H](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Isak_H)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/l10n-of-numbers-i-e-decimal-point/90162 "2007-03-26T15:41:07Z")

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We need localized number format support in our application, in the very least being able to parse the native decimal point for numeric (Float and BigDecimal) fields. I’ve been spending some time looking at various plu…

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## [Globalize and Pluralization Rules](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-and-pluralization-rules/66357)

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**Author:** [@Ondrej\_Jaura](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ondrej_Jaura)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 10:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-and-pluralization-rules/66357 "2007-03-20T10:34:23Z")

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Hello, Please, where to find some examples how to use pluralization rules in Globalize? I would like to see how to use it also for languages such as Slovak or Polish, where the rules are slightly more complicated. e…

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## [Is globalize rails 1.2 ready?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-globalize-rails-1-2-ready/85711)

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**Author:** [@patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patcito)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-globalize-rails-1-2-ready/85711 "2007-03-09T17:39:48Z")

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does anyone know if globalize works with rails 1.2? thanx in advance Pat

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## [Encoding problem - how to debug?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/encoding-problem-how-to-debug/88157)

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**Author:** [@linus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/linus)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/encoding-problem-how-to-debug/88157 "2007-03-08T15:50:29Z")

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When I put character “Ä…” in the search input page, I get the falowing in the logs: Processing SearchController#index (for 127.0.0.1 at 2007-03-08 15:36:18) \[POST\] Session ID: f3e7710bce35c8ca7476b7829e8a801d Parame…

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## [Globalize or gettext?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-or-gettext/102571)

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**Author:** [@patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patcito)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-or-gettext/102571 "2007-03-05T16:45:24Z")

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Hey all, I’m starting a new rails app, I have both used globalize and rgettext in the past and they’re both great. So I would like to know which one of the two scales better or if any of you know from experience which …

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## [Localisation - Looking for a straight-forward solution](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localisation-looking-for-a-straight-forward-solution/81367)

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**Author:** [@davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidstokar)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localisation-looking-for-a-straight-forward-solution/81367 "2007-03-02T00:50:09Z")

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Hello there. I’m looking for a localisation plugin that is: easy to use (like java’s ressource bundle for instance) flexible enough\* fast well documented \*My requirements in detail: I want to take care of my databa…

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## [Iconv failing to convert UTF-8 to ISO-8859-1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iconv-failing-to-convert-utf-8-to-iso-8859-1/86693)

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**Author:** [@mlemos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mlemos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/iconv-failing-to-convert-utf-8-to-iso-8859-1/86693 "2007-02-24T18:30:40Z")

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Gents, I have a technorati like website, and on some feeds I index I need to convert the feed content from utf-8 to iso-8859-1. However, on a few feeds, the conversion is failling bad. See and example here: This utf…

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## [How to translate ruby date functions with gettext?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-translate-ruby-date-functions-with-gettext/102697)

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**Author:** [@patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patcito)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-translate-ruby-date-functions-with-gettext/102697 "2007-02-23T14:31:42Z")

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any idea how to translate Time::now or 2.days.ago with gettext to french or Spanish? thanx in advance Pat

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## [GLoc 1.2 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gloc-1-2-released/85215)

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**Author:** [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 11, 2007, 3:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gloc-1-2-released/85215 "2007-02-11T15:02:18Z")

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Hey all, GLoc 1.2 has been released. For those interested, you can see more info here: http://rubyforge.org/frs/shownotes.php?release\_id=9613 Golly

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## [UTF8 Database content](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utf8-database-content/83099)

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**Author:** [@alkhater](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alkhater)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 2:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utf8-database-content/83099 "2007-02-06T14:25:58Z")

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Hi, Forgive me if this is a basic question. I am using rails and simply trying to get content stored and retrieved from the database in UTF8 (i am using arabic). When the data is stored it ends up as ??? question mar…

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## [Re: globalize\_countries conflict (satire)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-globalize-countries-conflict-satire/84323)

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**Author:** [@evan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/evan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 3, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-globalize-countries-conflict-satire/84323 "2007-02-03T03:58:53Z")

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Hey Ingo Many countries have conflicts when they try and globalize their model. Sometimes this is due to the cultural changes under globalization and sometimes it’s due to economic changes. It’s important when ever yo…

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## [Gdfgdsg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gdfgdsg/84176)

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**Author:** [@kurys2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kurys2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gdfgdsg/84176 "2007-02-02T01:17:03Z")

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## [Rails Engine localization with Ruby-GetText](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-engine-localization-with-ruby-gettext/69033)

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**Author:** [@Masao\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Masao_M)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2007, 11:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-engine-localization-with-ruby-gettext/69033 "2007-01-24T11:50:46Z")

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Hi, Recently, some people ask me for the l10n of Engines with gettext. So I wrote a HOWTO for it. http://www.yotabanana.com/hiki/?ruby-gettext-howto-engines And I localized login\_engine for an example. It includes …

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## [Mysql character set](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-character-set/81601)

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**Author:** [@ingoweiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ingoweiss)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 11:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mysql-character-set/81601 "2007-01-10T23:08:43Z")

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Hi all, I am just familarizing myself

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## [Utf test case?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utf-test-case/81602)

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**Author:** [@ingoweiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ingoweiss)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 1:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utf-test-case/81602 "2007-01-10T13:39:41Z")

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Hi, I was wondering if anybody has successfully written a rails integration test case for an app’s utf-8 support. Meaning a test that feeds a utf-8 string into the app, and asserts that it moves through it unharmed an…

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## [Globalize\_languages doesn't exist error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-languages-doesnt-exist-error/81148)

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**Author:** [@ingoweiss](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ingoweiss)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2007, 7:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-languages-doesnt-exist-error/81148 "2007-01-06T19:30:27Z")

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Hi, I am getting started with globalize and so far it works ok. At some point I had to do ‘rake globalize:teardown’ to reset the database (I had the problem where all user translations were stored as ‘built\_in’ as de…

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## [Configure database with RoR applications](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-database-with-ror-applications/102628)

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**Author:** [@suhaspnehete](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/suhaspnehete)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2006, 2:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/configure-database-with-ror-applications/102628 "2006-12-28T14:00:15Z")

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Could you please tell me how to configure database with RoR application on hosting site (site5.com) ?

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## [Functional testing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/functional-testing/101347)

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**Author:** [@Bonne\_Eggleston](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bonne_Eggleston)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/functional-testing/101347 "2006-12-12T18:24:58Z")

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Hi there, I’m implementing the Globalize plugin on my application, and so far it’s working quite well. One problem I’m having is that I can’t do any functional tests. It appears as though the locale is not set for th…

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## [Alternative implementation of Globalize Model Translations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/alternative-implementation-of-globalize-model-translations/77930)

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**Author:** [@saimon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saimon)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/alternative-implementation-of-globalize-model-translations/77930 "2006-12-12T17:02:16Z")

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This may be floating around already (or be in a globalize branch somewhere) but if not I think people may find this interesting: http://www.saimonmoore.net/2006/12/1/alternative-implementation-of-globalize-model-transl…

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## [Globalize setup problem (locale.rb)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-setup-problem-locale-rb/79141)

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**Author:** [@kallstart](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kallstart)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 2:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalize-setup-problem-locale-rb/79141 "2006-12-12T14:37:01Z")

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Software Gentoo Ruby 1.8.5 Rails 1.1.6 Hey, trying to setup the Globalize plugin for my rails app. This is what I did so far, followed the guide at http://wiki.globalize-rails.org/globalize/show/Example+Application…

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## [Globalize's SQL queries](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalizes-sql-queries/78870)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/globalizes-sql-queries/78870 "2006-12-09T17:57:42Z")

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Hi Does Globalize query a thousand times the database if there’s a thousand of translations to get in a view in production mode ? I don’t get why there’s no single request even in development mode… Thanks

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