# Ruby

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## [Unsubscribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe/148732)

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**Author:** [@ashleyw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ashleyw)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe/148732 "2008-09-16T17:54:16Z")

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## [\[Bug #571\] IPv6$B7O$NDj?t$,L$Dj5A(B (for 1.8)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-571-ipv6-b7o-ndj-t-l-dj5a-b-for-1-8/148726)

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**Author:** [@Motonori\_IWAMURO](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Motonori_IWAMURO)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-571-ipv6-b7o-ndj-t-l-dj5a-b-for-1-8/148726 "2008-09-16T17:27:09Z")

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Bug #571: IPv6e$B7O$NDj?t$,L$Dj5Ae(B (for 1.8) http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/571 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Motonori IWAMURO e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal e$B0J2\<$NLdBj$K4X$9$ke(B1.8e$BMQ$N:9J,$r:n@.$7$^…

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## [Open-uri cannot generate tempfile file exists](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-uri-cannot-generate-tempfile-file-exists/142021)

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**Author:** [@sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjames)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-uri-cannot-generate-tempfile-file-exists/142021 "2008-09-16T16:32:55Z")

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Has anyone else come across this error? It only seems to happen intermittently. Any help would be greatly appreciated. RuntimeError (cannot generate tempfile \`C:/WINDOWS/TEMP/open-uri.204.21’: File exists - file ex…

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## [Optimize rb\_big2str0 and big2str\_karatsuba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/optimize-rb-big2str0-and-big2str-karatsuba/148040)

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**Author:** [@TOYOFUKU\_Chikanobu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/TOYOFUKU_Chikanobu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/optimize-rb-big2str0-and-big2str-karatsuba/148040 "2008-09-16T16:14:03Z")

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e$BK-J!$G$9!#e(B e$BITMW$Je(B FIXNUMe$BMQ$N=hM}$N:o=|$H%o!\<%/MQe(BBignum e$B$N8eJRIU$1$G$9!#e(B — bignum.c.org +++ bignum.c @@ -893,21 +893,6 @@ long lh, ll, m1; VALUE b, q, r; if (FIXNUM\_P(x)) { VALUE str = …

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## [1.9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-9/148566)

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**Author:** [@rgreen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rgreen)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-9/148566 "2008-09-16T15:30:23Z")

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Does anyone have any idea when 1.9 will be ready for production release?

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## [Numeric#scalar?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/numeric-scalar/147340)

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**Author:** [@Tadayoshi\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tadayoshi_F)\
**Replies:** 23\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/numeric-scalar/147340 "2008-09-16T14:46:50Z")

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1.9 e$B$Ne(B Numeric#scalar? e$B$K$D$$$F!“E,Ev$G$J$$$N$G$Oe(B (real? e$B$J$I$N$\[$&$,$$e(B e$B$$e(B)e$B!”$H$N0U8+$,$$$/$D$+$"$j$^$7$?$,!"$I$&$G$7$g$&!#$b$7JQ$($k$J$i:#$N$&e(B e$B$A$+$J$H;W$$$^$9!#e(B scalar? e$B$O!"e(…

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## [Getting the text (source) of a code block](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-the-text-source-of-a-code-block/148703)

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**Author:** [@sentinel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sentinel)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-the-text-source-of-a-code-block/148703 "2008-09-16T13:53:26Z")

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I am writing a ruby DSL and generating code from it. The DSL spec contains code blocks – ordinarily these are getting stored as Procs. However, since I am generating code, I would like to take the source and print/sto…

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## [/dev/null in test/ruby/test\_io\_m17n.rb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dev-null-in-test-ruby-test-io-m17n-rb/148709)

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**Author:** [@Kazuhiro\_NISHIYAMA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kazuhiro_NISHIYAMA)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 1:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dev-null-in-test-ruby-test-io-m17n-rb/148709 "2008-09-16T13:45:09Z")

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e$B@\>;3OB9-$G$9!#e(B test/ruby/test\_io\_m17n.rbe$B$Ge(B/dev/nulle$B$re(Bopene$B$7$F$$$^$9$,!"e(B /dev/nulle$B$,L5$$4D6-$N$3$H$r9M$($k$He(B\_\_FILE\_\_e$B$J$I$re(Bopene$B$9$ke(B e$B$h$&$K$7$?J}$,NI$$$N$G$O$J$$$G$7$g$&$+e(B? …

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## [For WIN32OLE: The returning of Reading the Asian Langugae Text in Excel is always '? '](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/for-win32ole-the-returning-of-reading-the-asian-langugae-text-in-excel-is-always/148678)

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**Author:** [@Wu\_Nan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Wu_Nan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 12:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/for-win32ole-the-returning-of-reading-the-asian-langugae-text-in-excel-is-always/148678 "2008-09-16T12:20:27Z")

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Hi All, I think I just found a bug in Win32OLE, When I read a cell which has Korean or Chinese Character Text from Excel2003 with Win32Ole, whatever the text is, the value of the cell is always ‘???’ My environment…

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## [Precedence of Private and Public methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/precedence-of-private-and-public-methods/148702)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/precedence-of-private-and-public-methods/148702 "2008-09-16T12:19:52Z")

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Hi! Does anyone know what’s the precedence between private and public methods. Doing some tests I found that private methods have higher precendence than public ones , but I don’t understand why.Any sugesstions? Exa…

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## [Getting an array of unique objects of a class i wrote](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-an-array-of-unique-objects-of-a-class-i-wrote/148532)

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**Author:** [@scudco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scudco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 12:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-an-array-of-unique-objects-of-a-class-i-wrote/148532 "2008-09-16T12:06:54Z")

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Hi Ive done some searching on this but couldnt find an answer that was either totally appropriate or one that i could understand ;\> (some advanced stuff going on). So if i have a class with two variables (strings) lik…

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## [\[ANN\] Ruby 1.9.1$B;EMME\`7k(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-1-9-1-b-emme-7k-b/147470)

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**Author:** [@Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yugui_SYuki_S.S)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-1-9-1-b-emme-7k-b/147470 "2008-09-16T11:48:05Z")

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Yuguie$B$G$9!#e(B e$B4{$K$\*CN$i$;$7$?$h$&$K!"e(BRuby 1.9.1e$B$N;EMM$Oe(B9e$B7ne(B25e$BF|$GE\`7k$5$l$^$9!#e(B e$B$=$l0J9\_!"e(B Rubye$B%l%Y%k$Ne(BAPIe$B$OJQ99IT2De(B Ce$B%l%Y%k$Ne(BAPIe$B$Oe(Bruby-core/ruby-deve$B$G…

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## [Pass by reference in each loop](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pass-by-reference-in-each-loop/148262)

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**Author:** [@xiongchiamiov](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xiongchiamiov)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pass-by-reference-in-each-loop/148262 "2008-09-16T10:01:55Z")

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I have a list of variables that I need to pass through a modifying function. Rather than specify for each one, I have them in an array, and I loop through the array: wml\_needed = \[@question, @answer\_explanation\] wml…

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## [Annoying problem: gems tries to build native extension](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/annoying-problem-gems-tries-to-build-native-extension/148692)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 9:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/annoying-problem-gems-tries-to-build-native-extension/148692 "2008-09-16T09:28:04Z")

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Hi All, I have an annoying problem using gems. Yesterday I wanted to update all my gems to their latest version. For hpricot unfortunately I answered the question “Select which gem to install for your platform (i386-…

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## [Netssh error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netssh-error/148694)

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**Author:** [@huy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/huy)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 9:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netssh-error/148694 "2008-09-16T09:27:19Z")

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I have problem when using netssh in JRuby, can someone help D:\\huy\\scripts\\jruby1.1.4\\bin\>jruby -S gem list \*\*\* LOCAL GEMS \*\*\* jruby-openssl (0.3) net-scp (1.0.1) net-ssh (2.0.4) rake (0.8.1) rspec (1.1.4) source…

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## [Can JRuby run on JRE](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-jruby-run-on-jre/148686)

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**Author:** [@huy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/huy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 8:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-jruby-run-on-jre/148686 "2008-09-16T08:28:10Z")

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Can JRuby run on JRE, without byte code compilation ?

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## [Redirector in ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirector-in-ruby/148683)

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**Author:** [@rajatgarg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rajatgarg)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 7:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redirector-in-ruby/148683 "2008-09-16T07:56:49Z")

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Hi Guys, I am trying to avoid to use iframes to display content on my website, so here is what I have in mind. On page load, controller calls the url, gets the results (parse it) and displays on the site. How do I …

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## [Unsubscribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe/148680)

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**Author:** [@austen\_hook](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/austen_hook)\
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## [Three days with some of the coolest people in ruby and rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/three-days-with-some-of-the-coolest-people-in-ruby-and-rails/148676)

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**Author:** [@hkeegan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hkeegan)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/three-days-with-some-of-the-coolest-people-in-ruby-and-rails/148676 "2008-09-16T05:06:32Z")

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What could be cooler than Ruby and Rails authors, experts, and hundreds of professionals that work with Ruby on a daily basis â€“ all together in one location for great discussions and debates? Thatâ€™s what will happe…

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## [New to Ruby...help needed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-help-needed/148658)

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**Author:** [@pip9ball](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pip9ball)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-help-needed/148658 "2008-09-16T01:15:28Z")

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Hi, I am in the process of teaching myself Ruby and so far its great, however, I am coming from a procedural background and the concept of objects/classes are a little difficult for me to put into action. Is it possi…

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## [Code Review: MSX7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-msx7/148654)

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**Author:** [@grujildo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grujildo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 12:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-msx7/148654 "2008-09-16T00:40:21Z")

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tfpt review “/shelveset:MSX7;REDMOND\\tomat” More string work. Implements versioning of MutableStrings, several missing methods and fixes some bugs. Tomas

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## [Ruby / rexml / xpath bug?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-rexml-xpath-bug/148647)

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**Author:** [@altinsel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/altinsel)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-rexml-xpath-bug/148647 "2008-09-15T23:50:34Z")

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I’m doing something I would think is very straight-forward but am getting the strangest result. I’m wondering if anyone could help to let me know if this is a bug or if I’m doing something I can’t see… I copied a Goo…

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## [Thread popen and broken pipe problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thread-popen-and-broken-pipe-problem/148593)

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**Author:** [@LLL](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/LLL)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 11:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thread-popen-and-broken-pipe-problem/148593 "2008-09-15T23:42:21Z")

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Hello there, I try to execute a list of command in a thread thanks to popen. But during command execution user may wants to interrupt / kill the execution process. My code looks like that : @thread = Thread.new do…

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## [A new database access framework for any Ruby (Iron or J)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-new-database-access-framework-for-any-ruby-iron-or-j/148523)

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**Author:** [@tudbc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tudbc)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 11:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-new-database-access-framework-for-any-ruby-iron-or-j/148523 "2008-09-15T23:38:00Z")

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I would like to introduce my new exciting research in TUDBC (Truly Unified Database Connectivity) to you, which brings both high performance and high productivity to database access. Currently, it supports Several p…

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## [Code Review: remove\_old\_spec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-remove-old-spec/148639)

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**Author:** [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-remove-old-spec/148639 "2008-09-15T23:17:07Z")

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tfpt review “/shelveset:remove\_old\_spec;REDMOND\\jdeville” Comment : This change removes the old specs from the test directory. It also removes the Rake tasks for those tests, and gets them out of SNAP.

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## [Spice up your mobile](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spice-up-your-mobile/148645)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spice-up-your-mobile/148645 "2008-09-15T22:11:56Z")

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hemant sonker invites you to mGinger.com. You get: - 1500 Free SMS every month saving you Rs 3000 - Deals & Discounts of your interest in your city saving you tons - Free mobile games …

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## [RubyConf hotel: Only single-bed rooms available at group rate?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-hotel-only-single-bed-rooms-available-at-group-rate/148500)

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**Author:** [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-hotel-only-single-bed-rooms-available-at-group-rate/148500 "2008-09-15T20:53:48Z")

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Yesterday, the day or the day after I got the RubyConf E-mail giving me the conference group discount code, I went to book 2 rooms for 4 people at the conference hotel. The Web site only offered me rooms with 1 King …

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## [Problems with JRuby on rails and Oracle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-jruby-on-rails-and-oracle/148313)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-jruby-on-rails-and-oracle/148313 "2008-09-15T19:56:41Z")

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Hello guys, I’ve been developing in Ruby for a few months and I am starting to work with Rails. I am having a problem right from the start and I think I am not doing anything wrong. I have performed the following step…

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## [Code Review: YamlRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-yamlrails/148474)

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**Author:** [@Oleg\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Oleg_T)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 7:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-yamlrails/148474 "2008-09-15T19:53:10Z")

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tfpt review “/shelveset:YamlRails;REDMOND\\olegtk” Comment : Adds missing functionality used by Rails: yaml\_as method, which is basically a declarative alias to tag\_class(). quick\_emit method, which allows to emit y…

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## [Ruby-GetText-Package-1.93.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gettext-package-1-93-0/148635)

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**Author:** [@Masao\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Masao_M)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gettext-package-1-93-0/148635 "2008-09-15T19:32:39Z")

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Hi, Ruby-GetText-Package-1.93.0 is now available. Changes Bulgarian added. Estonian updated. French updated. Japanese updated. np\_, npgettext support. Fixed bugs. detect the correct charset on POSIX OS. updatepo tas…

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