# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1036 [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:** 1037 --- ## [How to read text in a Wsh window](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-read-text-in-a-wsh-window/146813)
**Author:** [@pkammit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pkammit)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-read-text-in-a-wsh-window/146813 "2008-08-25T20:10:44Z")
Hi everyone, I am a QA guy and I use watir for testing web applications. In my testing I sometimes have to work on a Windows application also. Using WIN32OLE, I am able to access the Windows application and perform ac… --- ## [Webgen 0.5.3 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webgen-0-5-3-released/146811)
**Author:** [@tlockney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tlockney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webgen-0-5-3-released/146811 "2008-08-25T20:08:47Z")
Hey everybody! webgen 0.5.3 has just been released! If you don’t know what webgen is, read the “What’s webgen?” section down below. This announcement is also available at http://webgen.rubyforge.org/news/release\_0\_5\_… --- ## [\[ANN\] Mack Framework 0.7.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-mack-framework-0-7-0/146810)
**Author:** [@markbates](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/markbates)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-mack-framework-0-7-0/146810 "2008-08-25T19:17:34Z")
Version 0.7.0 of the Mack framework was released today. Amongst the 49 tickets that make up release 0.7.0, there are two in particular that are at the core of Mack’s very existence, they are Distributed Objects and … --- ## [SOAP call not returning containers all the time](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap-call-not-returning-containers-all-the-time/146807)
**Author:** [@pjpatten](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pjpatten)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap-call-not-returning-containers-all-the-time/146807 "2008-08-25T19:16:46Z")
Hello all! I’m new here, and pretty new to Ruby. So far I like using it. I have a question though. I’m working with SOAP. Everythings works well, but there is one strange thing. If I get a node that can contain zero o… --- ## [Expiration-date 1.1.0 (Screaming Bacon)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/expiration-date-1-1-0-screaming-bacon/146805)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/expiration-date-1-1-0-screaming-bacon/146805 "2008-08-25T18:56:39Z")
expiration-date version 1.1.0 by Tim P. http://codeforpeople.rubyforge.org/expiration-date (the “Screaming Bacon” release) == DESCRIPTION Really simple caching by attaching an expiration date to attributes. The Exp… --- ## [\[Feature: trunk\] relayouting struct RNode](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-relayouting-struct-rnode/146760)
**Author:** [@Yugui\_SYuki\_S.S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yugui_SYuki_S.S)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-trunk-relayouting-struct-rnode/146760 "2008-08-25T18:06:50Z")
Yuguiです。 「第7回RHGの逆襲」(http://qwik.jp/rhg-strikes-back/78.html )の結果とし て、RNode::nd\_fileは誰も利用していないことが分かりました。 よって、RNodeのレイアウトに… --- ## [Setting date format to validate date in ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-date-format-to-validate-date-in-ruby/146692)
**Author:** [@jicksta](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jicksta)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-date-format-to-validate-date-in-ruby/146692 "2008-08-25T18:02:12Z")
Hi, I’m just learning ruby. I was searching for date validation in ruby and found this: for date in dateArray if %r{(\\d\\d)/(\\d\\d)/(\\d\\d\\d\\d)} =~ date mday, month, year = $1.to\_i, $2.to\_i, $3.to\_i puts date if Date.va… --- ## [How to inherit from other class in different level](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-inherit-from-other-class-in-different-level/196791)
**Author:** [@ISSSSaki\_Baz\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ISSSSaki_Baz_C)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-inherit-from-other-class-in-different-level/196791 "2008-08-25T17:51:38Z")
Hi, I’ve a problem since I need a Class to inherit from other Class that is in other level. The problem is this: module SIP class SipUri class SipUriParameters end end end module SIP class TelUri class TelUriP… --- ## [How to inherit from other class in different level](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-inherit-from-other-class-in-different-level/146800)
**Author:** [@ISSSSaki\_Baz\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ISSSSaki_Baz_C)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-inherit-from-other-class-in-different-level/146800 "2008-08-25T17:21:45Z")
Hi, I’ve a problem since I need a Class to inherit from other Class that is in other level. The problem is this: module SIP class SipUri class SipUriParameters end end end module SIP class TelUri class TelUriP… --- ## [Can install RedCloth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-install-redcloth/146512)
**Author:** [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 4:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-install-redcloth/146512 "2008-08-25T16:33:12Z")
This is a strange error, but I am getting this error on all of my servers: server1:~# gem install RedCloth Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org/ ERROR: could not find RedCloth locally or in … --- ## [Searching for memory leaks in my app](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/searching-for-memory-leaks-in-my-app/146713)
**Author:** [@edek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/edek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/searching-for-memory-leaks-in-my-app/146713 "2008-08-25T16:30:41Z")
Hi, my RoR 2.1.0 (ruby 1.8.6p116) application leaks the memory. It’s rather not mongrel issue, because I have also custom script that includes all RoR environment and it does the same. Are there any tools or methods t… --- ## [Memory leak in 1.8.6-p287](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-leak-in-1-8-6-p287/146746)
**Author:** [@mperham](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mperham)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-leak-in-1-8-6-p287/146746 "2008-08-25T16:29:25Z")
We’ve noticed a pretty severe memory leak since upgrading from p114 to p287. I ran valgrind on my test suite and got this error: ==24626== 352 (48 direct, 304 indirect) bytes in 2 blocks are definitely lost in loss r… --- ## [\[ANN\] NeverBlock support for ActiveRecord](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-neverblock-support-for-activerecord/146750)
**Author:** [@oldmoe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldmoe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-neverblock-support-for-activerecord/146750 "2008-08-25T16:28:25Z")
I gladly announce the first release of the NeverBlock PostgreSQL adapter for ActiveRecord. The new adapter enables ActiveRecord to perform queries in parallel even in a single threaded Ruby1.9 application. Benchmarki… --- ## [Split not returning an array?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/split-not-returning-an-array/146794)
**Author:** [@amanda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amanda)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/split-not-returning-an-array/146794 "2008-08-25T16:17:45Z")
Hi there, I start out with a string containing at least 1 ‘+’ separating words in it. I’m trying to get an array using str.split(’+’), so I can use each word to do something different. So for example, I have string = … --- ## [%N for Time#strftime](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/n-for-time-strftime/146492)
**Author:** [@Shugo\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shugo_M)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/n-for-time-strftime/146492 "2008-08-25T15:52:29Z")
e$BA0ED$G$9!#e(B 2008/08/21 9:22 Shugo M. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid: e$B$J$k$\[$I!"$G$O$=$NJ}8~$G=$@5$7$^$9!#e(B e$B@h$\[$Ie(Bcommite$B$7$^$7$?!#e(B %Le$B$OGQ;\_$7$?J}$,$$$$$G$9$+$M!#e(B DateTime#strftim… --- ## [Thread closing?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thread-closing/146688)
**Author:** [@enchanter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/enchanter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thread-closing/146688 "2008-08-25T15:17:32Z")
@t1 = Thread.new do b = false until b == true sleep 10 puts “you are getting cold!” end end So, that gets called when a play enters a ‘cold’ room. I want to set in the ‘leave’ event: @t1.close or something to t… --- ## [Indices of non nil elements in an array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/indices-of-non-nil-elements-in-an-array/146749)
**Author:** [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/indices-of-non-nil-elements-in-an-array/146749 "2008-08-25T14:43:17Z")
a = \[\] a\[10\] = “foo” a.nitems returns a count of the non-nil, items. What is the simplest way to return the indices of “a” that are not nil? I’m sure there is some simple elegant way to do this, but I can’t figure i… --- ## [Destroy\_all with out id](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/destroy-all-with-out-id/146788)
**Author:** [@hemantaray](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantaray)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 2:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/destroy-all-with-out-id/146788 "2008-08-25T14:03:03Z")
I have three module named user,role and role\_user. Users and roles table has many to many relationship. And role user in the associated table or linked another two table .It contains the user\_id and role\_id .Associati… --- ## [Problem in video uploading](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-video-uploading/146777)
**Author:** [@rizwana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rizwana)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 12:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-video-uploading/146777 "2008-08-25T12:11:24Z")
hi all, hope u r doing well. I have a problem with uploading videos in my application. I have to upload videos in my application which will be saved to the database. Then these videos should be displayed in YouTube. … --- ## [Problem in video uploading](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-video-uploading/146775)
**Author:** [@rizwana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rizwana)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 12:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-in-video-uploading/146775 "2008-08-25T12:10:48Z")
hi all, hope u r doing well. I have a problem with uploading videos in my application. I have to upload videos in my application which will be saved to the database. Then these videos should be displayed in YouTube. … --- ## [\[Bug #492\] defined? a && defined? b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-492-defined-a-defined-b/146771)
**Author:** [@Shyouhei\_U](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shyouhei_U)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 12:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-492-defined-a-defined-b/146771 "2008-08-25T12:07:52Z")
Bug #492: defined? a && defined? b http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/492 e$B5/I\<\ **Author:** [@Kyung\_won\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kyung_won_C)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 11:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-nameerror/146770 "2008-08-25T11:35:04Z") module M1 class A end end module M2 class A end p A # M2::A class B p A # M2::A end end module M3 include M1 p A # M1::A class B p A … --- ## [Ruby and Gender (Was: A Mascot...)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-gender-was-a-mascot/146690)
**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 7:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-gender-was-a-mascot/146690 "2008-08-25T07:26:45Z")
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 12:28 AM, David M. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: this energy into real issues, like why we as a community have not under-represented, among programming languages? We’re talking … --- ## [Gem unpack --target usage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-unpack-target-usage/146732)
**Author:** [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 3:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-unpack-target-usage/146732 "2008-08-25T03:36:24Z")
I’m trying to unpack a gem into a particular directory, but cannot get the --target option to work. $ gem --version 1.2.0 gem help unpack Usage: gem unpack GEMNAME \[options\] Options: –target ta… --- ## [Executable ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/executable-ruby/146736)
**Author:** [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/executable-ruby/146736 "2008-08-25T02:37:50Z")
hi all I am trying to make the ruby Hello.rb executable in mac os X this is the Hello.rb #!/usr/bin/ruby print “Hello World” chmod +x Hello.rb whe I type: Hello.rb I get the following error: tcsh: Hello.rb: Comma… --- ## [Is there an official ruby road map?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-an-official-ruby-road-map/146731)
**Author:** [@john\_maclean](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_maclean)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-an-official-ruby-road-map/146731 "2008-08-25T02:07:30Z")
Is there one for Ruby and if not does it really matter? --- ## [Why 'if 0' succeeds in Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-if-0-succeeds-in-ruby/146653)
**Author:** [@Phlip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Phlip)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-if-0-succeeds-in-ruby/146653 "2008-08-25T00:35:42Z")
Rubiods: One of the first “gotchas” here coming from another language is 0 is not like ‘true’. This Daily WTF (which I think someone just posted here) illustrates the problem which Ruby solves: “Rather than check… --- ## [Running an executable local file with a Ruby script?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-an-executable-local-file-with-a-ruby-script/146737)
**Author:** [@tlockney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tlockney)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2008, 11:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-an-executable-local-file-with-a-ruby-script/146737 "2008-08-24T23:55:57Z")
I’m having a lot of problems just running an executable local file with a Ruby script. I go to the directory with the file (call the executable file ‘mkplots’), then try to run that file. I’ve tried all sorts of syst… --- ## [Installing Ruby Gems under Ruby 1.9 \[Windows\]](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gems-under-ruby-1-9-windows/146739)
**Author:** [@lynchnco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lynchnco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-gems-under-ruby-1-9-windows/146739 "2008-08-24T22:51:30Z")
Hi, Has anyone gotten gems to install correctly using Ruby 1.9? I have the latest Ruby 1.9 binary, and Ruby Gems. When I run “ruby setup.rb” I get an error message like this: setup.rb:18: command not found: (null) s… --- ## [How to setup Emacs with inferior ruby-interpreter?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-setup-emacs-with-inferior-ruby-interpreter/146740)
**Author:** [@ssecorp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssecorp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-setup-emacs-with-inferior-ruby-interpreter/146740 "2008-08-24T22:46:16Z")
I have tried to get Emacs to run an inferior ruby process. I can run the interpreter with comint-run irb.bat but then I can’t load a program into the interpreter. I already have ruby-mode for emacs so I got syntax hig… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1035) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1037)