# Ruby

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## [Problem of feedtools with jruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-of-feedtools-with-jruby/143835)

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**Author:** [@Yin\_AnPing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yin_AnPing)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 8:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-of-feedtools-with-jruby/143835 "2008-07-27T20:21:06Z")

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Hi, guys I play feedtools with jruby, but get exceptions like ======================================= D:\\ruby-workspace\\learning\>jruby feed\_tools\_exam.rb Description: Mars Today Top Stories D:/jruby-1.1.3/lib/ruby/…

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## [Library Metadata Storage Format](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-metadata-storage-format/144043)

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**Author:** [@tcsnide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tcsnide)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/library-metadata-storage-format/144043 "2008-07-27T18:35:58Z")

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Hi– I’ve been trying to decide the best way how to store library/project metadata (name, version, etc.). I use this data for a few different tools, one of those being Rolls, which is an alternate require system for R…

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## [Simultaneously URL call, is it possible?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simultaneously-url-call-is-it-possible/144049)

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**Author:** [@toki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toki)\
**Replies:** 21\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simultaneously-url-call-is-it-possible/144049 "2008-07-27T18:07:43Z")

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Hi to all! I need to test a functionality of an application before to go in production environment, unfortunately it isn’t a ruby application, I thought to use a script that will call a url 5 times simultaneously or …

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## ["nested" methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nested-methods/144250)

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**Author:** [@stefan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stefan)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nested-methods/144250 "2008-07-27T17:28:04Z")

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Hi there, I want to do this: @myclass.items\[5\] = an\_item But the items object of @myclass should have an custom setter. I have tried this: class Myclass def items def \[\]= value -code- end end end but this doe…

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## [Local constant](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-constant/144196)

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**Author:** [@aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aidy)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-constant/144196 "2008-07-27T16:15:27Z")

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Hi, Could anyone tell me why Ruby does not allow a local constant? FIREFOX\_CLASS = “\[CLASS:MozillaUIWindowClass\]” Thank You Aidy

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## [\[Ruby 1.8 - Bug #367\] (Open) ruby\_1\_8$B$N(Brss$B$G(B3E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-bug-367-open-ruby-1-8-b-n-brss-b-g-b3e/144249)

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**Author:** [@Kazuhiro\_NISHIYAMA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kazuhiro_NISHIYAMA)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-bug-367-open-ruby-1-8-b-n-brss-b-g-b3e/144249 "2008-07-27T15:27:59Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #367 e$B$,Js9p$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA) Bug #367: ruby\_1\_8e$B$Ne(Brsse$B$Ge(B3E http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/367 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open e$BM…

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## [Dokkit 0.4.1 released!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dokkit-0-4-1-released/144248)

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**Author:** [@gendag](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gendag)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dokkit-0-4-1-released/144248 "2008-07-27T15:20:22Z")

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Hi Folks, version 0.4.1 of dokkit has been released! 1 Changes from version 0.4.0 added support for postfiltering (now erb processing is done in the postfiltering step) added experimental support for tidy postfilter …

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## [Inline comments in future release?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inline-comments-in-future-release/144060)

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**Author:** [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inline-comments-in-future-release/144060 "2008-07-27T12:41:53Z")

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Are inline comments a potential feature of Ruby 2.0? Are there particular syntax or performance issues that preclude this? With a language where so much fits into one line it could be cool to document method calls mor…

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## [Re: EXCEPTION\_ACCESS\_VIOLATION since 1.1.3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-exception-access-violation-since-1-1-3/144242)

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**Author:** [@P\_Heemskerk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/P_Heemskerk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 10:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-exception-access-violation-since-1-1-3/144242 "2008-07-27T10:47:36Z")

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I was using json-jruby-1.1.2-universal-java-1.6. Removing it solved the problem. Excuse me for the noise. ----- Original Message ---- From: P Heemskerk removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid To: removed\_email\_address@d…

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## [EXCEPTION\_ACCESS\_VIOLATION since 1.1.3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-access-violation-since-1-1-3/144241)

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**Author:** [@P\_Heemskerk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/P_Heemskerk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exception-access-violation-since-1-1-3/144241 "2008-07-27T09:25:06Z")

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Hi, The update to 1.1.3 breaks my application: An unexpected error has been detected by Java Runtime Environment: EXCEPTION\_ACCESS\_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x6d8a1392, pid=5132, tid=5492 Java VM: Java HotSpot™ …

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## [Trunk: BigDecimal#\<=\> $B$,ITDjCM$rJV$9\>l9g$,$"$k(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trunk-bigdecimal-b-itdjcm-rjv-9-l9g-k-b/135937)

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**Author:** [@pegacorn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pegacorn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trunk-bigdecimal-b-itdjcm-rjv-9-l9g-k-b/135937 "2008-07-27T08:18:28Z")

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pegacorn e$B$G$9!#e(B BigDecimal#\<=\> e$B$,ITDjCM$rJV$9\>l9g$,$"$j$^$9!#e(B % ruby -rbigdecimal -e ‘p BigDecimal(“1.0”) \<=\> “”’ 8 Index: ext/bigdecimal/bigdecimal.c — ext/bigdecimal/bigdecimal.c (e$B%j%S%8%g%se(B 1619…

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## [Sort Array of Hashes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sort-array-of-hashes/144232)

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**Author:** [@adler1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adler1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 4:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sort-array-of-hashes/144232 "2008-07-27T04:59:17Z")

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Hi all, i wrote array of hashes and i would like to sort it. I search in the net few hours how to do this, but was not able to find exactly what i wanted. Here is my code: \_FilesData = Array.new \_FilesData \<\< { :F…

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## [Re: DSL/thread design question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dsl-thread-design-question/144233)

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**Author:** [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 4:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-dsl-thread-design-question/144233 "2008-07-27T04:41:11Z")

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Whoops. Reposting to all. On Saturday 26 July 2008 20:43:37 Steven P. wrote: From: David M. \[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\] Keep in mind, I don’t care about implementation at this point, but design. …

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## [Marshal version problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/marshal-version-problem/144220)

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**Author:** [@S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-gw)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 4:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/marshal-version-problem/144220 "2008-07-27T04:20:22Z")

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I have a script that generates a serialized file of native data structures (hash of hashes & arrays and such). In a short spike script I wanted to load up a particular file, and got a version error: incompatible mars…

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## [DSL/thread design question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dsl-thread-design-question/144222)

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**Author:** [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 2:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dsl-thread-design-question/144222 "2008-07-27T02:37:43Z")

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I am writing something which I am calling “suits” for now – the idea being “something you make with threads”. It’s a lightweight actor model. Works something like this: s = Suit.new(\[\]) s.push(1,2,3,4,5) …

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## [\[Bug:1.9\] sleep and Thread#run](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-sleep-and-thread-run/143215)

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**Author:** [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-sleep-and-thread-run/143215 "2008-07-27T02:11:24Z")

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1.9 e$B$G$Oe(B sleep e$B$G?2$F$$$k%9%l%C%I$re(B Thread#run e$B$G5/$3$;$J$$e(B e$B$h$&$G$9!#e(B % ./ruby -ve ’ t = Thread.new { t1 = Time.now sleep 5 t2 = Time.now p t2 - t1 } sleep 1 t.run t.join ’ ruby 1.9…

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## [Convert month string to number](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/convert-month-string-to-number/144225)

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**Author:** [@adler1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/adler1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/convert-month-string-to-number/144225 "2008-07-27T01:14:39Z")

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Hi all, I use linux OS. I would like to convert a file with the folloing format: -rw-r–r-- 1 student student 11289 26. Jul 22:41 listing.txt into FileName, Year, Month, Day In order to do this, i would like to conver…

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## [Changing the shebang of ruby files best way?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/changing-the-shebang-of-ruby-files-best-way/141627)

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**Author:** [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/changing-the-shebang-of-ruby-files-best-way/141627 "2008-07-27T01:07:37Z")

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I’ve a lot of ruby files (grabed from net) having a wrong shebang for my setup. actual shebang is : #!/usr/bin/ruby -w and i need to change it to : #! /usr/bin/env ruby -w that way i’ll get the ruby in my PATH and …

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## [Binary release](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-release/144102)

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**Author:** [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binary-release/144102 "2008-07-26T23:36:57Z")

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Hi I’ve noticed that the -I switch for passing in search paths has also gone away. In the binary release John talks about a batteries included approach. Does that mean all we have to do is extract it to a folder, a…

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## [If expression or muffle an exception?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/if-expression-or-muffle-an-exception/144195)

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**Author:** [@aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aidy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/if-expression-or-muffle-an-exception/144195 "2008-07-26T20:17:15Z")

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Hi, I am wondering if this is bad form, begin system(“taskkill /im firefox.exe /f”) rescue #preventing exception if firefox process does not exist end or should I use an if expression? Thank You Aidy

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## [Newbie question on uninitialized constant (NameError)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-question-on-uninitialized-constant-nameerror/144203)

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**Author:** [@tlockney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tlockney)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-question-on-uninitialized-constant-nameerror/144203 "2008-07-26T18:03:52Z")

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I’m trying my first major Ruby script (to automate some engineering calculations I’m performing), and running into some difficulty understanding what Ruby expects in terms of class and class methods. It may well be t…

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## [Find Sofas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-sofas/144201)

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**Author:** [@lindi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lindi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-sofas/144201 "2008-07-26T17:45:41Z")

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Huge Selections at Great Prices The Convenience of OneCart! http://good-furniture-care.page.tl/flat

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## [IronRuby and MarkLogic](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-and-marklogic/121637)

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**Author:** [@nfe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nfe)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-and-marklogic/121637 "2008-07-26T16:41:32Z")

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Hi, I have used IronPython to successfully connect and issue an xquery to a MarkLogic database (native XML database) using the following script: import clr clr.AddReferenceToFile(“MarklogicXcc.dll”) import Marklogic…

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## [A Very huge list of Ruby, Rails, IronRuby Books](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-very-huge-list-of-ruby-rails-ironruby-books/144197)

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**Author:** [@webreservoir](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/webreservoir)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 2:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-very-huge-list-of-ruby-rails-ironruby-books/144197 "2008-07-26T14:40:07Z")

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A Very huge list of Ruby, Rails, IronRuby Books arriving in 2008/2009. Have a look at this blog by RubyWorld. Its worth to bookmark this. Hope many would appreciate this. Thanks

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## [Creating files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-files/144187)

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**Author:** [@sijo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sijo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-files/144187 "2008-07-26T11:29:11Z")

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Hi i have \<%= file\_field\_tag “logo” %\> using that i upload image files.,.In controller how can i write this to a folder with a given fixed name…For example suppose uploaded file original name is abc.png,(or abc.jpe…

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## [Net/ssh exec builtin command (cd)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ssh-exec-builtin-command-cd/144182)

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**Author:** [@Une\_BSSSSvS\_ue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Une_BSSSSvS_ue)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-ssh-exec-builtin-command-cd/144182 "2008-07-26T10:45:49Z")

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when using ssh.exec!(“ls -al”) everything is ok however, if i try to use “cd /path/to” (a shell builtin command) i get back : exec: 4: cd: not found on the device a “which cd” returns nothing. is there a workaround ? …

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## [ANN: Sequel 2.3.0 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-sequel-2-3-0-released/144172)

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**Author:** [@nerdmaster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nerdmaster)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 9:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-sequel-2-3-0-released/144172 "2008-07-26T09:49:04Z")

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Sequel is a lightweight database access toolkit for Ruby. Sequel provides thread safety, connection pooling and a concise DSL for constructing database queries and table schemas. Sequel also includes a lightweight but…

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## [I want to disable key board options in ruby on rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-disable-key-board-options-in-ruby-on-rails/144082)

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**Author:** [@sujith](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sujith)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 7:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-disable-key-board-options-in-ruby-on-rails/144082 "2008-07-26T07:03:41Z")

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i want to disable keyboard options in browser in one page in Ruby On Rails pls send me the solution

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## [Code Review: mo6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-mo6/144173)

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**Author:** [@grujildo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grujildo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 5:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-mo6/144173 "2008-07-26T05:41:50Z")

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tfpt review “/shelveset:mo6;REDMOND\\tomat” Preparation for meta-objects support in IronRuby. Replaces OldInvokeMemberAction by Ruby specific RubyCallAction. Uses this new action for all Ruby call sites. ArgumentKind.…

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## [Dlr ide](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dlr-ide/144089)

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**Author:** [@stefan8107](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stefan8107)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dlr-ide/144089 "2008-07-26T00:00:35Z")

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Hi all, Wouldn’t be nice if we all create a DLR IDE. I have being thinking for this for quite some times recently. As usually happens someone else also has been thinking of this and actually blogged about it hereh…

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