# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1188 [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:** 1189 --- ## [eRuby Fastcgi lighttpd deadend](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eruby-fastcgi-lighttpd-deadend/131477)
**Author:** [@zabouth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zabouth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eruby-fastcgi-lighttpd-deadend/131477 "2008-03-10T14:56:16Z")
I have been trying to work out how to use eruby and fastcgi but it’s not an easy process. All the websites out there focus on rails and the ruby fastcgi library documentation is nonexistent. So far all I know for su… --- ## [UK Lead Developer Role coming soon for Channel4 Proje](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uk-lead-developer-role-coming-soon-for-channel4-proje/131473)
**Author:** [@guerra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guerra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 1:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uk-lead-developer-role-coming-soon-for-channel4-proje/131473 "2008-03-10T13:52:09Z")
Hi all, In April we’re going to be looking for a Rails based lead developer for a new Channel 4 Education project (web-based). This isn’t a formal job ad as we’re not ready to go just yet, however we’re going to have … --- ## [Shugotenshi has invited you to Spokeo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shugotenshi-has-invited-you-to-spokeo/131469)
**Author:** [@mhinton](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mhinton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 1:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shugotenshi-has-invited-you-to-spokeo/131469 "2008-03-10T13:29:30Z")
Hi ruby-talk, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid has invited you to Spokeo, which finds your friends’ updates across the Web. On average, Spokeo finds 87 friends across 30 different social networks. See what Spok… --- ## [How to define multiple initialize methods in embedded mode?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-define-multiple-initialize-methods-in-embedded-mode/131455)
**Author:** [@chirag\_mistry\_ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chirag_mistry_ruby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-define-multiple-initialize-methods-in-embedded-mode/131455 "2008-03-10T12:32:31Z")
Hi I have embedded Ruby in C++ application. I want to define multiple “initialize” method in the Ruby class. Please let me know which sequence of call is required to implement it? I tried following sequence of call b… --- ## [People from belgium or the netherlands on this list?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/people-from-belgium-or-the-netherlands-on-this-list/131457)
**Author:** [@xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xjivan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 10:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/people-from-belgium-or-the-netherlands-on-this-list/131457 "2008-03-10T10:23:29Z")
Hi, I’m trying to find out which companies in Belgium and The Netherlands are planning on using IronRuby with or without Silverlight. So if there are people listening on this list you can email me off list if you w… --- ## [Problem with Excel WIN32OLE and Thread](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-excel-win32ole-and-thread/131453)
**Author:** [@vpdeguz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vpdeguz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 8:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-excel-win32ole-and-thread/131453 "2008-03-10T08:39:55Z")
I am trying to kill excel automation process if it has been running for more than 15 minutes. The script below is using two threads: thread 1 is timer that will sleep for 15 minutes; and thread 2 will run the excel au… --- ## [IO#Foreach -- Max line length](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/io-foreach-max-line-length/131204)
**Author:** [@tristincolby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tristincolby)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 7:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/io-foreach-max-line-length/131204 "2008-03-10T07:22:34Z")
I’m trying to emulate the new feature in 1.9 that allows you to specify the maximum length of a line read in Ruby 1.8.6. Can anyone help? --- ## [Multithreading sysread error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multithreading-sysread-error/131022)
**Author:** [@learningruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/learningruby)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 7:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multithreading-sysread-error/131022 "2008-03-10T07:21:36Z")
Hi All, I am a newbie at scraping and multi-threading too. Recently, I have to implement these two in one of my application. Please find my code in the attachment. I was facing some peculiar issues and the reaso… --- ## [Can i use asp.net just like C# and Vb.net](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-use-asp-net-just-like-c-and-vb-net/131258)
**Author:** [@rahil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rahil)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-i-use-asp-net-just-like-c-and-vb-net/131258 "2008-03-10T05:53:35Z")
i am a new member here. sorry for my newbie and very basic question, since i am a fresh student. i like ruby and ironruby works for .net platform, thats what i know. Can i work with asp.net, as easily with ironruby as… --- ## [Can't get good rubygems installation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-get-good-rubygems-installation/131441)
**Author:** [@tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tbcox23)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cant-get-good-rubygems-installation/131441 "2008-03-10T04:52:32Z")
I don’t know how to fix this. While installing the radiant gem last night, something happened to my ruby gems installation. I’ve removed and reinstalled it a couple of times, to no particular effect. I’m working on Ku… --- ## [RUBY\_\*$BDj?t$N(Bencoding](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-bdj-t-n-bencoding/131442)
**Author:** [@Kazuhiro\_NISHIYAMA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kazuhiro_NISHIYAMA)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 4:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-bdj-t-n-bencoding/131442 "2008-03-10T04:31:58Z")
e$B@\>;3OB9-$G$9!#e(B RUBY\_DESCRIPTIONe$B$J$I$NDj?t$Ne(Bencodinge$B$,e(BASCII-8BITe$B$K$J$C$F$$$^$9$,!"e(B US-ASCIIe$B$NJ}$,NI$$$N$G$O$J$$$G$7$g$&$+e(B? pp Object.constants.grep(/RUBY/).sort.map{|sym|v=Object.const\_g… --- ## [Lost gems - path problem?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-gems-path-problem/131390)
**Author:** [@tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tbcox23)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 4:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-gems-path-problem/131390 "2008-03-10T04:27:17Z")
I’m a little unsure where to ask this question. If I need to go elsewhere, tell me and a I get movin’. I’m over at the #kubuntu irc channel, but it’s not helpful right now, and this IS a rubygems questions, sort of. I… --- ## [Re: can i use asp.net just like C# and Vb.net](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-can-i-use-asp-net-just-like-c-and-vb-net/131425)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Junod](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Aaron_Junod)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 12:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-can-i-use-asp-net-just-like-c-and-vb-net/131425 "2008-03-10T00:41:35Z")
Personally I’m more interested in the deployment story of ruby frameworks in IIS. MVC is fantastic, and I’m not going to complain if I can use ironruby, but the story that’s really intersting to me is deploying a rail… --- ## [Webby 0.8.1 (Wandering Wookie)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webby-0-8-1-wandering-wookie/131431)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2008, 12:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webby-0-8-1-wandering-wookie/131431 "2008-03-10T00:09:48Z")
webby version 0.8.1 by Tim P. http://webby.rubyforge.org/ (the “Wandering Wookie” release) == DESCRIPTION Webby builds websites. It’s not a framework. It’s not a webserver. It’s not a content management system. We… --- ## [Bin2str conversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bin2str-conversion/131382)
**Author:** [@z4n9ief](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/z4n9ief)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bin2str-conversion/131382 "2008-03-09T22:28:14Z")
Hello, I would like to write a function which is able to convert a binary data into its string format… For example, here I have the opposite of my goal: str.unpack(‘c\*’).collect { |x| sprintf(’%02x’, x) }.to\_s.hex.to… --- ## [Trac - Does it make sense to keep http://trac.edgewall.org/ticket/4315 open?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trac-does-it-make-sense-to-keep-http-trac-edgewall-org-ticket-4315-open/131397)
**Author:** [@Ilias\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ilias_L)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trac-does-it-make-sense-to-keep-http-trac-edgewall-org-ticket-4315-open/131397 "2008-03-09T18:33:14Z")
Response to message \[1\] on trac.devel (as I cannot write there, due to an informally applied censorship) Mr. Boos: “I left that ticket open simply to avoid having someone to reopen it over and over…” (note to reader… --- ## [Web-based ri browser -- a project looking for a creator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-ri-browser-a-project-looking-for-a-creator/131407)
**Author:** [@Trans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Trans)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 5:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-ri-browser-a-project-looking-for-a-creator/131407 "2008-03-09T17:38:07Z")
If anyone is looking for an idea for a very useful ruby project, the please consider creating a webrik or rack based web application for browsing ri/fast-ri docs. To give you an idea of functionality, there is (amazin… --- ## [Slide Show v0.1 - A Free Web Alternative to PowerPoint and KeyNote in Ruby Now Live](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slide-show-v0-1-a-free-web-alternative-to-powerpoint-and-keynote-in-ruby-now-live/129346)
**Author:** [@gerald\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gerald_b)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/slide-show-v0-1-a-free-web-alternative-to-powerpoint-and-keynote-in-ruby-now-live/129346 "2008-03-09T17:17:26Z")
Hello, I’ve uploaded version 0.1 of slideshow - a Ruby gem that lets you create slide shows and author slides in plain text using a wiki-style markup language that’s easy-to-write and easy-to-read. Slide show deliver… --- ## [Ruby email libraries](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-email-libraries/131263)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-email-libraries/131263 "2008-03-09T17:02:41Z")
Hi, Does anyone know of any stable ruby email libraries, I just need to read: the subject, the sender and the body? Had problems with both gmailer and hotmailer. Cheers Aidy --- ## [Redefine a class with same name](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redefine-a-class-with-same-name/131401)
**Author:** [@pytlik](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pytlik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redefine-a-class-with-same-name/131401 "2008-03-09T13:51:47Z")
Is there any way to to remove the definition of a class so I can reuse its name? Like below I’d like to reuse the name ‘A’ but since it’s already defined with a different superclass I get a ‘TypeError: superclass mis… --- ## [Ruby tools to develop compilers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-tools-to-develop-compilers/130724)
**Author:** [@Le\_Lann\_Jean-Christ](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Le_Lann_Jean-Christ)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-tools-to-develop-compilers/130724 "2008-03-09T13:33:34Z")
Hi, For some days now, I have been trying to find the best Ruby tools to develop compilers : lexer, parser and possibly more (ast, visitor). There seems to be plenty of small tools, but it is difficult to know whethe… --- ## [SMTP gmail, behind proxy?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-gmail-behind-proxy/131402)
**Author:** [@marlor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marlor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 12:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smtp-gmail-behind-proxy/131402 "2008-03-09T12:57:51Z")
Hello, I got the action\_mailer\_tls plugin to work with gmail. (without being behind a proxy). My problem is that I have to connect to gmail’s smtp from behind a proxy. I looked into the SMTP and mailer\_tls plugin bu… --- ## [Class and inheritance](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-and-inheritance/130815)
**Author:** [@August0866](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/August0866)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-and-inheritance/130815 "2008-03-09T11:45:05Z")
Hi All, I am not a programmer, yet. I am trying ruby on for size, most things fit ok, but Classes are puzzling me. class Roll def Roll(base,range) @base=base @range=range @ro… --- ## [Do you use Singleton's \_instantiate? method?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-you-use-singletons-instantiate-method/131392)
**Author:** [@mental](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mental)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 8:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/do-you-use-singletons-instantiate-method/131392 "2008-03-09T08:11:22Z")
I’m in the middle of re-implementing portions of JRuby’s stdlib to fix threading problems and to take better advantage of native threads. In the process, I ran across Singleton’s \_instantiate? hook. I don’t think I’… --- ## [rAtom 0.2.1 Gem Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ratom-0-2-1-gem-released/131393)
**Author:** [@Sean\_Geoghegan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sean_Geoghegan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 7:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ratom-0-2-1-gem-released/131393 "2008-03-09T07:19:49Z")
rAtom is a Ruby Gem for working with the Atom Syndication Format and the Atom Publishing Protocol (APP). rAtom was originally built to support the communication between a number of applications built by Peerworks\[http… --- ## [How to benefit, from my 101 days ... before IronRuby comes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-benefit-from-my-101-days-before-ironruby-comes/131329)
**Author:** [@rahil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rahil)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 6:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-benefit-from-my-101-days-before-ironruby-comes/131329 "2008-03-09T06:08:06Z")
Hello. I am posting this for me, and my friends around. We have just come to know that IronRuby 1.0 will ship in Second half of this year, that is round about in 1st week of July.( Approx 101 days to go ) We have se… --- ## [A question on singleton methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-question-on-singleton-methods/131377)
**Author:** [@mike\_leonard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mike_leonard)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-question-on-singleton-methods/131377 "2008-03-09T06:01:19Z")
Hello, I have a hash full of objects, like so: a\_hash = { :a =\> "alpha", :b =\> "beta" } I don’t I need to define a singleton method for one of the items in the class. I thought I could do: def a\_hash.fetch(:a).to\_s … --- ## [Tiff width/height?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tiff-width-height/130953)
**Author:** [@matt\_neuburg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matt_neuburg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 5:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tiff-width-height/130953 "2008-03-09T05:56:02Z")
Does anyone have Ruby code for reading a TIFF image file’s width/height tags? Thx - m. --- ## [Spam filters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spam-filters/131387)
**Author:** [@Junkone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Junkone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 5:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spam-filters/131387 "2008-03-09T05:45:30Z")
Are there any good ruby based spam filters. I want to run my emails thro a customisable spam filter and then sent it to my inbox. --- ## [Local\_variables contains strings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-variables-contains-strings/131386)
**Author:** [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 5:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-variables-contains-strings/131386 "2008-03-09T05:36:07Z")
e$B0J2\<$N$h$&$K!"e(Blocal\_variables e$B$OJ8;zNs$NG\[Ns$rJV$7$^$9!#e(B % ./ruby -ve ‘a = 1; p local\_variables’ ruby 1.9.0 (2008-03-08 revision 15734) \[i686-linux\] \[“a”\] instance\_variables e$BEy$O%7%s%%k$NG\[Ns$KJQ$o$C$?… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1187) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1189)