# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1464 [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:** 1465 --- ## [Financial Information exchange (FIX) protocol and ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/financial-information-exchange-fix-protocol-and-ruby/104153)
**Author:** [@dima](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dima)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 8:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/financial-information-exchange-fix-protocol-and-ruby/104153 "2007-05-16T08:46:35Z")
Does anybody have worked with quickfix or any other Financial Information exchange (FIX) protocol library or engine using ruby? I am especially interested in engine that can be used on Linux and/or Windows operating s… --- ## [SketchUp Ruby API](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sketchup-ruby-api/104232)
**Author:** [@iceburgh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iceburgh)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 8:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sketchup-ruby-api/104232 "2007-05-16T08:43:35Z")
I’ve seen no mention of SketchUp in this forum, so it may be that many members are unaware of its capabilities and promise. So, here is a brief rundown. Google’s SketchUp is an intriguing application that makes it a… --- ## [Rails\_analyzer\_tools 1.4.0 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-analyzer-tools-1-4-0-released/104269)
**Author:** [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-analyzer-tools-1-4-0-released/104269 "2007-05-16T06:03:24Z")
rails\_analyzer\_tools version 1.4.0 has been released! http://seattlerb.rubyforge.org/rails\_analyzer\_tools Rails Analyzer Tools contains Bench, a simple web page benchmarker, Crawler, a tool for beating up on web sites… --- ## [RubyForge statistics](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyforge-statistics/103575)
**Author:** [@Trans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Trans)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyforge-statistics/103575 "2007-05-16T01:56:07Z")
Anyone else notice FLVTool2 suddenly marched up into the top 10 RubyForge downloads? If I’m wrong about this, then my apologies, but given the specific nature of the project I suspect the 30,000+ downloads of RC5 were… --- ## [Dynamically adding rows in rails application](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamically-adding-rows-in-rails-application/104250)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamically-adding-rows-in-rails-application/104250 "2007-05-15T23:40:56Z")
Hello all. I am pretty new to ruby on rails, so please bare with me. I have been reading Agile Web D. with Rails and have now decided to attempt to create my own application to help me learn rails a bit better. I h… --- ## [Mini-library: SOCKSify all TCPSocket instances](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mini-library-socksify-all-tcpsocket-instances/104246)
**Author:** [@pure](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pure)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 10:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mini-library-socksify-all-tcpsocket-instances/104246 "2007-05-15T22:23:49Z")
Hello I wanted to tunnel all TCP connections of a Ruby program through the Tor anonymizing proxy. Instead of using tsocks (which is OS depending and leaks DNS) I modified TCPSocket directly. Example usage can be seen … --- ## [Ruport 1.0, After almost 2 years!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruport-1-0-after-almost-2-years/104183)
**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 9:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruport-1-0-after-almost-2-years/104183 "2007-05-15T21:04:39Z")
== Ruby Reports (ruport) 1.0 == It’s been a long and wild ride. We’re proud to announce that we’re at the end of our long list of feature requests and planned changes on the 1.0 roadmap, and that with your help, we’… --- ## [Problem loading files in Ruby CGI scripts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-loading-files-in-ruby-cgi-scripts/104216)
**Author:** [@tobyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tobyr)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 9:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-loading-files-in-ruby-cgi-scripts/104216 "2007-05-15T21:01:14Z")
This is not a Ruby problem as such, but I’m hoping someone will have come across this problem before and can advise. I have a basic CGI script, that loads a YAML file and prints out HTML and a few calculated results. … --- ## [Allow back reference with nest level in Oniguruma for Ruby a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/allow-back-reference-with-nest-level-in-oniguruma-for-ruby-a/104164)
**Author:** [@wonado](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wonado)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/allow-back-reference-with-nest-level-in-oniguruma-for-ruby-a/104164 "2007-05-15T18:00:58Z")
Hello dear Ruby folks! Nearly one year ago I asked K. Kosako for a new Oniguruma feature which will help to recognize plindrome sentences. It was an idea for an article series in Ruby-Mine, a german Ruby blog site, … --- ## [ARP requests](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/arp-requests/104206)
**Author:** [@ninny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ninny)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 5:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/arp-requests/104206 "2007-05-15T17:06:19Z")
Hello, I have a project to do in ruby witch consist in recover the ARP requests (who-has) on my local network and take the IP address if nobody answer to the ARP requests. I know identify an ARP request with “pcap” b… --- ## [Yet Another Software Challenge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yet-another-software-challenge/104121)
**Author:** [@Thierry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Thierry)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 4:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yet-another-software-challenge/104121 "2007-05-15T16:55:16Z")
For those interested in programming riddles, I would like to announce a new programming challenge I’m just launching at This challenge is in its early stage and thus set to be continuously improved. I would be espec… --- ## [How to increase the width of a field in rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-increase-the-width-of-a-field-in-rails/103187)
**Author:** [@anansi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anansi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-increase-the-width-of-a-field-in-rails/103187 "2007-05-15T16:11:11Z")
Hi, when I created a scaffold for the input of some data ,the following was created as new.rhtml: New entry \<% form\_tag :action =\> ‘create’ do %\> \<%= render :partial =\> ‘form’ %\> \<%= submit\_tag “Create” %\> \<% end %\>… --- ## [Algorithm books for Ruby (was Re: Object-oriented solution t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/algorithm-books-for-ruby-was-re-object-oriented-solution-t/104011)
**Author:** [@rykkers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rykkers)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/algorithm-books-for-ruby-was-re-object-oriented-solution-t/104011 "2007-05-15T15:39:05Z")
On 5/12/07, Martin DeMello removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: On 5/12/07, Rich M. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: Robert K. wrote: I suggest you also read a decent book on data structures and … --- ## [SSL test server](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-test-server/104209)
**Author:** [@jimb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-test-server/104209 "2007-05-15T15:31:04Z")
Hi Does anyone know of a Ruby SSL server script? Basically want to test some SSL socket stuff, but need a server to tet it with. Thanks, Jim. --- ## [Shoutout for ELC Technologies](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoutout-for-elc-technologies/104211)
**Author:** [@Trans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Trans)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoutout-for-elc-technologies/104211 "2007-05-15T14:04:52Z")
Just wanted to put a good word out there for ELC Technologies (http:// elctech.com). This is a highly-energetic new company with a very bright future. You’ve probably already heard of some their great technology, like… --- ## [Installing Ruby - miniruby require error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-miniruby-require-error/104103)
**Author:** [@bill](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bill)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-miniruby-require-error/104103 "2007-05-15T13:02:41Z")
Hi, I’m trying to install ruby 1.8.6 on OS X.5. make is failing while running miniruby mkconfig.rb while trying to require “fileutils”. The oh-so-helpful error is simply “Abort trap”. This file exists in the /Syst… --- ## [JRUBY does not find installed gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-does-not-find-installed-gem/104101)
**Author:** [@ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ronaldfischer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-does-not-find-installed-gem/104101 "2007-05-15T12:36:19Z")
It seems that I am hunted with library search problems… I installed the net-ssh Gem, and gem indeed installed it at the default library for Jruby, but still my program can’t find the library! Here is the installation… --- ## [Ruby for .NET](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-net/104202)
**Author:** [@jbhruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jbhruby)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-net/104202 "2007-05-15T11:55:46Z")
Is there a Ruby implementation for .NET? --- ## [ANN: Swiftiply 0.5.1 Bugfix Release](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-swiftiply-0-5-1-bugfix-release/104186)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 6:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-swiftiply-0-5-1-bugfix-release/104186 "2007-05-15T06:53:00Z")
Just a quick note that a bugfix release of Swiftiply has been released. This release, 0.5.1, fixes some error handling issues as well as an issue with short posts/file uploads. Swiftiply is a clustering proxy server … --- ## [Delphi for Ruby!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delphi-for-ruby/104123)
**Author:** [@llinklater](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/llinklater)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 4:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delphi-for-ruby/104123 "2007-05-15T04:59:39Z")
I mentioned this a while ago but it seems to be official. http://www.codegear.com/article/36433 Let the joy begin! --- ## [Basic threading question: can ruby use real threads?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-threading-question-can-ruby-use-real-threads/103656)
**Author:** [@kyle\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kyle_s)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 3:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-threading-question-can-ruby-use-real-threads/103656 "2007-05-15T03:04:41Z")
I’ve read somewhere, and would love for it to be wrong, that ruby doesn’t use real threads, that it handles it’s threads internally. Is that true? If it is true, will that still be true when ruby 1.9, or 2.0 comes o… --- ## [Re : Yet Another Software Challenge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-yet-another-software-challenge/104177)
**Author:** [@kuyarico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuyarico)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-yet-another-software-challenge/104177 "2007-05-15T02:12:37Z")
Did the first riddle also, very nice way to revise regular expressions! I’ll leave the second one for later but reading the description, I am puzzled by a definition: def cypher(text, keyword, direction=1): if direct… --- ## [Cygwin: no such file to load -- ubygem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cygwin-no-such-file-to-load-ubygem/104144)
**Author:** [@ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ronaldfischer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cygwin-no-such-file-to-load-ubygem/104144 "2007-05-15T00:26:29Z")
I now have - thanks to the help of many readers of this mailing list - installed Ruby 1.8.5 and gem 0.9.3 for both Cygwin and Windows. Under Cygwin, however, ruby doesn’t seem to make use of the installed gems: ~/tm… --- ## [Ruby Inheritance Question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-inheritance-question/104140)
**Author:** [@ghoti143](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ghoti143)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-inheritance-question/104140 "2007-05-14T23:36:20Z")
I’m very confused at the moment regarding inheritance. I have a class that inherits from Time as in: class RTDate \< Time …my methods adding to the class end I have the initialize method inherit from the parent class… --- ## [Time range help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/time-range-help/104157)
**Author:** [@ghoti143](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ghoti143)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/time-range-help/104157 "2007-05-14T22:02:28Z")
I have 2 time objects and want to iterate over them by day. I figured out that I can do: a = Time.mktime(2007,5,1,0,0,0) b = Time.mktime(2007,5,7,0,0,0) (a…b).each { |val| code goes here } but when I do that it it… --- ## [Soap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap/93440)
**Author:** [@fishman2001](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fishman2001)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 9:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap/93440 "2007-05-14T21:29:01Z")
Hi quick question, I have a soap server and soap client ruby scripts. When I try to run the soap client without starting up the up the server the client program crashes out, as you would expect. But I’d like to catch … --- ## [Question about converting Python to Ruby - getopt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-converting-python-to-ruby-getopt/104152)
**Author:** [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-converting-python-to-ruby-getopt/104152 "2007-05-14T20:40:48Z")
Is there an equivalent in Ruby of Python’s getopt (it parses command-line arguments)? Mike S. --- ## [Rails: Counter problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-counter-problem/104145)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 8:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-counter-problem/104145 "2007-05-14T20:12:43Z")
Hi. I have a problem with counters in Rails. The situation looks like this: -3 simple models class Forum \< ActiveRecord::Base has\_many :posts end class Topic \< ActiveRecord::Base has\_many :posts end class Post \< … --- ## [Gem under cygwin - is it supposed to work?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-under-cygwin-is-it-supposed-to-work/104141)
**Author:** [@ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ronaldfischer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-under-cygwin-is-it-supposed-to-work/104141 "2007-05-14T18:29:29Z")
I am using two installation of Ruby 1.8.5 - one running natively under Windows, and one bundled with Cygwin. The Cygwin installation does not come with gem, so after I had installed gem 0.9.3 under Windows, I instal… --- ## [Buffer error while executing gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/buffer-error-while-executing-gem/104132)
**Author:** [@ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ronaldfischer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/buffer-error-while-executing-gem/104132 "2007-05-14T18:02:21Z")
Hello, when running on Windows XP gem.exe which comes with Ruby 1.8.5, I get the following error: H:\>C:\\ruby185\\bin\\gem install net-ssh Bulk updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org Install required … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1463) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1465)