# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1497 [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:** 1498 --- ## [East Coast Central/South Florida Rubyists?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/east-coast-central-south-florida-rubyists/90770)
**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/east-coast-central-south-florida-rubyists/90770 "2007-04-02T01:03:43Z")
I’ll be in Port Saint Lucie, Florida from April 7th-13th Are there any Ruby U. Groups within a couple hours of there meeting during that time? Or random Ruby folks who might want to get together? I’ll be staying wit… --- ## [Openwferu-scheduler available in its own gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/openwferu-scheduler-available-in-its-own-gem/90817)
**Author:** [@jmaenpaa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmaenpaa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 1:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/openwferu-scheduler-available-in-its-own-gem/90817 "2007-04-02T01:02:42Z")
Hi, since Ilya G. covered the OpenWFEru scheduler among others in his latest blog post : http://www.igvita.com/blog/2007/03/29/scheduling-tasks-in-ruby-rails/ I’m making it available as a separate gem named “openwfer… --- ## [Ruby & Telnet & Cisco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-telnet-cisco/90649)
**Author:** [@Pablo\_Zorzoli](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Pablo_Zorzoli)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 11:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-telnet-cisco/90649 "2007-04-01T23:17:44Z")
Ruby friends, Is there any approach similar to perl’s Net:Telnet:Cisco \[1\] in ruby? Has anyone nice experiences in this mix? I usually interact with my routers/switches with perl but I would like to switch to ruby … --- ## [RUIN (Ruby Unlambda INterpreter) 1.0 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruin-ruby-unlambda-interpreter-1-0-released/90789)
**Author:** [@MSEdward\_SEdS\_Bora](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MSEdward_SEdS_Bora)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruin-ruby-unlambda-interpreter-1-0-released/90789 "2007-04-01T22:12:26Z")
I am pleased to announce RUIN (Ruby Unlambda INterpreter) 1.0. For those of you who don’t follow programming languages, Unlambda is a Turing-complete language based on the S, K and I combinators rather than the lambda… --- ## [GUI Toolkit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gui-toolkit/90773)
**Author:** [@djmook](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/djmook)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gui-toolkit/90773 "2007-04-01T21:26:47Z")
Which of the cross-platform GUI toolkits has the best documentation, is most stable, and is as “native-friendly” as possible? I’ve been scouring around but I keep finding different results and different dates, so I’m … --- ## [Ruby unit test error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-unit-test-error/90796)
**Author:** [@aidy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aidy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-unit-test-error/90796 "2007-04-01T21:17:23Z")
Hi I am trying to run some unit tests. require 'test/unit' class UnitTests \< Test::Unit::TestCase def initialize assert(true) end end UnitTests.new but i am receiving this error c:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/test/unit… --- ## [Implementation for 5 \> x \> 4 / RSpec fuzz testing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/implementation-for-5-x-4-rspec-fuzz-testing/90754)
**Author:** [@Florian\_GroSSSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Florian_GroSSSS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/implementation-for-5-x-4-rspec-fuzz-testing/90754 "2007-04-01T17:19:58Z")
Hi, before going to sleep I had an idea for how to implement 5 \> x \> 4. It’s pretty simple an implementation. I remember reading on ruby-talk years ago that this was impossible to do without changing Ruby’s parser. S… --- ## [Fwd: Quick solution to #118](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-quick-solution-to-118/90785)
**Author:** [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-quick-solution-to-118/90785 "2007-04-01T17:18:57Z")
Begin forwarded message: --- ## [Streaming with webrick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/streaming-with-webrick/90765)
**Author:** [@RyRyRy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RyRyRy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/streaming-with-webrick/90765 "2007-04-01T16:56:29Z")
Can someone explain to me why the following serverlet doesn’t stream Hellos. require ‘webrick’ class Streamlet \< WEBrick::HTTPServlet::AbstractServlet def do\_GET(req, res) res\[“content-type”\] = “text/plain” r, w = … --- ## [FXruby in all Distros?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-in-all-distros/90756)
**Author:** [@superwick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/superwick)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 4:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-in-all-distros/90756 "2007-04-01T16:24:25Z")
Greetings. Pardon the newbie Ruby question, but is FXRUBY included with all distro’s of Ruby? I have been experimenting with Ruby doing character-based stuff, but now I want to begin doing some basic graphical UI. … --- ## [Eclipse != RDT: Eclipse DLTK Ruby 1.0M6 is out](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eclipse-rdt-eclipse-dltk-ruby-1-0m6-is-out/90779)
**Author:** [@Andrey\_Platov](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andrey_Platov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eclipse-rdt-eclipse-dltk-ruby-1-0m6-is-out/90779 "2007-04-01T14:29:17Z")
Hello, In Ruby world, Eclipse is strongly associated with RDT for past years, however RDT is not only one Eclipse-based IDE out there. Eclipse DLTK team released Milestone 6 of Ruby IDE 1.0 with extremely powerful co… --- ## [Ruby/Python Extension -\> pygame?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-python-extension-pygame/90671)
**Author:** [@Demetrius\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Demetrius_G)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-python-extension-pygame/90671 "2007-04-01T11:46:04Z")
I am curious if anyone has used the ruby/python extension. http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/ruby-python/ Any issues in a multiplatform environment that I should be aware about handling? End-user install requirements?… --- ## [First time ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-ruby/90704)
**Author:** [@satriaa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/satriaa)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 9:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-ruby/90704 "2007-04-01T09:55:55Z")
this is the first time i’m using ruby and what’s the first step do i need to take? --- ## [Oracle driver doesn't want to load](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oracle-driver-doesnt-want-to-load/90722)
**Author:** [@mary](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mary)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 9:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oracle-driver-doesnt-want-to-load/90722 "2007-04-01T09:44:54Z")
Hello, I hope someone can give a hint what is going wrong here. I have a Ruby program that connects to an Oracle database using the DBI module. This is the code for the connecting: dbh = DBI.connect(“DBI:Oracle:db:ho… --- ## [Compiler for ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiler-for-ruby/90692)
**Author:** [@nSa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nSa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 7:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compiler-for-ruby/90692 "2007-04-01T07:35:40Z")
Hi, Complete newbie here; is there anything in the works as far as a compiler for Ruby? Thanks. --- ## [Yet another licensing argument (was: New presentation on Rub](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yet-another-licensing-argument-was-new-presentation-on-rub/90747)
**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 6:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yet-another-licensing-argument-was-new-presentation-on-rub/90747 "2007-04-01T06:43:38Z")
On 3/31/07, Chad P. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote: Good for you. No need to be rude. Funny – “Good for you.” was my way of saying “No need to be rude.” I apologize if what I said seemed harsh. Tha… --- ## [Oniguruma and Ruby-1.8.6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oniguruma-and-ruby-1-8-6/90768)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Riley](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Steve_Riley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oniguruma-and-ruby-1-8-6/90768 "2007-04-01T04:45:32Z")
Is there a version of Oniguruma that can be used with Ruby-1.8.6? I’m using Gentoo Linux on an x86 arch. I had to override a Portage mask to install it. The Ruby-1.8.6.ebuild file indicates that Oniguruma 2.5.8 canno… --- ## [Has anyone implemented a failable dependency for Rake?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-anyone-implemented-a-failable-dependency-for-rake/90729)
**Author:** [@lfast](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lfast)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-anyone-implemented-a-failable-dependency-for-rake/90729 "2007-04-01T03:57:50Z")
What I find myself writing in Rake is the following: task xyz =\> \[‘abc?’\] do enc test before proceeding task abc? do if !abc exit end end What I’m creating is failable dependencies. XYZ should not be executed un… --- ## [Moving batches of files with Rake](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-batches-of-files-with-rake/90662)
**Author:** [@phrogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phrogz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 3:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-batches-of-files-with-rake/90662 "2007-04-01T03:19:52Z")
I’m comparing Rake and NAnt for our pseudo-build process needs. I’ve written the NAnt build file, and now I’m trying to port it (directly at first) to Rake. NAnt has a ‘move’ task for moving batches of files to a new … --- ## [Parsing an text file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parsing-an-text-file/90761)
**Author:** [@kickflip](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kickflip)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parsing-an-text-file/90761 "2007-04-01T03:08:12Z")
Hi, I cannot find a way to easily parse a text file. I am just starting to learn ruby so please bear with me. My text file looks like this: 0 8 2 9 3 0 0 4 9 2 8 3 9 3 0 2 2 3 4 9 8 8 9 0 Basically just numbers an… --- ## [Noob question - Sending args to a method?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-question-sending-args-to-a-method/90750)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/noob-question-sending-args-to-a-method/90750 "2007-03-31T23:45:50Z")
The following code leads to an error - temp.rb:5:in \`\*': String can’t be coerced into Fixnum (TypeError) can someone explain the error to me so I can determine how to resolve it, Thanks a million! def c\_f(temp) conv… --- ## [Drop in Analogger support for \_\_\_\_\_](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/drop-in-analogger-support-for/90744)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/drop-in-analogger-support-for/90744 "2007-03-31T21:15:13Z")
In the next release of Analogger, I want to provide drop in support for using it in other pieces of software or frameworks that provide/use a logging facility. Does anyone have any requests? Nitro looks easy. It loo… --- ## [NaN return](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nan-return/90734)
**Author:** [@Josselin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Josselin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nan-return/90734 "2007-03-31T18:05:42Z")
I am using a method ‘distance\_to’ from a lib returning a distance in Float type based on latitude/longitude @ proposals.each do | proposal | cd = proposal.distance\_to(current\_city) @d = cd if (@d \<=\> cd) \> 0… --- ## [Win32api: i probably don't understand pointer packing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api-i-probably-dont-understand-pointer-packing/90731)
**Author:** [@cies](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cies)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 4:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api-i-probably-dont-understand-pointer-packing/90731 "2007-03-31T16:07:27Z")
hi all, i’m trying to sent some simple midi messages to a midi device on a windows machine, therefor i try to use Win32API. but i guess i don’t understand the packing of pointers well enough, it keeps returning an “i… --- ## [How to crash Ruby by not registering global C variable?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-crash-ruby-by-not-registering-global-c-variable/90725)
**Author:** [@131313](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/131313)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 3:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-crash-ruby-by-not-registering-global-c-variable/90725 "2007-03-31T15:37:24Z")
Hi list, On page 284 of Pickaxe, 2nd edition there is a passage: If you create a Ruby object from C and store it in a C global variable without exporting it to Ruby, you must at least tell the garbage collector about … --- ## [First time use Usenet,just try,sorry to bother:)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-use-usenet-just-try-sorry-to-bother/90715)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 1:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-time-use-usenet-just-try-sorry-to-bother/90715 "2007-03-31T13:21:07Z")
I wanna learn ruby , join the group . Me a newbie, looking forward to asking question and learn from here,thank you all:) --- ## [Send email when a error occurs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/send-email-when-a-error-occurs/102734)
**Author:** [@darth\_ivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/darth_ivan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 10:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/send-email-when-a-error-occurs/102734 "2007-03-31T10:42:52Z")
I have a script in ruby that build a software for me once per day and when the code is wrong and a error, I don’t if the error has ocurred and I don’t know what happened. I wanna know how I can saw the error, I want t… --- ## [Regex Black Magic... how to stop matching if char?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regex-black-magic-how-to-stop-matching-if-char/90643)
**Author:** [@jon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 10:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regex-black-magic-how-to-stop-matching-if-char/90643 "2007-03-31T10:33:52Z")
I’m trying to translate a strange derivative of xml into valid xml. Here is an example line: \gofaststoppednameval\\\<…and on REXML pukes on the \ **Author:** [@sdsykes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sdsykes)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 10:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-processing/90594 "2007-03-31T10:20:51Z") Hi all, So I have about a half million records in a non-standard, non-delimited format. The fields are fixed widths, each record is separated by a new line. I need to get this data into csv format so I can import it … --- ## [Web-based personal development co. looking for programmers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-personal-development-co-looking-for-programmers/90696)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 8:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/web-based-personal-development-co-looking-for-programmers/90696 "2007-03-31T08:28:45Z")
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