# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1509 [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:** 1510 --- ## [The name of Matz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-name-of-matz/75100)
**Author:** [@Byung-Hee\_HWANG](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Byung-Hee_HWANG)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-name-of-matz/75100 "2007-03-18T13:37:15Z")
Hello, I saw the full name of Matz, ruby creater, on the web \[1\]. However, I don’t know what is family name in his full name. AFAIK, CIA uses all capital letters for family names because the factbook users are faced … --- ## [Another RegExp question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/another-regexp-question/89189)
**Author:** [@j-merrill](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/j-merrill)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/another-regexp-question/89189 "2007-03-18T13:18:11Z")
Hi again, I’m allways here to ask how to use regular expressions. what I want now is to replace chars from a string with empty spaces sample = “thi’s is a tes\<\>%$#!|t” what I want is use sample.sub(\[’\<\>%$#!|\],"") and… --- ## [Test/rdoc occurs errors](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test-rdoc-occurs-errors/89197)
**Author:** [@NAKANO\_Kouichi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/NAKANO_Kouichi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 12:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test-rdoc-occurs-errors/89197 "2007-03-18T12:44:05Z")
中野ともうします よろしくお願いします Cygwinだけなのかもしれませんが、test/rdoc/parsers/test\_parse\_c.rb でテス ト一つおきにエラーが発生します。Tempfileがopenされた… --- ## [Ruby regex lookarounds?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-regex-lookarounds/88771)
**Author:** [@7stud](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/7stud)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-regex-lookarounds/88771 "2007-03-18T12:31:04Z")
In Programming Ruby(1st Ed), it says: The match operators return the character position at which the match occurred. They also have the side effect of setting a whole load of Ruby variables. $& receives the part of the… --- ## [Ruby 1.8.6 One-Click Installer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-6-one-click-installer/89028)
**Author:** [@dima](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dima)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 11:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-6-one-click-installer/89028 "2007-03-18T11:56:00Z")
Does somebody know when the Ruby 1.8.6 One-Click Installer will be ready for downloading? --- ## [Using tcp port via socket on windows 2000 server](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-tcp-port-via-socket-on-windows-2000-server/89167)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-tcp-port-via-socket-on-windows-2000-server/89167 "2007-03-18T11:20:57Z")
Here’s a very simple ruby app that will listen to tcp port 9990. It works on my client windows xp machine, but when i put it on windows 2000 server, it doesn’t work. no port filtering is being done, so i’m assuming … --- ## [Daapclient 0.2.3 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/daapclient-0-2-3-released/89180)
**Author:** [@aaronpowell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aaronpowell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 7:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/daapclient-0-2-3-released/89180 "2007-03-18T07:46:46Z")
I haven’t had internet at home in a while, so this announcement is pretty late. For full effect, please sing this announcement to the tune of the Three’s Company theme song. daapclient version 0.2.3 has been released… --- ## [One-Click Ruby Installer 1.8.6-25 released!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-ruby-installer-1-8-6-25-released/89177)
**Author:** [@curthibbs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/curthibbs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 7:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-click-ruby-installer-1-8-6-25-released/89177 "2007-03-18T07:08:43Z")
This release of the One-Click Ruby Installer for Windows upgrades Ruby to the recently released 1.8.6 version. That’s it… no other changes! As always, you can download the One-Click Ruby Installer for Windows here: h… --- ## [WEBrick::Daemon and WEBrick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webrick-daemon-and-webrick/88353)
**Author:** [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 4:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webrick-daemon-and-webrick/88353 "2007-03-18T04:47:18Z")
Is it possible to use the WEBrick::Daemon with WEBrick::AbstractServlet. Here is what i’m running for the basic servlet: dir = Dir::pwd server = WEBrick::HTTPServer.new( :Port =\> port, :DocumentRoot =\> dir end s… --- ## [Wiki.rubygarden.com down?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wiki-rubygarden-com-down/87489)
**Author:** [@Stephan\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Stephan_S)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 3:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wiki-rubygarden-com-down/87489 "2007-03-18T03:45:33Z")
Hey guys, anyone knows what’s up with the site? Greets, Stephan --- ## [Need help converting Perl to Ruby (detecting integers and de](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-converting-perl-to-ruby-detecting-integers-and-de/88961)
**Author:** [@paul](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/paul)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-converting-perl-to-ruby-detecting-integers-and-de/88961 "2007-03-18T03:01:28Z")
I am trying to convert a Perl script to Ruby and have been having some difficulty along the way (mostly because I don’t know Perl). I am currently stumped on one particular line in the old Perl script: foreach (@rawfie… --- ## [Mixin classes (continuning from the last post)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mixin-classes-continuning-from-the-last-post/89159)
**Author:** [@hurcan\_solter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hurcan_solter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mixin-classes-continuning-from-the-last-post/89159 "2007-03-18T02:24:27Z")
Although I am a seasoned C/C++ programmer(+10 years), I am relatively new to the ruby (about 2 days) despite having some reservations(ruby debugger should be theslowest thing in the world) i am otherwise very impresse… --- ## [Inheritance question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inheritance-question/89136)
**Author:** [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inheritance-question/89136 "2007-03-18T02:10:55Z")
I am trying to figure out how inheritance works using the super method. With the sample code below i get the error that i dont have enough arguments for the constructor i dont understand why i am getting that error. c… --- ## [Problems with gmailer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-gmailer/89110)
**Author:** [@planetthoughtful](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/planetthoughtful)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 2:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-gmailer/89110 "2007-03-18T02:10:25Z")
Hi, I’m a newcomer to Ruby in general and to the Gmailer (version 0.1.5) class in particular, and I wanted to ask a couple of questions about using it, if that’s okay? In particular, I’m using it across a dialup conn… --- ## [Netbeans Ruby IDE](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ruby-ide/89096)
**Author:** [@brewin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brewin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/netbeans-ruby-ide/89096 "2007-03-18T01:04:20Z")
I’ve been intrigued by Ruby for a while and recently decided to learn more about it. The first thing I began searching for was an IDE. From this forum/mailing list, I found out about Netbeans’ new Ruby support. As I w… --- ## [OCR in ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ocr-in-ruby/89086)
**Author:** [@wyrosdick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wyrosdick)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 10:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ocr-in-ruby/89086 "2007-03-17T22:21:04Z")
does anyone know of an OCR library in ruby or one that can be called from command line so I can integrate it with a ruby script? --- ## [Attr\_accessor question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attr-accessor-question/89128)
**Author:** [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attr-accessor-question/89128 "2007-03-17T21:58:00Z")
how come this doesnt worh though? class Animal attr\_accessor :color attr\_accessor :size def initialize(color, size) @color = color @size = size end end animal = Animal.new animal.color = “brown” puts “The colo… --- ## [Mixin Classes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mixin-classes/89157)
**Author:** [@hurcan\_solter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hurcan_solter)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mixin-classes/89157 "2007-03-17T21:56:00Z")
Although I am a seasoned C/C++ programmer(+10 years), I am relatively new to the ruby (about 2 days) despite having some reservations(ruby debugger should be theslowest thing in the world) i am otherwise very --- ## [Strange Ruby Issue in SciTE - Won't Parse First Input](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-ruby-issue-in-scite-wont-parse-first-input/89139)
**Author:** [@michaelb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/michaelb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-ruby-issue-in-scite-wont-parse-first-input/89139 "2007-03-17T20:01:20Z")
NOTE: I posted this in the RForum category accidentally, and it seems very dead there so here I am. Yeah, I know. Very bad topic title, but there is no quick way to describe this problem in 2 words: I am learning Rub… --- ## [IRB as test interface to existing object](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-as-test-interface-to-existing-object/89126)
**Author:** [@stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stickstone)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-as-test-interface-to-existing-object/89126 "2007-03-17T18:41:38Z")
Hello, I have some object classes to which I want to add an interactive command-line shell for testing. At the moment, at the end of the source file I have something like if FILE == $0 obj = MyClass.new(\*ARGV) CLI… --- ## [A couple of questions from a Ruby neophyte](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-from-a-ruby-neophyte/88136)
**Author:** [@planetthoughtful](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/planetthoughtful)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-from-a-ruby-neophyte/88136 "2007-03-17T15:46:12Z")
Hi All, I’m thinking about learning a new scripting language, and I have a couple of questions I’d like to ask the Ruby community to work out if Ruby is the language I should be learning. A little background: most of… --- ## [Getting PID of external command](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-pid-of-external-command/88497)
**Author:** [@quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/quik77)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-pid-of-external-command/88497 "2007-03-17T15:41:11Z")
Hi there, I am using Kernel.system(“mplayer foobar.wav”) to play a song. This works, but I also need to be able to kill it from a script. My idea was to simply get the PID of the mplayer process, Kernel.system howe… --- ## [Newbie question about ActionController (I suppose) behavior](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-question-about-actioncontroller-i-suppose-behavior/89048)
**Author:** [@cifroes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cifroes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-question-about-actioncontroller-i-suppose-behavior/89048 "2007-03-17T15:01:06Z")
Hi all, I am pretty new at Ruby and, as such, I am full of questions and wonderments. The latest one, which I can’t figure it out is this: how does the “layout” method works (in Ruby terms) in a typical Rails control… --- ## [Variable confusion for newbies](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/variable-confusion-for-newbies/89119)
**Author:** [@rykkers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rykkers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 1:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/variable-confusion-for-newbies/89119 "2007-03-17T13:49:56Z")
I’ve noticed a quite a few postings here of late by ruby newbies asking questions about the relationship between variables and objects. I wrote a post to my blog some months back which might help clear up some of the … --- ## [RSS Parser 0.1.7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rss-parser-0-1-7/89114)
**Author:** [@Kouhei\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kouhei_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 12:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rss-parser-0-1-7/89114 "2007-03-17T12:24:55Z")
Hi, I released RSS Parser 0.1.7: http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/rss/ Here are new features: Atom support (official) DublinCore module with RSS 2.0 support New convenience methods to convert feed type: to\_xml, to\_… --- ## [Executing shell commands from Ruby... again](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/executing-shell-commands-from-ruby-again/89074)
**Author:** [@kschell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kschell)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/executing-shell-commands-from-ruby-again/89074 "2007-03-17T10:11:46Z")
I’m not only very new to Ruby, but also to server side programming in general, so I’m having a hard time finding a good place to look for solutions. I’ve seen a number of posts regarding the execution of shell command… --- ## [Etc $B%b%8%e!\<%k$N%F%9%H(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/etc-b-b-8-e-k-n-f-9-h-b/89100)
**Author:** [@SSSBSSEDSSB\_SSBM5G7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/SSSBSSEDSSB_SSBM5G7)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 10:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/etc-b-b-8-e-k-n-f-9-h-b/89100 "2007-03-17T10:08:45Z")
植田と申します。 　\[ruby-dev:30586\] で Etc ãƒ¢ã‚¸ãƒ¥ãƒ¼ãƒ«ã®ä»¶ã‚’ã”å¯¾å¿œé ‚ãã¾ã—ãŸãŒã€Etc モジュー ãƒ«ç”¨ã®ãƒ†ã‚¹ãƒˆãŒç„¡ã„ã‚ˆã†ã«æ€ã„ã¾ã—ãŸã€‚ã‚‚ã—æœªã ç„¡ãã¦ã€æ·»ä»˜ã®ã‚‚ã®ã… --- ## [New O'Reilly book features Matz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-oreilly-book-features-matz/88540)
**Author:** [@chrish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrish)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 9:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-oreilly-book-features-matz/88540 "2007-03-17T09:57:44Z")
Just stumbled on this blog note: http://pyre.third-bit.com/blog/archives/863.html The book, Beautiful Code, includes an essay by Matz. Looks like it should be an all round good read. Cheers Chris --- ## [Yield](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yield/89072)
**Author:** [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yield/89072 "2007-03-17T09:26:42Z")
this works fine: def printer() yield “ball” end printer {|word\_one| puts word\_one} but this does not: def printer(arg) yield arg end printer(“ball”) printer {|word| puts word} why is that, cant yield be used w… --- ## [New "Ruby for Windows" Installer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-ruby-for-windows-installer/87813)
**Author:** [@llothar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/llothar)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 8:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-ruby-for-windows-installer/87813 "2007-03-17T08:13:35Z")
Hello, this is the first release of an alternative “One Click Ruby Installer” for windows. There are three reasons for me to provide this installer: I’m not really satisfied with the current “One click installer”. … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1508) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1510)