# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1565 [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:** 1566 --- ## [Webgen 0.4.0 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webgen-0-4-0-released/81275)
**Author:** [@tlockney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tlockney)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webgen-0-4-0-released/81275 "2007-01-19T16:30:18Z")
Hey all, finally a new webgen release :slight\_smile: More information and install instructions below! Thanks for all the help and feedback! Bye, Thomas About webgen is used to generate web pages from page and tem… --- ## [Get the subnet mask](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-the-subnet-mask/79820)
**Author:** [@crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/crucoba)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-the-subnet-mask/79820 "2007-01-19T16:30:18Z")
Hi, Is there another way of getting my subnet mask without parsing ipconfig/ifconfig ? David. --- ## [A 2Dgraphics alike lib for ruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-2dgraphics-alike-lib-for-ruby/82385)
**Author:** [@honte](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/honte)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-2dgraphics-alike-lib-for-ruby/82385 "2007-01-19T16:30:17Z")
all in subject :frowning: … i’ve seen stuff like tioga (linux) or gnuplot, but i’d like something like 2Dgraphics on java… I am new to ruby, so any suggestion welcome, thank you in advance. --- ## [What does "extend self" do?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-extend-self-do/81237)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-extend-self-do/81237 "2007-01-19T16:30:16Z")
I happened to be reading dependencies.rb in the Rails source, and it starts like this: require ‘set’ require File.dirname(FILE) + ‘/core\_ext/module/attribute\_accessors’ require File.dirname(FILE) + ‘/core\_ext/load\_er… --- ## [Deploying Ruby with large customer base](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-ruby-with-large-customer-base/81637)
**Author:** [@rickf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rickf)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-ruby-with-large-customer-base/81637 "2007-01-19T16:30:16Z")
Hi all, I am working on a web project where we are building a web Ruby on Rails (ROR) application where the webserver, database and application files are deployed per desktop machine. It is not centralized where all u… --- ## [Ruby now listed on Update-Scout.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-now-listed-on-update-scout-com/82407)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Kullmann](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Peter_Kullmann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-now-listed-on-update-scout-com/82407 "2007-01-19T16:30:12Z")
Hi, Ruby has just been added to Update-Scout.com, an interactive web service, that informs its users about software updates and releases. Users can set up personal update news feeds from the Update-Scout software cat… --- ## [Get rid of scaffold pluralization](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-rid-of-scaffold-pluralization/81753)
**Author:** [@djhlhn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/djhlhn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-rid-of-scaffold-pluralization/81753 "2007-01-19T16:30:12Z")
I’m new to RoR and I was wondering how I can stop RoR from requiring plural table names for controllers/models…it’s really annoying! Thanks for any/all input guys. --- ## [Env.h in trunk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/env-h-in-trunk/82351)
**Author:** [@U.Nakamura](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/U.Nakamura)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/env-h-in-trunk/82351 "2007-01-19T16:30:11Z")
e$B$3$s$K$A$O!"$J$+$\`$ie(B(e$B$&e(B)e$B$G$9!#e(B trunke$B$Ge(Benv.he$B$Oe(B(e$B:#%3%s%Q%$%k$G$-$J$$$3$H$K$J$C$F$$$ke(Bext/ripper e$B$r=|$1$Pe(B)e$B;H$o$l$F$$$J$$$h$&$J5$$,$9$k$s$G$9$,!"$3$l$O$I$&$J$ke(B e$BM=Dj$J$s$G$… --- ## [Using ruby in place of C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-in-place-of-c/81820)
**Author:** [@chrisfinne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisfinne)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-in-place-of-c/81820 "2007-01-19T16:30:10Z")
Hi all, This may be silly question but: There is a program that I want to use that says: “there is a C interface provided so that user codes can be written in C or C++.” What I want to know is if I can write these “… --- ## [www.OutpatientSurgicare.com/video/](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/www-outpatientsurgicare-com-video/82378)
**Author:** [@AwesomeMultimedia.c](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AwesomeMultimedia.c)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/www-outpatientsurgicare-com-video/82378 "2007-01-19T16:29:56Z")
www.OutpatientSurgicare.com/video/ Outpatient Doctors Surgery Center is committed to offering the healthcare the community needs. We offer patients a meaningful alternative to traditional surgery. This state-of-the-a… --- ## [Inlining yaml](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inlining-yaml/82373)
**Author:** [@dankitania](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankitania)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/inlining-yaml/82373 "2007-01-19T16:29:55Z")
I want to be able to inline certain parts of yaml output that are embedded within a structure. Here’s the approach I’m taking – does it look reasonable? Can anyone recommend a better approach? -dan require ‘yaml’ … --- ## [GMailer won't connect](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gmailer-wont-connect/81173)
**Author:** [@cpjolicoeur](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cpjolicoeur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gmailer-wont-connect/81173 "2007-01-19T16:29:54Z")
I’m trying to integrate the GMailer libray into my rails project but I’m having problems even making a selection. using foo = GMailer.connect(“cpjolicoeur”, “mypassword”) I get the following error. RuntimeError: Not… --- ## [Including source in RDoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/including-source-in-rdoc/81686)
**Author:** [@oscar-alexander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oscar-alexander)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/including-source-in-rdoc/81686 "2007-01-19T16:29:42Z")
Hi, There was a Ruby Q. on literate programming a little while back, but I couldn’t quite find an answer to my problem there, so I’m coming to the group. I’m writing some small example scripts to demo my library, and… --- ## [How to get 1 month in the future](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-1-month-in-the-future/81374)
**Author:** [@shawn\_bright](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shawn_bright)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-1-month-in-the-future/81374 "2007-01-19T16:29:40Z")
Hello there all, i am writing a function that will create a list of all the months between two given dates def month\_list ( start\_y, start\_m, finish\_y, finish\_m) # start and end month and year start = Time.mktime(s… --- ## [File attributes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-attributes/81219)
**Author:** [@Krekna\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Krekna_M)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-attributes/81219 "2007-01-19T16:29:40Z")
Lo! Busy with my program, I run in to 2 questions. In a certain method I want to open a ssh connection by a certain user. I need to sudo to an ssh user to make the passwordless connection via public-private key autho… --- ## [Reading from $stdin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-stdin/82104)
**Author:** [@madsurfer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/madsurfer)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-from-stdin/82104 "2007-01-19T16:29:37Z")
Hi I need to read from a usb connected barcode reader and I thought ruby would be a good way to do it. I have written a quick program to read from the $stdin object but it just sits there and waits. Im very new to ru… --- ## [Net/toc, disconnects, and aol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-toc-disconnects-and-aol/82339)
**Author:** [@yetanothergeek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yetanothergeek)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-toc-disconnects-and-aol/82339 "2007-01-19T16:29:23Z")
Hello all. I’ve been using the Net::TOC library (http://rubyforge.org/projects/net-toc/) for an AIM bot. It was working pretty well for a while. Every few days, however, the bot would get disconnected. There would be… --- ## [Tk problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-problem/81050)
**Author:** [@chrisfinne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisfinne)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-problem/81050 "2007-01-19T16:29:23Z")
Hi, I get the following message when trying to use Tk “This application has failed to start because tk84.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix this problem.” I am using Ruby 1.8.4. Has anyone else … --- ## [Typo in TkTextWin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/typo-in-tktextwin/81138)
**Author:** [@iwadon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iwadon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/typo-in-tktextwin/81138 "2007-01-19T16:29:17Z")
e$B4d7n$H?=$7$^$9!#e(B ext/tk/lib/tk/txtwin\_abst.rbe$B$K$"$k0J2\<$N2U=j$Oe(Btypoe$B$G$7$g$&$+e(B? Ruby 1.9e$B!"e(BRuby 1.8e$B$N3F:G?7%=!\<%9%3!\<%I$GF1$8$h$&$K$J$C$F$$$^$7$?!#e(B Index: txtwin\_abst.rb — txtwin\_abst.rb … --- ## [Installation RoR on SUSE + Plesk Server](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-ror-on-suse-plesk-server/102649)
**Author:** [@koko](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/koko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-ror-on-suse-plesk-server/102649 "2007-01-19T16:29:16Z")
Dear all, I want to install latest Ruby On Rail on my Linux Server. I use currently SUSE 9.0 with Plesk Admin Software. Do you know a good tutorials for my issue? best regards, koko --- ## [New Jersey Ruby Group](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-jersey-ruby-group/82309)
**Author:** [@eckie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eckie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 6:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-jersey-ruby-group/82309 "2007-01-19T06:54:16Z")
For anyone in the New Jersey / NYC Metropolitan area who just can’t get enough of a Ruby fix, there is a brand spanking new New Jersey Ruby Group that has been formed for your .rb needs. Past two meetings have had mys… --- ## [Gem install extension in sub-directory under lib?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-extension-in-sub-directory-under-lib/82302)
**Author:** [@reidm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/reidm)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 5:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-install-extension-in-sub-directory-under-lib/82302 "2007-01-19T05:16:34Z")
I am in the process of setting up the Gem install packages for Ruby WMQ. The challenge is that I need to put the extension library wmq.so into a sub-directory under lib. E.g. lib/wmq/wmq.so The Gem spec is complete a… --- ## [Fastthread crash (Was: Re: building Ruby with dmalloc)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastthread-crash-was-re-building-ruby-with-dmalloc/82267)
**Author:** [@MenTaLguY](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MenTaLguY)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastthread-crash-was-re-building-ruby-with-dmalloc/82267 "2007-01-18T19:32:47Z")
On Wed, 2007-01-17 at 11:02 +0900, Young H. wrote: The program below reproduces the problem, and surprisingly, I only use Mutex and ConditionVariable–no Queue. I’ve reduced the test case you gave me down to: re… --- ## [Ruby Reports 0.7.1 : CSV Bugfix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-0-7-1-csv-bugfix/82285)
**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-reports-0-7-1-csv-bugfix/82285 "2007-01-18T19:27:44Z")
Hi folks, a new version of Ruport is out which fixes a memory consumption issue\[0\] in CSV output. If you use CSV output from Ruport, and are using 0.7.0, you definitely want to upgrade. NOTE Our old mailing list wil… --- ## [Dynamically adding options to select tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamically-adding-options-to-select-tags/82278)
**Author:** [@josh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamically-adding-options-to-select-tags/82278 "2007-01-18T18:31:09Z")
The set up is this: Throughout the page I have a certain drop-down repeated many times. It is given class=“owner\_column” It’s possible I could generate a unique ID for each of these, but it may prove to be difficul… --- ## [Reading an HTTPResponse line by line](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-an-httpresponse-line-by-line/82262)
**Author:** [@Scara\_Maccai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Scara_Maccai)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reading-an-httpresponse-line-by-line/82262 "2007-01-18T18:00:59Z")
Hi, how can I read a response from an http server line by line? req = Net::HTTP.new(‘10.2.1.2’) res = req.post(’/mycgi’, mydata) do |str| print str end How can I read a line instead of a “chunck” of data in str? S… --- ## [Loading screens](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loading-screens/82203)
**Author:** [@siguva](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/siguva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loading-screens/82203 "2007-01-18T17:14:32Z")
This is a random question, but I am a noob. Can anyone recommend some good “loading” or “Processing” screens. I’d like for my users to see something than just wait around. My process should complete easily within 2… --- ## [Struggling With RubyGems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/struggling-with-rubygems/82187)
**Author:** [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/struggling-with-rubygems/82187 "2007-01-18T17:04:19Z")
I can’t seen to query or install gems over here. Is anyone else seeing something like this, or have I screwed up my local install? $ gem query -r --name-matches highline \*\*\* REMOTE GEMS \*\*\* ERROR: While executing g… --- ## [Fwd: Ruby Quiz 109 Summary](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-ruby-quiz-109-summary/82260)
**Author:** [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-ruby-quiz-109-summary/82260 "2007-01-18T16:11:27Z")
I made a huge mistake this morning and summarized a quiz that Bob wanted to do himself. I’m so sorry about that. Here’s Bob’s summary and I will get it on the site shortly… James Edward G. II Begin forwarded message… --- ## [Re: local interprocess communication ideas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-local-interprocess-communication-ideas/82257)
**Author:** [@piet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/piet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-local-interprocess-communication-ideas/82257 "2007-01-18T16:05:19Z")
\-----Original Message----- From: James Mills \[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid\] Sent: woensdag 17 januari 2007 23:31 To: ruby-talk ML Subject: local interprocess communication ideas. So, with all of that… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1564) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1566)