# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1571 [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:** 1572 --- ## [About Strings and reference of strings](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-strings-and-reference-of-strings/81489)
**Author:** [@zenzei](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zenzei)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 12:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-strings-and-reference-of-strings/81489 "2007-01-09T12:49:18Z")
Hello, while writing a simple syslog message parser, something struck me and now I would like to know : What happens internally if you make a new string from a range of another string ? You have a new String object… --- ## [RMagick: Round corner borders on images](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-round-corner-borders-on-images/81361)
**Author:** [@dougal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dougal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 11:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rmagick-round-corner-borders-on-images/81361 "2007-01-09T11:23:36Z")
Hi there. I’m trying to create rounded corners on images. I looked at the script at: http://blade.nagaokaut.ac.jp/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/137315 but was unable to get it to work. :o( Anyone done this before an… --- ## [Problem with vim and SimpleFold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-vim-and-simplefold/81001)
**Author:** [@Guido](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Guido)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-vim-and-simplefold/81001 "2007-01-09T03:18:58Z")
Hi, I just started using the SimpleFold \[1\] plugin with vim 6.4. When I start vim I get the following error: E518: Unknown option: completefunc=10\_RCT\_completion My .vimrc contains map f SimpleFold\_Foldsearch " f… --- ## [Rubyscript2exe + gtk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-gtk/81424)
**Author:** [@lobosque](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lobosque)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyscript2exe-gtk/81424 "2007-01-09T02:05:47Z")
Hello guys. I’m trying to “compile” an app using rubyscript2exe. It uses gtk+. But that’s all i get: http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/6082/calcskw1.png The first image is the compiled app and the second is the app … --- ## [Re: unsubscribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-unsubscribe/81410)
**Author:** [@Gambler\_Gluck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gambler_Gluck)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 12:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-unsubscribe/81410 "2007-01-09T00:58:03Z")
Sorry the flood message before. I forgot to type -ctl. Hm, is there any way to unsubscribe from this list while using yahoo email? I sent emails to ctl list, but it replies that they don’t contain any commands. It has… --- ## [Online browsable ruby source tree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-browsable-ruby-source-tree/81415)
**Author:** [@Benjohn\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Benjohn_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 12:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/online-browsable-ruby-source-tree/81415 "2007-01-09T00:33:01Z")
Hi, I’m looking about for a browsable online version of Ruby’s source code, but I’ve not found one. Anyone come across such a thing? Specifically, I want to look at the files in “ext/dl/doc/” that are referenced in ma… --- ## [Ruby-exiv2 EXIF handling library now usable](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-exiv2-exif-handling-library-now-usable/81420)
**Author:** [@max-lapshin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/max-lapshin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-exiv2-exif-handling-library-now-usable/81420 "2007-01-09T00:24:06Z")
I’ve implemented extension to library exiv2 and created project on rubyforge: ruby-exiv2 long time ago. But there was a problem, that gem wasn’t installable. Extension compiled, but no bundle (dynamic library) remaine… --- ## [Ruby-Oci8](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-oci8/81383)
**Author:** [@Shiwei\_Z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shiwei_Z)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-oci8/81383 "2007-01-09T00:13:00Z")
Did you meet any problems when using Ruby-Oci8? Or do you expect any new functions/enhancements regarding Ruby-Oci8? --- ## [Incorrect yaml?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-yaml/81408)
**Author:** [@dankitania](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dankitania)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 11:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incorrect-yaml/81408 "2007-01-08T23:50:59Z")
Here’s a simple yaml output from the Ruby to\_yaml method: sample = { ‘foo’ =\> %w\[ a b c \] } puts sample.to\_yaml =\> --- ## [Unsubscribe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe/81406)
**Author:** [@Gambler\_Gluck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gambler_Gluck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/unsubscribe/81406 "2007-01-08T22:07:49Z")
unsubscribe --- ## [Sending SMS Messages With Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-sms-messages-with-ruby/81322)
**Author:** [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 9:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sending-sms-messages-with-ruby/81322 "2007-01-08T21:45:48Z")
I’m going to need to send SMS messages from a Ruby server I am building currently. I just thought I would ask if anyone here has any experience doing that and would recommend a library, web service, web site I can me… --- ## [Getting the result of a command with Net::Telnet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-the-result-of-a-command-with-net-telnet/81362)
**Author:** [@ronaldfischer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ronaldfischer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 9:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-the-result-of-a-command-with-net-telnet/81362 "2007-01-08T21:36:14Z")
Please have a look at the following simple Ruby statement (tn is a Net::Telnet object): tn.login(…) tn.cmd({‘String’ =\> ‘uname -n’, ‘Match’ =\> /root@sb.\*# \*/}) { puts “string received:” puts str } When I run this,… --- ## [Proxy server in ruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxy-server-in-ruby/81393)
**Author:** [@vtphysguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vtphysguy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxy-server-in-ruby/81393 "2007-01-08T20:41:42Z")
I’m interested in creating a authorizing proxy server similar to the Python APS project (http://ntlmaps.sourceforge.net/), but using Ruby. Is there any existing ruby proxy servers out there already? A quick search on … --- ## [South East Michigan Ruby Brigade Meeting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/south-east-michigan-ruby-brigade-meeting/81397)
**Author:** [@Winston\_T](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Winston_T)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/south-east-michigan-ruby-brigade-meeting/81397 "2007-01-08T19:50:33Z")
Date: Monday, 8 January 2007, 7-8:30pm Location: 1311 EECS on North Campus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (See http://rubymi.org for directions and details) Topics: RSpec - by Dan DeMaggio CRM Product De… --- ## [Passing ruby literals over TPC as an alternative to Xml-Rpc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-ruby-literals-over-tpc-as-an-alternative-to-xml-rpc/81370)
**Author:** [@Dolazy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dolazy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-ruby-literals-over-tpc-as-an-alternative-to-xml-rpc/81370 "2007-01-08T19:31:30Z")
Passing ruby literals seems an easy way to let programs communicate with each other… And it eliminates the verbosity of XML. I’ll give an example for those not familiar with literals or xml-rpc: Instead of sending: … --- ## [OO way of local variable passing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oo-way-of-local-variable-passing/81359)
**Author:** [@Krekna\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Krekna_M)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oo-way-of-local-variable-passing/81359 "2007-01-08T19:27:29Z")
Hi, What is the OO way to do this? I’ve got a front-end script: front.rb which calls site.rb in site.rb there is a method1 and method2. method1 creates a directory (the name is based on some other info) and this di… --- ## [RubyCocoa 0.10.0 Developer Preview](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubycocoa-0-10-0-developer-preview/81384)
**Author:** [@Laurent\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Laurent_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubycocoa-0-10-0-developer-preview/81384 "2007-01-08T18:33:26Z")
Hi, We are pleased to announce the second RubyCocoa Developer Preview, 0.10.0. RubyCocoa is a Mac OS X framework that allows Cocoa programming in the object-oriented scripting language Ruby. In other words, it is a … --- ## [Mini-contest: try to crack this snippet ("Happy 2007!" Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mini-contest-try-to-crack-this-snippet-happy-2007-ruby/81292)
**Author:** [@tulkas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tulkas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mini-contest-try-to-crack-this-snippet-happy-2007-ruby/81292 "2007-01-08T15:05:42Z")
http://eigenclass.org/rubychallenge2007 Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to find the secret message hidden in a Ruby script, follow the instructions to generate the code that will prove you’ve found … --- ## [Calculating roman numerals](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calculating-roman-numerals/80996)
**Author:** [@Shiloh\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shiloh_M)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calculating-roman-numerals/80996 "2007-01-08T08:45:57Z")
Ok, I’m having trouble with another exercise in this book. It has asked me to write a program that will calculate the old school roman numeral value for a given modern number (up to the thousands). To clarify, old sch… --- ## [January Phoenix Ruby Users Group meeting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/january-phoenix-ruby-users-group-meeting/81344)
**Author:** [@byrnejb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/byrnejb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 7:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/january-phoenix-ruby-users-group-meeting/81344 "2007-01-08T07:51:53Z")
What: The January Phoenix Ruby U. Group meeting When: Monday, January 8, at 6:15pm, Where: Axway (formerly known as Cyclone Commerce) Please see http://www.rubyaz.org/groups/prug/ for a map and directions Topi… --- ## [Grouping elements of an array?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grouping-elements-of-an-array/81349)
**Author:** [@ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssk)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 7:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grouping-elements-of-an-array/81349 "2007-01-08T07:02:51Z")
Hello, What’s the best way to do the following? \[1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9\] =\> \[\[1,2,3\],\[4,5,6\],\[7,8,9\]\] I want to transform the array into an array of arrays with fixed number of elements. I think there should be a method … --- ## [RubyGems Beta 0.9.0.9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-beta-0-9-0-9/81340)
**Author:** [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 6:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-beta-0-9-0-9/81340 "2007-01-08T06:40:49Z")
Beta version 0.9.0.9 is now available with: gem update --system --source http://onestepback.org/betagems This will be the last beta with major changes before the release of 0.9.1. = Upgrade note While require\_gem wa… --- ## [NoMethodError for SNMP::MIB.oid (newby!)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-for-snmp-mib-oid-newby/81321)
**Author:** [@tobyr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tobyr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 12:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nomethoderror-for-snmp-mib-oid-newby/81321 "2007-01-08T00:17:05Z")
I’m using the snmp library for Ruby. My programs are very basic and are developments of the example scripts in the documentation. At the moment I’m trying to get an OID and thought that to do that I could use SNMP::… --- ## [Ruby Cookbook question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cookbook-question/81198)
**Author:** [@bruparel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bruparel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-cookbook-question/81198 "2007-01-07T23:56:32Z")
Hello All, This is a question from Ruby Cookbook by Lucas Carlson & Leonard Richardson, Oreilly Publication. Recipe number 1.20 in Chapter 1 on page 37. As instructed in the book, I am trying to use the classifer ge… --- ## [QTodo 0.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/qtodo-0-1/81329)
**Author:** [@gnuvince](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gnuvince)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/qtodo-0-1/81329 "2007-01-07T23:39:23Z")
Hello all ! I’m glad to announce the first (alpha) release of QTodo, a hierachical TODO-list manager written in pure Ruby/Qt4. I’ve been looking for a long time for a way to organise my TODO lists in a hierarchical wa… --- ## [Rbayes 1.0.0 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rbayes-1-0-0-released/81304)
**Author:** [@miracleofmagick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miracleofmagick)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 9:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rbayes-1-0-0-released/81304 "2007-01-07T21:49:15Z")
rbayes version 1.0.0 has been released! http://seattlerb.rubyforge.org/rbayes/ An bayesian filter fed by a tokenizer that throws crap out you’d find in emails. Originally by Dan Peterson Changes: = 1.0.0 / 2007-01-… --- ## [Rudebug 0.3.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rudebug-0-3-1/81298)
**Author:** [@skade](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skade)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rudebug-0-3-1/81298 "2007-01-07T21:31:14Z")
Hi, I’m finally able to announce the release of rudebug, a debugging front-end for ruby-debug and other debugging libraries for Ruby. It is based on Glade and Ruby-GNOME2. It has support for stepping, you can type co… --- ## [Win32OLE and PDF](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-and-pdf/81320)
**Author:** [@yelatia](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yelatia)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-and-pdf/81320 "2007-01-07T20:50:47Z")
Does anyone know how to use Win32OLE to connect to an opened pdf document ? I tried this acrobat require "win32ole" WIN32OLE.new('AcroExch.App') but I got this error : pdfEbook.rb:12:in initialize': unknown OLE serv… --- ## [Send operator: proof of concept implementation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/send-operator-proof-of-concept-implementation/81294)
**Author:** [@Trans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Trans)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/send-operator-proof-of-concept-implementation/81294 "2007-01-07T20:40:08Z")
Put together a proof of concept of Gary W.'s idea of using an operator for send instead of a method. This also incorporates an implementation of Ara’s Pervasives. There are a couple caveats to this implementation howe… --- ## [Finding Shugo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-shugo/81312)
**Author:** [@reflex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/reflex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-shugo/81312 "2007-01-07T17:50:44Z")
Hello Does anyone know if Shugo M.'s email is still shugo at ruby-lang.org? I tried to contact him because of some mod\_ruby patches that I have written, but didn’t get any replies, and he doesn’t seem to be on the mo… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1570) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1572)