# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1600 [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:** 1601 --- ## [Does parseexcel work on OS X?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-parseexcel-work-on-os-x/78000)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 7:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-parseexcel-work-on-os-x/78000 "2006-12-04T07:14:28Z")
Anyone using parseexcel on a PowerPC Mac? Any tips as to how to get this working? Is it possible that I have an issue with big endian vs little endian data? When I dump the contents of the spreadsheet with puts, I see… --- ## [How to get operating system type info](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-operating-system-type-info/78192)
**Author:** [@daoshi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daoshi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 7:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-operating-system-type-info/78192 "2006-12-04T07:08:27Z")
Hi Guys, I’m writing a software building script in Ruby for Unix and Windows. I want to know the type of the platform that my script is running on - whether it’s Windows, Linux or MacOSX. I need to do something specia… --- ## [Gems zlib problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-zlib-problem/53100)
**Author:** [@ryantate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryantate)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 6:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gems-zlib-problem/53100 "2006-12-04T06:42:34Z")
I am going to echo posts scattered throughout the Internet here and say I cannot get Ruby gems working due to lack of zlib. Trying to install a package like Rails gives the error: /usr/local/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rub… --- ## [Other way to send message to parent class in unit testing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/other-way-to-send-message-to-parent-class-in-unit-testing/78218)
**Author:** [@rinda](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rinda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/other-way-to-send-message-to-parent-class-in-unit-testing/78218 "2006-12-04T05:26:23Z")
Hi, I have 8 class that need to be tested. They all have some same method to be tested. So I make parent class to do the duplicate work. This is the parent class: class BaseElementControllerTest \< Test::Unit::TestCase … --- ## [Redefining rb\_str\_init()](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redefining-rb-str-init/78204)
**Author:** [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/redefining-rb-str-init/78204 "2006-12-04T04:04:13Z")
Hi all, I’m just messing around with a custom String class, so I did this to string.c: static VALUE rb\_str\_init(int argc, VALUE\* argv, VALUE v\_str){ VALUE v\_orig; rb\_scan\_args(argc, argv, “01”, &v\_orig); if(RTEST(v… --- ## [Number format](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/number-format/78212)
**Author:** [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 3:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/number-format/78212 "2006-12-04T03:58:12Z")
Hi all, I have a number, for example, 1.123456789. What is the Ruby way to change it into whatever number of floating points such as 1.12, 1.123,1.1234568 or 1.12345679. Thanks, Li --- ## [On Modules and require in general / on ActiveSupport in par](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/on-modules-and-require-in-general-on-activesupport-in-par/78004)
**Author:** [@niconoe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/niconoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 3:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/on-modules-and-require-in-general-on-activesupport-in-par/78004 "2006-12-04T03:26:07Z")
I dont get how : -\> I require\_gem ActiveSupport and it’s not loading any ActiveSupport module -\> I require\_gem Rails and it’s loading ActiveSupport module… Any clue appreciated. Here is a transcri… --- ## [Factory pattern, abstract base class](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/factory-pattern-abstract-base-class/78147)
**Author:** [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 2:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/factory-pattern-abstract-base-class/78147 "2006-12-04T02:30:01Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to setup an abstract base class as a factory for its subclasses. The below code fails, as it always returns an instance of Foo::Bar instead of one of its subclasses. module Foo class Bar def ini… --- ## [Ruby-talk remove](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-talk-remove/78203)
**Author:** [@gbtec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gbtec)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 12:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-talk-remove/78203 "2006-12-04T00:25:47Z")
Please remove me from the RUBY-TALK email list. The 100s of emails each day are clogging up my mail account. Regards, Geoffrey removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid --- ## [VBA to Ruby code translate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vba-to-ruby-code-translate/78178)
**Author:** [@alex-osu3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alex-osu3)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 9:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vba-to-ruby-code-translate/78178 "2006-12-03T21:54:46Z")
Hi all, I know I post this question a while ago in Ruby-forum but I haven’t figure out the solution yet. I hope someone from Ruby-talk can help me out to translate VBA code into ruby code. Thanks, Li In my ruby sc… --- ## [OOo and regexp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ooo-and-regexp/78186)
**Author:** [@ishamid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ishamid)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ooo-and-regexp/78186 "2006-12-03T21:15:29Z")
\[novice\] Hi, Paul L. suggested that I give more detail about my problem. Ok, here it is: BACKGROUND: Save a small document in OOo format, like a bibliographic entry with, say, the article title in bold and the jour… --- ## [LDAP library in Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028)
**Author:** [@mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mariachi77)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 8:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ldap-library-in-ruby/78028 "2006-12-03T20:29:22Z")
Hi, Looking for an LDAP module, I found so far only bindings/APIs that use native libraries like OpenLDAP in the back-end. Does anybody know a library that builds on a low level lib or API like socket, so that it ca… --- ## [Rubygarden wiki](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygarden-wiki/78189)
**Author:** [@Martin\_DeMello](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DeMello)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 7:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygarden-wiki/78189 "2006-12-03T19:47:15Z")
I was a bit hesitant to post this, since it is mostly complaining, but I really think the RubyGarden wiki is long overdue for a facelift. The major problems I have (in no particular order): Ugly background colour. Th… --- ## [Combining PDF and XML files into PDF](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/combining-pdf-and-xml-files-into-pdf/77936)
**Author:** [@bill\_walton](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bill_walton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/combining-pdf-and-xml-files-into-pdf/77936 "2006-12-03T19:31:13Z")
My app reads an XML file into my database, allows editing the content, then produces a new XML file and, optionally, a PDF file from the same data. I’m currently using REXML to readin the XML file, Builder to write t… --- ## [Comma separating output from array.to\_s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comma-separating-output-from-array-to-s/78021)
**Author:** [@jansenh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jansenh)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comma-separating-output-from-array-to-s/78021 "2006-12-03T19:11:10Z")
hi comp.lang.ruby what is the ruby-way of comma separating the output from array.to\_s? \[I have been playing with ruby for some time now, but I often find myself solving problems in a Java/C# manner… That’s me, a non-id… --- ## [I'm a new member](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/im-a-new-member/78163)
**Author:** [@knight\_errant\_bd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/knight_errant_bd)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/im-a-new-member/78163 "2006-12-03T17:44:59Z")
Hi evrybody! I’m a new member of forum ruby . I meet with serious difficulties Can you help me? I have project write for compare different C++ with ruby (EX: Class String ) thanks. --- ## [Development hpricot breaks code](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/development-hpricot-breaks-code/78154)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/development-hpricot-breaks-code/78154 "2006-12-03T17:26:57Z")
I was using this simple script to parse some links from a web page require ‘open-uri’ require ‘hpricot’ strLink = “http://sportsline.com/nfl/scoreboard/2006/week9” @doc = Hpricot(open(strLink)) @doc.search(“a”).each… --- ## [Weird thing with sockets](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-thing-with-sockets/78170)
**Author:** [@gemberkoekje](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gemberkoekje)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-thing-with-sockets/78170 "2006-12-03T14:36:40Z")
First off - i’m a n00b at ruby. This doesn’t mean i’m a noob at programming, but in case i’m about to ask a really stupid question, sorry in advance :stuck\_out\_tongue: With that out of the way, i’m trying to connect t… --- ## [PDF::Writer and unicode](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-and-unicode/78002)
**Author:** [@Simon\_KrSSSSger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Simon_KrSSSSger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 6:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-and-unicode/78002 "2006-12-03T06:42:01Z")
Hi! Ok, I know there is (or was) no easy way to do that, but the PDF::Writer doc says: If all of the conditions are correct, the following code should display the Japanese characters\[…\] pdf.text("\\xfe\\xff\\x65\\xe5\\x6… --- ## [Search and replace](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-and-replace/78006)
**Author:** [@ishamid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ishamid)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 5:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-and-replace/78006 "2006-12-03T05:55:56Z")
\[total novice here\] Hi, I have a series of expressions like this (shortened from verbose xml) \[\1\ \[\2\ … --- ## [Serializing Ruby code](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/serializing-ruby-code/78155)
**Author:** [@Victor\_SZverokSS\_Sh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Victor_SZverokSS_Sh)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 5:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/serializing-ruby-code/78155 "2006-12-03T05:01:53Z")
Hi all. A bit of philosophy. We have Marshal\[1\] to serializing Ruby’s objects (and also YAML and so on). AFAIK, Rails community even uses objects serialization for program’s state saving. But, existing marshalling… --- ## [Gem requires not working](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-requires-not-working/78016)
**Author:** [@cwd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cwd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-requires-not-working/78016 "2006-12-03T04:43:51Z")
I feel stupid about this, but I just did a fresh install of 1.8.5 from MacPorts, installed a fresh rubygems, installed all my gems, and simple code like this fails: require ‘redcloth’ Error message: lacosta:~/nitro/… --- ## [Rexexp question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexexp-question/78030)
**Author:** [@ishamid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ishamid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexexp-question/78030 "2006-12-03T04:15:49Z")
\[total novice again ;-)\] Hi, Ok, I’ve figured some of this pattern-matching out (yes, I’m really a total novice at programming). Consider the following: ==================================== @data.gsub!(/\<(text:span … --- ## [Strange error when loading a shared library](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-error-when-loading-a-shared-library/78150)
**Author:** [@S-redyck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-redyck)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2006, 12:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-error-when-loading-a-shared-library/78150 "2006-12-03T00:41:27Z")
Hi, I am porting Ruby/SDL to SkyOS (which has Ruby 1.8.5 installed) and I can compile it fine, no errors or warnings, but when I try to execute “require ‘sdl’” it bums out with /path/to/sdl.so: “Unable to load global… --- ## [Convert binary array to floating point decimal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/convert-binary-array-to-floating-point-decimal/78009)
**Author:** [@Nebiru](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nebiru)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/convert-binary-array-to-floating-point-decimal/78009 "2006-12-02T21:56:23Z")
new to ruby here, looking for a little help I’m trying to convert some C# code to ruby, however I’m not getting the desired results The code is supposed to convert a binary string to a floating point number public f… --- ## [More search and replace](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-search-and-replace/78008)
**Author:** [@ishamid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ishamid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-search-and-replace/78008 "2006-12-02T20:52:09Z")
\[Total novice\] A follow-up on my last email (“search and replace”)". I am trying to convert an OOo xml source (content.xml) to TeX. It’s a bibliography and thus very predictable/regular/simple etc. Each entry looks ro… --- ## [Usb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usb/77994)
**Author:** [@javra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/javra)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 7:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usb/77994 "2006-12-02T19:35:57Z")
Hi, Is there any programme or library in ruby to drive own hardware via USB? Or do I have to implement my own C functions? --- ## [Simple iteration in a function problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-iteration-in-a-function-problem/77943)
**Author:** [@blakeage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blakeage)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 7:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-iteration-in-a-function-problem/77943 "2006-12-02T19:25:55Z")
i’m trying to do this, and I’m stuck class holderOfYs def initialize() @ys = Array.new end def addX( x ) @ys \<\< x end this is the problem function. all I want is the specific (ONE) element from the @ys array th… --- ## [Problems with id3lib-ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-id3lib-ruby/77997)
**Author:** [@Bira](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bira)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-id3lib-ruby/77997 "2006-12-02T14:19:18Z")
Hello, I’m trying to organize my MP3 collection using id3lib-ruby, to go through it and sort the files into artist/album folders according to their ID3 information. However, in some files, my script breaks with the f… --- ## [Cidr.rb: port of Perl's Net::CIDR v0.11 available](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cidr-rb-port-of-perls-net-cidr-v0-11-available/77630)
**Author:** [@Jos\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jos_B)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 12:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cidr-rb-port-of-perls-net-cidr-v0-11-available/77630 "2006-12-02T12:51:11Z")
Module: http://www.catnook.com/programs/cidr.rb Simple test program: http://www.catnook.com/programs/cidrtest.rb Not sure about the license. Hope this is useful to someone. As an aside: anyone have a port of Net::Pi… [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1599) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1601)