# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1900 [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:** 1901 --- ## [Borked stuff on ruby-doc.org](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/borked-stuff-on-ruby-doc-org/53110)
**Author:** [@joe-dumoulin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joe-dumoulin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 11:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/borked-stuff-on-ruby-doc-org/53110 "2006-01-25T23:54:31Z")
That page is linked from the site’s main page, and there are a number of broken links on it (i.e. the Ruby 1.4(!) manual and the RDP specs). --- ## [Ruby, Web Apps and Cross Site Scripting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-apps-and-cross-site-scripting/53086)
**Author:** [@m4dc4p](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/m4dc4p)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-apps-and-cross-site-scripting/53086 "2006-01-25T23:09:17Z")
Something I’ve seen in the blogosphere lately has been the vulnerability of web applications to cross site scripting (XSS) attacks. I think it was LiveJournal I was reading about which got hit with a nasty one that c… --- ## [How to handle errors thrown by Shell.rb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-handle-errors-thrown-by-shell-rb/97441)
**Author:** [@nicksnels](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nicksnels)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-handle-errors-thrown-by-shell-rb/97441 "2006-01-25T23:04:19Z")
Hi, I have this very simple code require ‘shell’ shell = Shell.new shell.transact do shell.cat("#{path}") end Now suppose that the variable path is no longer available on disk or you don’t have permissions to acc… --- ## [1.8.4 on HP/UX](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-8-4-on-hp-ux/97408)
**Author:** [@quik77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/quik77)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-8-4-on-hp-ux/97408 "2006-01-25T22:29:55Z")
We are running HP/UX 11i at work (or some such). Has anyone using this OS run into any issues? Robert --- ## [Readable and provocative & daring](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/readable-and-provocative-daring/96628)
**Author:** [@runrunshaw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/runrunshaw)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/readable-and-provocative-daring/96628 "2006-01-25T22:26:54Z")
A funny thing happened to me in irb this week. Well, to be honest it’s a reconstruction. And it was little more than one thing. But hopefully you’ll get the gist. irb(main):001:0\> readable = false =\> false irb(main)… --- ## [Please give me suggestion for directory layout](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-give-me-suggestion-for-directory-layout/97412)
**Author:** [@leopardus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leopardus)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-give-me-suggestion-for-directory-layout/97412 "2006-01-25T22:22:06Z")
hello, I generate website from templates. I use rake to generate it. My rakefile has following targets: build clean The directory layout is following: webdesign/ - root folder webdesign/conf - configuration files … --- ## [Ruby on linux: How to check (username,password)?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-linux-how-to-check-username-password/97411)
**Author:** [@carminem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/carminem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-linux-how-to-check-username-password/97411 "2006-01-25T22:20:50Z")
Hi to everyone, I’m writing some code to check that a password is the correct one for a given user (in which case I need to change it to a supplied one). As I’ve stated in the subject, I’m on a linux box. Digging bot… --- ## [LazyLoad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lazyload/96728)
**Author:** [@erikveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erikveen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lazyload/96728 "2006-01-25T22:20:50Z")
Imagine, you’re building a CVS like repository. A repository has modules, a module has branches and a branch has a lot of items (history!). This repository is handled by a standalone server with the FTP protocol as “f… --- ## [String#de\_inspect (and Kernel#suspicious)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-de-inspect-and-kernel-suspicious/97146)
**Author:** [@erikveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erikveen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-de-inspect-and-kernel-suspicious/97146 "2006-01-25T22:11:47Z")
If you do an inspect on a collection of Ruby objects, like a hash, you end up with a string. It’s possible to store this string in a file, read it again somewhere in the future, evaluate it and end up with the same co… --- ## [OS X 1.2 gems install problems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/os-x-1-2-gems-install-problems/97377)
**Author:** [@Neil\_Brandt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Neil_Brandt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/os-x-1-2-gems-install-problems/97377 "2006-01-25T21:20:22Z")
If this is the wrong list, please let me know which list I should use. I’m unable to use gems on this imac, running OS X v. 1.2.8. I guess my problems are probably due to this older OS, but I’m wondering if anybody h… --- ## [Oniguruma and 1.8.x](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oniguruma-and-1-8-x/97326)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oniguruma-and-1-8-x/97326 "2006-01-25T19:43:46Z")
I have started playing with Oniguruma a little. My first two questions deal with building it with 1.8. One of the five patches failed and I had to apply it manually. Can we get this fixed in some way that will work… --- ## [DRb and ActiveRecord](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/drb-and-activerecord/97300)
**Author:** [@ezra\_z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra_z)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/drb-and-activerecord/97300 "2006-01-25T18:33:54Z")
Friends- I am trying to make a drb server publish an ActiveRecord model so it can be used by remote clients. It looks like I am getting close but no cigar. Can some kind soul enlighten me as to how to make this work?… --- ## [Metaclass confusion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/metaclass-confusion/97032)
**Author:** [@vivek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vivek)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 6:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/metaclass-confusion/97032 "2006-01-25T18:09:38Z")
Hi, can someone explain this. irb(main):013:0\> Class.instance\_methods =\> \[“superclass”, “new”\] irb(main):014:0\> Class.class =\> Class I guess Class is an object(an instance of Class?) but its of type Class. How ca… --- ## [Creating "windows binaries" on Linux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-windows-binaries-on-linux/64471)
**Author:** [@giom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/giom)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-windows-binaries-on-linux/64471 "2006-01-25T18:06:36Z")
There was some discussion about packing Windows executable with tar2rubyscript and rubyscript2exe from a Linux box. Wine was proposed but I publicly dismissed with the claimed that it didn’t support WinXP calls (and t… --- ## [ANN: Ottawa Group of Ruby Enthusiasts (OGRE) 2nd Meeting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ottawa-group-of-ruby-enthusiasts-ogre-2nd-meeting/97269)
**Author:** [@chrish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrish)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ottawa-group-of-ruby-enthusiasts-ogre-2nd-meeting/97269 "2006-01-25T17:21:05Z")
Just found out last nite that there is a new user group in (my) town: Ottawa Group of Ruby Enthusiasts, affectionately known as OGRE are holding their 2nd meeting tonight (Jan25/06): http://lists.jadedpixel.com/mail… --- ## [Generating a WSDL descriptor for my SOAP service](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generating-a-wsdl-descriptor-for-my-soap-service/97235)
**Author:** [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generating-a-wsdl-descriptor-for-my-soap-service/97235 "2006-01-25T16:56:46Z")
I’m a bit new here, so I apologise if this question is something that you have covered a thousand times before, but I’m having a very troublesome time working out whether I need to create a WSDL file if I’m using the … --- ## [ActiveRecord automatic quoted identifiers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-automatic-quoted-identifiers/97034)
**Author:** [@jeremy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-automatic-quoted-identifiers/97034 "2006-01-25T15:40:54Z")
Is there a way to tell ActiveRecord to automatically quote all table/column/etc. identifiers in the SQL that it generates? I just upgraded to MySql 5 and we have a database table named “Release”… This is a new reserv… --- ## [Howto suppress a warning "insecure world writeable .." in Ru](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-suppress-a-warning-insecure-world-writeable-in-ru/97178)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-suppress-a-warning-insecure-world-writeable-in-ru/97178 "2006-01-25T15:34:51Z")
Dear all, I would like to know how to suppress a warning warning: Insecure world writable dir … in Ruby 1.8.4. I get this especially using Erik V.'s superb rubyscript2exe program. (He has been describing that probl… --- ## [Printing RFC3339 timezone?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/printing-rfc3339-timezone/96936)
**Author:** [@csn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/csn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 3:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/printing-rfc3339-timezone/96936 "2006-01-25T15:13:39Z")
How can I print a valid RFC3339 time zone (used by Atom)? Presumably using strftime; which outputs -HHMM for “%z” (which isn’t documented), but RFC3339 requires -HH:MM (I know RFC3339 allows ‘Z’, but I’d like the actu… --- ## [Mongrel 0.1.1 -- A Fast Ruby Web Server (It Works Now, Maybe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-0-1-1-a-fast-ruby-web-server-it-works-now-maybe/63411)
**Author:** [@Zed\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zed_S)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 2:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-0-1-1-a-fast-ruby-web-server-it-works-now-maybe/63411 "2006-01-25T14:19:17Z")
Hi All, I previously announce Mongrel 0.1.0, but since I released that late at night it of course had errors. This is just a small announcement for the fixed source: http://www.zedshaw.com/downloads/mongrel-0.1.1.ta… --- ## [Rails 1.0 blues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-1-0-blues/96701)
**Author:** [@isamura](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/isamura)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-1-0-blues/96701 "2006-01-25T14:04:17Z")
I am a Rails nubee but not to web app development. I’ve been pouring over the docs and tutorials for a week or two. I think have enough knowledge to start developing, in baby-steps. At the moment I have a functionin… --- ## [\#63: Grid Folding](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/63-grid-folding/63938)
**Author:** [@hagus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hagus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 1:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/63-grid-folding/63938 "2006-01-25T13:43:06Z")
Greetings all, Attached is my solution. It uses nested arrays to simulate the 3-d grid cells, and adds methods to Array to effect this. It handles arbitrary rectangles of 2n by 2m. The unit tests provided earlier … --- ## [Re: NURBS evaluation toolkit in Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-nurbs-evaluation-toolkit-in-ruby/97177)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-nurbs-evaluation-toolkit-in-ruby/97177 "2006-01-25T12:45:43Z")
Hello, splines being polynomials (use a transform for trigonometric splines to achieve that), you could have a look at \_http://www.math.kobe-u.ac.jp/~kodama/tips-RubyPoly.html\_ (Polynomial class for Ruby) You can d… --- ## [Re: IE Automation/Recorder - Watir/Wet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ie-automation-recorder-watir-wet/97148)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 12:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ie-automation-recorder-watir-wet/97148 "2006-01-25T12:39:38Z")
Dear Asif, there is a nice and free program for windows automation called AutoIt, which you could use in combination with Ruby: \_http://www.autoitscript.com/autoit3/\_ (AutoIt Scripting Language - AutoIt) and which … --- ## [Re: it is possible to unload a class?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-it-is-possible-to-unload-a-class/97145)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-it-is-possible-to-unload-a-class/97145 "2006-01-25T12:30:33Z")
Dear sayoyo, there is a project called “unrequireable” by Jan Molic: \_http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/unrequireable/\_ (http://raa.ruby-lang.org/project/unrequireable/) Maybe this can help you, if you can organize yo… --- ## [Subsequence regular expression](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/subsequence-regular-expression/97090)
**Author:** [@diz\_rael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/diz_rael)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/subsequence-regular-expression/97090 "2006-01-25T10:44:48Z")
Hi, I’m trying to extract a certain sequence from a string. Best described by example: s = “5b300ba00260bababababababababababababababababa000bd1007bd10b810ba92” slice^--------------------------------------------^ I… --- ## [Trixy abbreviation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trixy-abbreviation/53101)
**Author:** [@Andreas\_Farre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Andreas_Farre)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 10:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trixy-abbreviation/53101 "2006-01-25T10:14:42Z")
Hi all, There’s a thing that’s been bugging me for quite some time now. If you read Programming Ruby’s section about the object model you will notice that modules are included by inserting proxy classes between the i… --- ## [Local variables and threads](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-variables-and-threads/96974)
**Author:** [@russellf](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/russellf)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 9:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/local-variables-and-threads/96974 "2006-01-25T09:29:06Z")
Is there a way to ensure that a particular variable really is local to a thread block? I have a problem with a threaded program that would be explained if one of the local variable was actually global. I’ve checked … --- ## [Need help with soap timeout issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-with-soap-timeout-issue/97089)
**Author:** [@Werner\_Bohl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Werner_Bohl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 6:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-with-soap-timeout-issue/97089 "2006-01-25T06:45:52Z")
Hi Have a Rails 1.0 based Web Service. This service exports many method. All run fine except for a methos that takes 60-300 secs to complete. This long running method errs when invoked from client, but it passes func… --- ## [Twin Cities (Minnesota) Ruby User Group Meeting - Jan 31st](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/twin-cities-minnesota-ruby-user-group-meeting-jan-31st/96800)
**Author:** [@Charles\_O\_Nutter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Charles_O_Nutter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 6:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/twin-cities-minnesota-ruby-user-group-meeting-jan-31st/96800 "2006-01-25T06:36:23Z")
For all folks out there near the Minneapolis/St Paul area, we’re having our second RUG meeting next Tuesday, Jan 31st. Our homepage is at www.twincitiesrb.com. I apologize for the spam to the Ruby-Talk list, but this … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1899) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1901)