# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1960 [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:** 1961 --- ## [Trouble reading a gzipped xml-file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-reading-a-gzipped-xml-file/47848)
**Author:** [@guido.de-melo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/guido.de-melo)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-reading-a-gzipped-xml-file/47848 "2005-11-14T17:08:16Z")
Hi, I’m trying to read a gzipped xml-file into rexml, but I don’t quite succeed. Perhaps someone can help me. Till now I tried this: #!/usr/bin/ruby -w require ‘zlib’ require ‘rexml/document’ Zlib::GzipReader.open(… --- ## [Comparing Proc Objects?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comparing-proc-objects/47853)
**Author:** [@dasch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dasch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comparing-proc-objects/47853 "2005-11-14T16:47:12Z")
Just for the laugh of it (I’ve got the flu) I wrote a little Cache Proxy class. Basically, when you call a method on the proxyed object it checks if that method has been called with the same arguments before. If that’s … --- ## [A dRuby application running as a Windows service?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-druby-application-running-as-a-windows-service/47849)
**Author:** [@dominic.marks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dominic.marks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-druby-application-running-as-a-windows-service/47849 "2005-11-14T16:38:09Z")
Hello, I’m attempting to write a small druby application which will run on our network of Windows PCs. The application will run in the background and allow some methods to be used on the client PCs. This application … --- ## [Ruby-GNOME2-0.14.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome2-0-14-1/47857)
**Author:** [@mutoh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mutoh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 4:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome2-0-14-1/47857 "2005-11-14T16:38:09Z")
Hi, Ruby-GNOME2-0.14.1 is out. Some serious memory leaks are fixed. Please update your 0.14.0 to 0.14.1 as soon as possible Highlights Fixed memory leaks and some bugs. See NEWS\[\] for more details. \[\] The source … --- ## [Question of regexp select](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-of-regexp-select/47796)
**Author:** [@w3gat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/w3gat)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-of-regexp-select/47796 "2005-11-14T16:23:08Z")
Regexp error? Page 538 Programming Ruby m = /(.)(.)(\\d+)(\\d)/.select(“TXH1138: The Movie”) p m.to\_a rb\_tmp.rb:1: private method \`select’ called for /(.)(.)(\\d+)(\\d)/:Regexp (NoMethodError) Exit code: 1 Why shoul… --- ## [Detect if windows or linux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/detect-if-windows-or-linux/47830)
**Author:** [@Fleck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Fleck)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 2:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/detect-if-windows-or-linux/47830 "2005-11-14T14:58:57Z")
Hi, what’ s the best way to detect if I’ m on a windows or linux machine. I don’ t want to check that by handling an exception. Is there a function in the standard libraries. Thanks, Alex. --- ## [Heirarchy Troubles](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/heirarchy-troubles/47785)
**Author:** [@CBlair1986](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CBlair1986)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/heirarchy-troubles/47785 "2005-11-14T13:58:49Z")
Hello all. I’ve got a somewhat unique problem, I think. I have a list of classes planned out, with the attributes needed for them and everything else, but I want to figure out how the classes should relate to one anot… --- ## [Using logger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-logger/95138)
**Author:** [@listrecv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listrecv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-logger/95138 "2005-11-14T12:49:45Z")
Hi. I’m trying to use Ruby’s built in logger to show messages with the severity and timestamp, but I’m just getting the message string, (no severity or timestamp). Any suggestions? (If possible, please cc all respon… --- ## [Isi.rb Version 0.8](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/isi-rb-version-0-8/47809)
**Author:** [@t-nissie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/t-nissie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 8:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/isi-rb-version-0-8/47809 "2005-11-14T08:53:44Z")
Dear Rubies and TeXnichians, I would like to announce the release of version 0.8 of isi.rb, a converter from ISI Export Format to BibTeX Format. (Formerly named isi2bibtex.rb.) Get it at http://www-lab.imr.tohoku.ac… --- ## [Fxruby - need help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-need-help/47823)
**Author:** [@faker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/faker)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 6:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-need-help/47823 "2005-11-14T06:00:14Z")
I am just starting to use fxruby, so this might be a dumb question. I am having trouble with hiding and showing buttons and text field. It seems that when I show a button or text field that was hidden, the button is … --- ## [Doh! cannot upload files to rubyforge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/doh-cannot-upload-files-to-rubyforge/47820)
**Author:** [@kevin.jackson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kevin.jackson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/doh-cannot-upload-files-to-rubyforge/47820 "2005-11-14T05:51:13Z")
I’ve created a project on rubyforge, and like a dimwitted grape I’ve lost the helpful email that gets automatically sent out (along with the instructions for uplaoding files etc etc). If anyone could forward a copy to… --- ## [Thoughts on #require options](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thoughts-on-require-options/47818)
**Author:** [@transfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/transfire)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 4:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/thoughts-on-require-options/47818 "2005-11-14T04:36:03Z")
Matz mentioned a few days ago leaving additional #require parameters open for potential future use. What is the general opinion on the utility of having require options --pseudo code: module Kernel def requre( path, … --- ## [Subclassing NilClass](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/subclassing-nilclass/47794)
**Author:** [@listrecv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/listrecv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/subclassing-nilclass/47794 "2005-11-14T02:17:45Z")
I’d like to subclass NilClass, creating a NullCase, implementing in Ruby a simple example of Martin F.'s “SpecialCase” pattern ( http://patternshare.org/default.aspx/Home.MF.SpecialCase ) I’d like to subclass NilClass… --- ## [Net::DICT 0.9.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-dict-0-9-0/47782)
**Author:** [@mailing-lists.ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mailing-lists.ruby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-dict-0-9-0/47782 "2005-11-13T23:14:29Z")
(WARNING: This is a lazy-pants announcement. All Iâ??ve done is :r doc/README and added a couple of headings.) Net::DICT README Introduction --- ## [Abort Rake Task](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/abort-rake-task/47784)
**Author:** [@brian.takita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brian.takita)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/abort-rake-task/47784 "2005-11-13T23:14:29Z")
Hello, I have a rake task named setup, that depends on a file task that creates a yml file that has the path to ruby on the system. I would like setup to abort if the file is created and tell the user to edit the yml… --- ## [Instiki install](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instiki-install/95137)
**Author:** [@roger4911](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roger4911)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instiki-install/95137 "2005-11-13T21:53:24Z")
I am trying to get Instiki to run on my win98se system. I installed the latest version of Ruby, and the two latest versions of Instiki. The 0.10.2 version of Instiki seems to work. It gives messages in the dos window… --- ## [Rails install question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-install-question/47771)
**Author:** [@rbrant](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rbrant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2005, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-install-question/47771 "2005-11-13T17:40:40Z")
Hi all, brand new to rails… downloaded and installed to the ‘one-click’ installer for ruby for windows and want to get rails in there. I don’t want to goof things up from the get go, so can someone tell me the best … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=1959)