# Ruby

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## [Spreadsheet::ParseExcel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spreadsheet-parseexcel/101931)

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**Author:** [@spreadsheet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spreadsheet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/spreadsheet-parseexcel/101931 "2009-08-04T14:15:34Z")

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Spreadsheet::ParseExcel - Get information from an Excel file. Version: 0.3.2 Date: 2005-12-15 Short Description: Spreadsheet::ParseExcel allows you to get information out of a simple Excel file This Package is an -…

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## [New Computer Forums](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-computer-forums/173175)

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**Author:** [@Premium\_Business\_Tr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Premium_Business_Tr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-computer-forums/173175 "2009-08-04T13:20:34Z")

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Hello dear fellow programmers, You are invited to come help and share your passion for programming at http://www.mycomputerforum.com , a website featuring various forums in computer science, web development and comput…

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## [IE crashing after about 70 open/close event](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-crashing-after-about-70-open-close-event/173174)

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**Author:** [@sebeis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sebeis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ie-crashing-after-about-70-open-close-event/173174 "2009-08-04T13:13:57Z")

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Hi, I have to open links (about 3000) and then close them. The problem is, that after 70 open/close event the IE (FF not supported in our WebServer) crashes, stuck in memory and the script collapses. The script: def…

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## [How to extract only needed attribute from an array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-extract-only-needed-attribute-from-an-array/173159)

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**Author:** [@thriving](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thriving)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 11:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-extract-only-needed-attribute-from-an-array/173159 "2009-08-04T11:03:51Z")

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I have an object called Tags with id and name ==\> \[ tag.id , tag.name\] | \[1 , aaa\] | | \[ 3 , bbb\] | | \[ 5 , ccc\] | | \[ 6 , dfd\] | | \[ 7 , waf\] | | \[ 11 , vee\] | There is an array with the list of tags , i ju…

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## [SciTE Hangs with gets()](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scite-hangs-with-gets/173106)

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**Author:** [@iggymac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/iggymac)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 7:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scite-hangs-with-gets/173106 "2009-08-04T07:59:44Z")

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I’m new to ruby, and coming from a C++/C# world it would be wonderful if I could get the SCiTE editor to work properly (even though I miss intellisense). I’ve searched around and I’ve only seen other people post that …

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## [The Easiest way to check if one array is a subset of another](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-easiest-way-to-check-if-one-array-is-a-subset-of-another/173157)

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**Author:** [@thriving](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thriving)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-easiest-way-to-check-if-one-array-is-a-subset-of-another/173157 "2009-08-04T07:24:37Z")

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I want to find the easiest way if one array is a subset of another for example A b \[1,2,4,5,6,7,9\] \[1,3,9\] =\>true A b \[1,2,4,5,6,7,9\] \[1,3,8\] =\>false

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## [Correctly upgrading ruby on MS Windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/correctly-upgrading-ruby-on-ms-windows/173148)

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**Author:** [@calvin98115](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/calvin98115)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 7:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/correctly-upgrading-ruby-on-ms-windows/173148 "2009-08-04T07:08:52Z")

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Hi, I am looking for some guidance on the correct and/or most streamlined way to upgrade Ruby. Presently I am on Ruby version 1.8.6 patch level 111. I am looking to upgrade to version 1.8.6 patch level 287. When I t…

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## [\[Bug #1876\] r24383 Build Error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1876-r24383-build-error/173151)

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**Author:** [@ujihisa\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ujihisa_S)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 5:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1876-r24383-build-error/173151 "2009-08-04T05:47:29Z")

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Bug #1876: r24383 Build Error http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1876 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: ujihisa . e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal Target version: 1.9.2 ruby -v: ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-08-04 trunk 24384) …

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## [RUBY vs COMMON LISP](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-vs-common-lisp/173090)

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**Author:** [@fft1976](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fft1976)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-vs-common-lisp/173090 "2009-08-04T05:10:37Z")

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On Aug 1, 8:55 pm, removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid (Pascal J. Bourguignon) wrote: Don’t you realize how ugly Ruby syntax is? Here is in 150 lines of lisp, a simplified lisp reader that is able to read all the l…

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## [Ruby-net-ldap fail](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-net-ldap-fail/173048)

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**Author:** [@steux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/steux)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 3:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-net-ldap-fail/173048 "2009-08-04T03:24:40Z")

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Hi, I am using ruby-net-ldap to connect to a Active Directory server. The problem is that it only works for users that are in “Users” Organization unit. (See attachment) ==\> it can connect with joe user. But it fails…

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## [Ri\_cal 0.7.5 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-cal-0-7-5-released/173144)

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**Author:** [@rykkers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rykkers)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 11:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-cal-0-7-5-released/173144 "2009-08-03T23:55:08Z")

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ri\_cal version 0.7.5 has been released! http://ri-cal.rubyforge.org/ A new Ruby implementation of RFC2445 iCalendar. The existing Ruby iCalendar libraries (e.g. icalendar, vpim) provide for parsing and generating…

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## [ANN: Sequel 3.3.0 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-sequel-3-3-0-released/173130)

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**Author:** [@nerdmaster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nerdmaster)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-sequel-3-3-0-released/173130 "2009-08-03T18:41:56Z")

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Sequel is a lightweight database access toolkit for Ruby. Sequel provides thread safety, connection pooling and a concise DSL for constructing database queries and table schemas. Sequel also includes a lightweight but…

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## [Ruby\_frame in 1.8 is what in 1.9?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-frame-in-1-8-is-what-in-1-9/169579)

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**Author:** [@jruyle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jruyle)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-frame-in-1-8-is-what-in-1-9/169579 "2009-08-03T15:39:27Z")

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So I have some C++ extension code that nicely uses ruby\_frame-\>orig\_func and ruby\_frame-\>self to figure out the current status of the VM at a given method call. Trying to port this to 1.9 is running into some issues, …

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## [\[ANN\] Ruby Screencasts at RubyPulse.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-screencasts-at-rubypulse-com/173123)

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**Author:** [@wiz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wiz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-screencasts-at-rubypulse-com/173123 "2009-08-03T14:55:29Z")

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RubyPulse episodes e0.1 and e0.2 have been released! \< http://www.rubypulse.com/ \> Short screencasts about Ruby in alpha quality Episodes: 0.1 2009-07-28 FastRI 0.2 2009-08-03 memoize

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## [Upcase in 1.9.2-preview1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upcase-in-1-9-2-preview1/172873)

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**Author:** [@stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stickstone)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upcase-in-1-9-2-preview1/172873 "2009-08-03T14:54:50Z")

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Can someone confirm whether this is intentional or not? RUBY\_DESCRIPTION =\> “ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-07-18 trunk 24186) \[i686-linux\]” s = “über” =\> “über” s.upcase =\> “üBER” That is, a lower-case “ü” is no…

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## [Gem list -r -d \*\*\* generates Error\*\*\* on http://gems.github.com](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-list-r-d-generates-error-on-http-gems-github-com/173042)

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**Author:** [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 7:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gem-list-r-d-generates-error-on-http-gems-github-com/173042 "2009-08-03T07:07:10Z")

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I’m using ruby 1.8.6 & gem 1.3.5 : I receive and error trying to list the details of C:\\Users\\spanton\>gem source \*\*\* CURRENT SOURCES \*\*\* http://gems.github.com C:\\Users\\spanton\>gem list -r -d \*\*\* REMOTE GEMS \*\*\* E…

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## [JRuby, ffi, bad file descriptor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-ffi-bad-file-descriptor/173062)

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**Author:** [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 6:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-ffi-bad-file-descriptor/173062 "2009-08-03T06:34:23Z")

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Hi, JRuby 1.3.1 OS X 10.4.9 The following code is a port of a tempfile library I wrote. Ruby 1.8.6 and 1.9.x work alright, but with JRuby I’m getting a bad file descriptor error. Any ideas? Here’s the code: requir…

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## [\[libxml\]: Can't find nodes using XPath, namespaces mess](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libxml-cant-find-nodes-using-xpath-namespaces-mess/173045)

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**Author:** [@swozniak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swozniak)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/libxml-cant-find-nodes-using-xpath-namespaces-mess/173045 "2009-08-03T06:25:37Z")

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Hi, I am having problems accessing elements in the XML documents using XPath. My xml document looks like that: \<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?\> \<configuration-data xmlns:xsi=“http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-in…

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## [Does anyone have Ruby 1.9 64b for Windows working?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-ruby-1-9-64b-for-windows-working/173099)

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**Author:** [@nicken](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nicken)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-have-ruby-1-9-64b-for-windows-working/173099 "2009-08-03T05:10:42Z")

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The “one click installer” is great, but the Ruby website provides no such installer for Ruby 1.9 64b on Windows. There is an old Ruby 1.9.1-p0 64b Windows binary available on Index of /ruby/mswin32/en, but it hasn’t b…

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## [Qtruby overrides "to\_s" depending on user's LOCALES](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/qtruby-overrides-to-s-depending-on-users-locales/173097)

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**Author:** [@ISSSSaki\_Baz\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ISSSSaki_Baz_C)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/qtruby-overrides-to-s-depending-on-users-locales/173097 "2009-08-02T17:07:11Z")

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Hi, is it an appropiate list for asking about QtRuby? Note the following issue: ~# export LANG=es\_ES.UTF-8 ~# irb1.8 irb\> require “Qt4” irb\> num = 1.1 irb\> puts num 1.1 irb\> app = Qt::Application.new(ARGV) #\<Qt…

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## [Call for Proposals for RubyConf 2009 talks is now open](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-for-proposals-for-rubyconf-2009-talks-is-now-open/173096)

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**Author:** [@David\_ASBlack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/David_ASBlack)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-for-proposals-for-rubyconf-2009-talks-is-now-open/173096 "2009-08-02T17:03:41Z")

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Hi all – As many of you know from Twitter and elsewhere, the Call for Proposals for RubyConf 2009 is now open. (The days of one-stop announcements are long gone! :slight\_smile: The deadline for proposals is August 21…

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## [Ffi, struct pointer question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ffi-struct-pointer-question/173091)

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**Author:** [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ffi-struct-pointer-question/173091 "2009-08-02T16:08:05Z")

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Hi, I’ve recently been trying to port some C code over to FFI. I’m trying to figure out how to unravel the gr\_mem group struct member. Any suggestions? require ‘ffi’ module Sys class Admin extend FFI::Library c…

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## [\[Bug #1860\] $BJ8;zNsO"7k$G(Bsegfault](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1860-bj8-znso-7k-g-bsegfault/173094)

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**Author:** [@Yohsuke\_Ooi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yohsuke_Ooi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1860-bj8-znso-7k-g-bsegfault/173094 "2009-08-02T14:07:31Z")

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Bug #1860: e$BJ8;zNsO"7k$Ge(Bsegfault http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1860 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Yohsuke Ooi e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal ruby -v: ruby 1.9.2dev (2009-08-02 trunk 24353) \[i686-linux\] …

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## [Build array from interval and duration](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/build-array-from-interval-and-duration/173088)

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**Author:** [@leveille](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leveille)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 8:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/build-array-from-interval-and-duration/173088 "2009-08-02T08:05:25Z")

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Is there a shorter way to build an array based on an interval and duration than the way I attempted? def build\_array(step,duration) counter = 0 a = \[\] while counter \<= duration do a \<\< counter counter += step end …

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## [Tyrantmanager 1.0.9 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tyrantmanager-1-0-9-released/173087)

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**Author:** [@jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremyheiler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tyrantmanager-1-0-9-released/173087 "2009-08-02T03:53:30Z")

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tyrantmanager version 1.0.9 has been released. http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/tyrantmanager/ The README in the above link covers examples of most of the commands. {{ Release notes for Version 1.0.9 }} First pu…

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## [Rails training](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987)

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**Author:** [@bloodniece](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bloodniece)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-training/172987 "2009-08-02T03:45:32Z")

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I asked this in the Rails forum, but no replies, so… Will any recommend quality training, online or instructor lead of rails for beginners? Do I need to have a solid background in Ruby first? I don’t, its more begin…

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## [Java.text api parallel in Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/java-text-api-parallel-in-ruby/172922)

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**Author:** [@spinhoo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spinhoo)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 2:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/java-text-api-parallel-in-ruby/172922 "2009-08-02T02:19:15Z")

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Hi Is there a parallel to Format/NumberFormat/DecimalFormat in ruby? Thanks Venkat

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## [Download file, allow cookies](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/download-file-allow-cookies/173085)

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**Author:** [@fedekun](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fedekun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/download-file-allow-cookies/173085 "2009-08-02T02:11:03Z")

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Hi, well, when i download an image from a site, instead of download the required image it downloads an image which says “Allow Cookies”. How can i download that image? This is what i was using writeOut = open(first\_p…

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## [Amalgalite 0.10.1 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/amalgalite-0-10-1-released/173080)

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**Author:** [@jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremyheiler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 12:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/amalgalite-0-10-1-released/173080 "2009-08-02T00:06:59Z")

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amalgalite version 0.10.1 has been released. {{ Release notes for Version 0.10.1 }} Add version subdirectory for extension on all platforms for building locally on gem install. Small documentation change for Ama…

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## [Hitimes 1.0.4 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hitimes-1-0-4-released/173081)

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**Author:** [@jeremyheiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeremyheiler)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 12:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hitimes-1-0-4-released/173081 "2009-08-02T00:05:49Z")

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hitimes version 1.0.4 has been released. {{ Release notes for Version 1.0.4 }} Add in support for x86-mingw32 gem Add version subdirectory for extension on all platforms http://copiousfreetime.rubyforge.org/hitim…

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