# Ruby **URL:** https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=848 [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:** 849 --- ## [Irb not recognized in windows command line](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-not-recognized-in-windows-command-line/142281)
**Author:** [@bert\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bert_a)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/irb-not-recognized-in-windows-command-line/142281 "2009-04-19T22:10:19Z")
I’m reading Beginning Ruby and followed the installation process , using the one-click installer for Windows from Ruby Forge. I successfully loaded fxri. Received the following message after typing irb in the Windows… --- ## [Some for fun benchmarking of JRuby Trunk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-for-fun-benchmarking-of-jruby-trunk/165512)
**Author:** [@Zachary\_Brown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zachary_Brown)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-for-fun-benchmarking-of-jruby-trunk/165512 "2009-04-19T21:57:18Z")
Hi all, Did some benchmarking on MRI/JRuby to see if there’d be a noticeable increase in performance in some of the work I typically do. For background, most of what I use Ruby for these days is processing data outp… --- ## [REG: How can we debug a ruby script](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reg-how-can-we-debug-a-ruby-script/164266)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reg-how-can-we-debug-a-ruby-script/164266 "2009-04-19T19:24:17Z")
Hi, I want to debug a ruby script using -rdebug option. The following is the source code: with file fact.rb. Fact.rb def fact(n) return 1 if n == 0 f = 1 n.downto(1) do |i| f \*= i end return f end print fact(… --- ## [Using pipe, but subprocess didn't flush](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-pipe-but-subprocess-didnt-flush/165896)
**Author:** [@kim\_jun\_young](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim_jun_young)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-pipe-but-subprocess-didnt-flush/165896 "2009-04-19T18:20:30Z")
hi, all, I wanna to execute subprocess and catch subprocess’ output from a pipe in a parent process. but, unfortunately, a subprocess didn’t flush it’s output in stdout. As a result, the parent process cannot recogni… --- ## [Delete Enitre column in excel using ruby code](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-enitre-column-in-excel-using-ruby-code/165905)
**Author:** [@rubist](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubist)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/delete-enitre-column-in-excel-using-ruby-code/165905 "2009-04-19T17:46:06Z")
Hi All, I need to delete entire column(GB) in excel using ruby code. let me whether i should write some code or is there a way to call an macro in excel. whichever is simpler or easy way to maintain. --- ## [Ruby - gems not](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-not/165888)
**Author:** [@devirv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/devirv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gems-not/165888 "2009-04-19T16:47:28Z")
Hi I am trying to load Ruby and Gems on my laptop right from 24 hours. I installed and uninstalled the whole modules, 3 times but of no use. there is one error being thrownout when loading the gems. But at the irb —i… --- ## [Junctions for Ruby1.9 (Lab419::functional-0.1.2)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/junctions-for-ruby1-9-lab419-functional-0-1-2/165831)
**Author:** [@flatekmonkey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/flatekmonkey)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/junctions-for-ruby1-9-lab419-functional-0-1-2/165831 "2009-04-19T16:23:47Z")
Hi list Lab419::functional contains an implementation of Perl6’s junctions now http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=3824&release\_id=33503 Enjoy Junctions A pure Ruby implementation of Junctions as planned for Perl6. \[… --- ## [\[Bug #1163\] gem\_prelude raise NoMethodError if require uninsalled gem with version](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1163-gem-prelude-raise-nomethoderror-if-require-uninsalled-gem-with-version/160360)
**Author:** [@Kyosuke\_MOROHASHI](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kyosuke_MOROHASHI)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 6:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1163-gem-prelude-raise-nomethoderror-if-require-uninsalled-gem-with-version/160360 "2009-04-19T06:28:04Z")
Bug #1163: gem\_prelude raise NoMethodError if require uninsalled gem with version. http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1163 e$B5/I\<\ **Author:** [@stevej](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stevej)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-running-ant-test-on-jruby-1-2-in-github/165884 "2009-04-19T05:31:21Z") Hi Gang, I’m new to JRuby and am trying to run the test suite for the first time on the jruby-1\_2 branch from github. Running ant test I get the following error: $ ant test \[…\] test-rake-targets: \[echo\] compile=OF… --- ## [Wait until the Window is closed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wait-until-the-window-is-closed/165869)
**Author:** [@reittier](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/reittier)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/wait-until-the-window-is-closed/165869 "2009-04-19T05:03:12Z")
Hi all, I have a problem with a Frame. I open a new Window calendar = Calendar.new(self) calendar.show #here i want wait set\_date\_from and I want wo wait until the Window is closed to execute the next function. I… --- ## [tkToplvel remove close,restore and minimize buttons](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tktoplvel-remove-close-restore-and-minimize-buttons/164156)
**Author:** [@jesus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jesus)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 12:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tktoplvel-remove-close-restore-and-minimize-buttons/164156 "2009-04-19T00:51:40Z")
i need to remove close,restore and minimize buttons from tk toplevel --- ## [Goodbye "Goodbye Ruby"](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/goodbye-goodbye-ruby/165859)
**Author:** [@rjsquire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rjsquire)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/goodbye-goodbye-ruby/165859 "2009-04-18T23:37:59Z")
Will someone please kill off this puerile, off-topic thread? I woke up to 17 ruby-talk messages, 30% devoted to this topic. This amounts to spam. Bob Schaaf --- ## [Logging (version 1.0.0)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-version-1-0-0/165847)
**Author:** [@timperrett](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/timperrett)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 7:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/logging-version-1-0-0/165847 "2009-04-18T19:43:52Z")
Logging version 1.0.0 by Tim P. http://logging.rubyforge.org/ == DESCRIPTION Logging is a flexible logging library for use in Ruby programs based on the design of Java’s log4j library. It features a hierarchical lo… --- ## [Gettext-2.0.1, gettext\_activerecord-2.0.1, gettext\_rails-2.0.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-2-0-1-gettext-activerecord-2-0-1-gettext-rails-2-0-1/165872)
**Author:** [@Masao\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Masao_M)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-2-0-1-gettext-activerecord-2-0-1-gettext-rails-2-0-1/165872 "2009-04-18T19:03:27Z")
Hi, Ruby-GetText-Package-2.0.1 and the families (gettext-2.0.1, gettext\_activerecord-2.0.1 and gettext\_rails-2.0.1) are now available. Ruby-GetText-Package is the library/tools for message localization. gettext - M… --- ## [Locale-2.0.1, locale\_rails-2.0.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/locale-2-0-1-locale-rails-2-0-1/165870)
**Author:** [@Masao\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Masao_M)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/locale-2-0-1-locale-rails-2-0-1/165870 "2009-04-18T19:01:42Z")
Hi, Ruby-Locale(locale-2.0.1) and Ruby-Locale for Ruby on Rails(locale\_rails-2.0.1) are now available. Ruby-Locale is the library to manage/detect various format of locale IDs(language tags), and provide ISO 639-3, … --- ## [Localmemcache-0.3.0: A persistent key-value database based on mmap()'ed shared memory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localmemcache-0-3-0-a-persistent-key-value-database-based-on-mmap-ed-shared-memory/165755)
**Author:** [@Sven\_CSKoehler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sven_CSKoehler)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/localmemcache-0-3-0-a-persistent-key-value-database-based-on-mmap-ed-shared-memory/165755 "2009-04-18T17:41:10Z")
Hi, Localmemcache-0.3.0 is ready! Persistence is officially supported now so it’s now a real key-value database like GDBM and the like. Localmemcache is a library for C and ruby that aims to provide an interface simi… --- ## [Deployment with warbler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-with-warbler/165857)
**Author:** [@josefslerka](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/josefslerka)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 2:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deployment-with-warbler/165857 "2009-04-18T14:24:35Z")
Hi guys, How can I run the rake db:migrate in production once i deployed my app to glassfish. I created the war file with warbler, and i have noticed that it doesnt include the rakefile in WEB-INF. What can i do? TI… --- ## [Simple (?) question regarding the "&&" and "and" operators](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-question-regarding-the-and-and-operators/165795)
**Author:** [@pmak](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pmak)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 9:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-question-regarding-the-and-and-operators/165795 "2009-04-18T09:35:40Z")
Hi, why is a = Something.new b = Something.new a and b =\> b ? I would expect it to return true. Same thing goes for the && operator Regards Philip --- ## [XXXXXXXXXXXX Come join my friend network. XXXXXXXXXXXX](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xxxxxxxxxxxx-come-join-my-friend-network-xxxxxxxxxxxx/165852)
**Author:** [@seenu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/seenu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 9:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xxxxxxxxxxxx-come-join-my-friend-network-xxxxxxxxxxxx/165852 "2009-04-18T09:17:32Z")
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**Author:** [@Kazuhiro\_NISHIYAMA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kazuhiro_NISHIYAMA)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/loaded-features-map-encoding/165785 "2009-04-18T06:03:26Z")
e$B@\>;3OB9-$G$9!#e(B $LOADED\_FEATURES e$B$KF~$C$F$$$kJ8;zNs$Ne(B encoding e$B$Ke(B ASCII-8BIT e$B$He(B US-ASCII e$B$He(B locale encoding(?) e$B$,e(B e$B:.$6$C$F$$$k$N$O0U?^$7$?5sF0$G$7$g$&$+e(B? % ruby-trunk -v -r pp… --- ## [Ruby sqlite/gem error: Could not load sqlite adapter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-sqlite-gem-error-could-not-load-sqlite-adapter/165712)
**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 2:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-sqlite-gem-error-could-not-load-sqlite-adapter/165712 "2009-04-18T02:56:02Z")
The sample “c:\\tmp’Test\_sqlite.rb” generates the error: Could not load sqlite adapter, Yet, when the example is executed in the sqlite3-ruby directory, no error occur. Any suggestion or changes to the sample to r… --- ## [Ruby 1.8.6-p368 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-6-p368-released/164358)
**Author:** [@Urabe\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Urabe_S)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 1:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-6-p368-released/164358 "2009-04-18T01:21:29Z")
Hello all. It’s time for a new release. This time we’ve fixed dozens of bugs, including workarounds for CVE-2007-1558 and CVE-2008-1447. Many segfaults are also fixed. For a complete list of what has been fixed, pl… --- ## [Simple module method call question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-module-method-call-question/165789)
**Author:** [@tbcox23](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tbcox23)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-module-method-call-question/165789 "2009-04-18T01:18:06Z")
I’m making no progress on this, and so clearly have missed something basic. I have a class which requires a file containing module Utils\_db. There is another module ‘required’ in the program which instantiates this c… --- ## [Windows platform, test if a file is fully flushed to disk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-platform-test-if-a-file-is-fully-flushed-to-disk/165828)
**Author:** [@brianwisti](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brianwisti)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-platform-test-if-a-file-is-fully-flushed-to-disk/165828 "2009-04-17T23:53:26Z")
Hi all, I’ve written a Ruby script that scans a directory for new files at a specified interval, using Directory\_Watcher (Thanks for the great gem Tim Pease!), and when a new file is added to the directory - it strea… --- ## [Re: platform\_is fix needed?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-platform-is-fix-needed/165829)
**Author:** [@raker\_t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/raker_t)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-platform-is-fix-needed/165829 "2009-04-17T22:46:42Z")
I’m doing an update to the specs right now, so can we wait until that goes through, then see if it is still an issue? Thanks --- ## [Testing classes making API calls](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-classes-making-api-calls/165822)
**Author:** [@alexander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexander)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/testing-classes-making-api-calls/165822 "2009-04-17T22:11:30Z")
I am currently working on a project which gets a lot of info from the YouTube API and does some data mining with it. However I would really like to have the best test coverage possible. I thought about writing a mock … --- ## [Platform\_is fix needed?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/platform-is-fix-needed/165827)
**Author:** [@thbar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thbar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/platform-is-fix-needed/165827 "2009-04-17T22:09:09Z")
Hi, system\_spec.rb fails all its tests because the before(:each) calls platform\_is(:windows) without a block, while it appears to require one. Can I just fix this specific spec by using platform\_is + platform\_is\_not… --- ## [Exif/iptc/xmp image metadata libraries?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exif-iptc-xmp-image-metadata-libraries/165504)
**Author:** [@judge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/judge)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exif-iptc-xmp-image-metadata-libraries/165504 "2009-04-17T22:05:38Z")
I’m looking for an image metadata manipulation library, and so far I’ve only found a couple that look usable. ruby-exiv2 uses the C++ exiv2 library, but is incomplete (no xmp support, doesn’t seem to handle multiple i… --- ## [Verify-0.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/verify-0-2/165820)
**Author:** [@flatekmonkey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/flatekmonkey)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/verify-0-2/165820 "2009-04-17T21:13:22Z")
Hi list this is a bug fix of verify-0.1a introducing mockify. It adheres to the basic principles to be very, very simple. Hopefully it is useful to somebody, well it is to me :). http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=38… --- ## [Get the Windows OS Login name using Ruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-the-windows-os-login-name-using-ruby/165806)
**Author:** [@mmcolli00](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mmcolli00)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-the-windows-os-login-name-using-ruby/165806 "2009-04-17T20:16:25Z")
Do you know if there is a way to get the Windows OS Login name using Ruby? I can do this with VB but haven’t found a way to do this in Ruby. Thanks MC [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=847) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/c/ruby/7.md?page=849)