# How to user heywatch

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-user-heywatch/165456>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [April 14, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-user-heywatch/165456 "2009-04-14T05:14:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-user-heywatch/165456/1 "2009-04-14T05:14:59Z")

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hello:  
I have deployed a rails app :  
######## [http://video-encode.herokugarden.com/encode](http://video-encode.herokugarden.com/encode) ########  
The app uses rss to get raw video link and codes following to  
discover- encode- transfer videos.  
##################################################  
url=item\_array0  
Discover.create( :url =\> url,  
:download =\> true,  
:title =\> item\_array0,  
:automatic\_encode =\> true,  
:format\_id =\> format\_hash[:if\_flv],  
:ftp\_directive =\> ””)  
#################################################  
But after running these codes, i need to know the success or fail info  
to take steps.If fails,execute one fail-related method,if  
success,execute one suc-related method.  
1 So what is ping url? how it works? how to use it?  
2 Can you give me a way to get the suc/fail info after discover encode  
transfer a video?.  
3 Can you give me a tutorial about how to use heywatch instead of  
hewwatch itself’s  
I have read the [heyewatch.com](http://heyewatch.com) again and again,but can not resolve my  
problem.Thank you very much

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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-user-heywatch/165456/2 "2009-04-14T10:48:29Z")

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what is ping url? how it works? how to use it? anyone can help me?  
Thanks very much.

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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-user-heywatch/165456/3 "2009-04-14T13:17:32Z")

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anyone can help me?

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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-user-heywatch/165456/4 "2009-04-14T13:24:01Z")

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daociyiyou wrote:

> anyone can help me?

Post the code you are using to read this RSS feed. The code around this:

> > > url=item\_array0  
> > > Discover.create( :url =\> url,  
> > > :download =\> true,  
> > > :title =\> item\_array0,  
> > > :automatic\_encode =\> true,  
> > > :format\_id =\> format\_hash[:if\_flv],  
> > > :ftp\_directive =\> “”)

And your question is not entirely about Rails itself. Please study other  
successful questions here…

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**Author:** ![daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@daociyiyou](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daociyiyou)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-user-heywatch/165456/5 "2009-04-14T17:27:19Z")

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thanks
