# Right for Ruby on Rails?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/right-for-ruby-on-rails/112745>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 22, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/right-for-ruby-on-rails/112745 "2007-08-22T21:11:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![elel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@elel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elel)\
**Post date:** [August 22, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/right-for-ruby-on-rails/112745/1 "2007-08-22T21:11:16Z")

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I have some web forms and a mysql database with matching fields. I am  
trying to put them together.

What I want to do is user to enter info into forms, put info in db  
tables, need a script to add metadata to various fields, before and  
after entered text, and output an xml document.

Thanks for the help.

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**Author:** ![elel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@elel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elel)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 5:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/right-for-ruby-on-rails/112745/2 "2007-08-23T05:39:13Z")

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Lynn L. wrote:

> I have some web forms and a mysql database with matching fields. I am  
> trying to put them together.
> 
> What I want to do is user to enter info into forms, put info in db  
> tables, need a script to add metadata to various fields, before and  
> after entered text, and output an xml document.
> 
> Thanks for the help.

Given that you seem to already have your schema in hand (your current  
database), working up a RoR application to do those basics should be  
trivial. Scaffold the whole thing, and just add your additional code  
where you need it.

I bootstrapped myself in RoR with the “Agile Web D. with Rails”  
book from The Pragmatic Programmers. Highly recommended

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**Author:** ![elel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@elel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elel)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 7:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/right-for-ruby-on-rails/112745/3 "2007-08-23T07:36:54Z")

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On Aug 22, 2:11 pm, Lynn L. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> I have some web forms and a mysql database with matching fields. I am  
> trying to put them together.
> 
> What I want to do is user to enter info into forms, put info in db  
> tables, need a script to add metadata to various fields, before and  
> after entered text, and output an xml document.

Sounds like you’re new to RoR? Try our training class for newcomers  
to Ruby and Rails: [essentialrails.com](http://essentialrails.com). It’s coming up in September.  
We cover the basics of the Rails MVC architecture, ActiveRecord usage,  
and more, and is especially aimed at those coming from another  
framework (.net, php, etc.) or if you’ve never done any web  
development before at all.

If you can’t make it, I suggest starting with Agile Web D.  
with Rails, 2nd edition book, or Ruby for Rails. Both are excellent  
books to help you get started.

Jeff

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>
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