# Using Ruby on Rails to edit a script?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-on-rails-to-edit-a-script/176518>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [October 1, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-on-rails-to-edit-a-script/176518 "2009-10-01T15:29:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sonix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sonix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sonix)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-on-rails-to-edit-a-script/176518/1 "2009-10-01T15:29:41Z")

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Is ROR a good fit if I want to edit and expand on a developed script  
like RoundCube( [http://roundcube.net/](http://roundcube.net/) )? I’m planing to edit it for my  
business as an order/transcript application.

If anyone is interested this link is what I want to make.

> **[handOff: A courier for a new time, With presence!](https://handoff.wordpress.com/)**
>
> On time every day.

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**Author:** ![Sonix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sonix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sonix)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-on-rails-to-edit-a-script/176518/2 "2009-10-01T15:45:07Z")

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Sonix wrote:

> Is ROR a good fit if I want to edit and expand on a developed script  
> like RoundCube( [http://roundcube.net/](http://roundcube.net/) )? I’m planing to edit it for my  
> business as an order/transcript application.

RoundCube is written in PHP, not Ruby. You could certainly write  
something equivalent in Ruby, but if you want to extend RoundCube  
itself, you’ll have to use PHP.

> If anyone is interested this link is what I want to make.  
> [http://handoff.wordpress.com/](http://handoff.wordpress.com/)

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid

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**Author:** ![Sonix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sonix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sonix)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-on-rails-to-edit-a-script/176518/3 "2009-10-02T00:44:40Z")

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Thanks, I think I’ll stay with php and have a few modifications made,  
then get a price on having it written in ROR.

Vic Matson  
Handoff LLC.

On Oct 1, 9:45 am, Marnen Laibow-Koser \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-

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**Author:** ![Sonix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sonix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sonix)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-on-rails-to-edit-a-script/176518/4 "2009-10-02T03:41:21Z")

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Sonix wrote:

> Thanks, I think I’ll stay with php and have a few modifications made,

Don’t waste time on the PHP modifications until you’re sure you’re not  
going to switch.

> then get a price on having it written in ROR.

Well, there may already be something similar available in Rails --I’m  
not certain, but someone else here might know.

> Vic Matson  
> Handoff LLC.
> 
> On Oct 1, 9:45�am, Marnen Laibow-Koser \<rails-mailing-l…@andreas-

## Best,

Marnen Laibow-Koser  
[http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org)  
removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid