# WebOrb usage

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weborb-usage/159942>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 10, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weborb-usage/159942 "2009-02-10T08:00:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sarika)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 8:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weborb-usage/159942/1 "2009-02-10T08:00:06Z")

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Hi,

I m newbie for flex and want it to be implemented with rails.  
I followed the steps given in flexiblerails but what i wanted to know is

What is the use of weborb ?

Without installing weborb plugin also my flex project runs fine.  
So can any one tell me.

Thanks

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**Author:** ![sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sarika)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 9:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weborb-usage/159942/2 "2009-02-10T09:37:55Z")

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to answer the questions “what is it? why use it?” look at the  
developer’s homepage:  
[http://www.themidnightcoders.com/products/weborb-for-rails/overview.html](http://www.themidnightcoders.com/products/weborb-for-rails/overview.html)

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**Author:** ![sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@sarika](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sarika)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weborb-usage/159942/3 "2009-02-10T13:15:43Z")

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Web orb is an object request broker, which means it sends objects ban  
and forth between flex and rails. Perhaps your flex app doesn’t use  
any ruby objects yet?

Blog: [http://random8.zenunit.com/](http://random8.zenunit.com/)  
Learn rails: [http://sensei.zenunit.com/](http://sensei.zenunit.com/)

On 10/02/2009, at 6:00 PM, Sarika P.  
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