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## [YAML on 1.8.3 question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yaml-on-1-8-3-question/48060)

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**Author:** [@george.moschovitis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george.moschovitis)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yaml-on-1-8-3-question/48060 "2005-11-17T12:36:18Z")

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Hello all, I have a yaml file that I parse like this yaml = YAML.parse(yaml\_str) the ‘yaml\_str’ variable holds the serialized version of an Object. Lets say this object hase 2 attributes, ‘title’ and ‘body’. How can…

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## [How does one flag a spam post for removal?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-does-one-flag-a-spam-post-for-removal/267355)

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**Author:** [@sandiegoscott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sandiegoscott)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-does-one-flag-a-spam-post-for-removal/267355 "2025-02-19T18:24:26Z")

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How does one flag a spam post for removal?

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## [Government agency looking for Ruby on Rails developers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/government-agency-looking-for-ruby-on-rails-developers/243884)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 2:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/government-agency-looking-for-ruby-on-rails-developers/243884 "2016-01-22T02:58:00Z")

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A new Government agency in the Washington, DC area is looking for Ruby on Rails developers. Great salary and benefits, please visit the link below if interested. https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/425673100

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## [(eval):1: syntax error, unexpected $undefined](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eval-syntax-error-unexpected-undefined/219405)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 3:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eval-syntax-error-unexpected-undefined/219405 "2012-05-02T03:55:29Z")

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On rails 3 and ruby 1.9.2, I get this error: (eval):1: syntax error, unexpected $undefined $#MenuBuilder:0x007fd9360719a0 = #MENUBUILDER:0X007FD9360719A0 ^ Not sure where to start with this. Everything looks fine to …

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## [A tad of meta-programming needed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-tad-of-meta-programming-needed/201877)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 3:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-tad-of-meta-programming-needed/201877 "2011-01-23T03:46:25Z")

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I’ve got the following hash set up and it works fine. But this took more typing than programming. h = {:name=\>$1, :n\_shares=\>$2, :opened\_MDY=\>$3, :closed\_MDY=\>$4, :proceeds=\>$5, :cost=\> $6, :gain\_Loss=\>$7 } S…

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## [Multidimensional array insert syntax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multidimensional-array-insert-syntax/192311)

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**Author:** [@pezdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pezdude)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multidimensional-array-insert-syntax/192311 "2010-07-28T13:11:35Z")

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Hi, Can anyone help me with the correct syntax to insert into a multidimensional array… answer\_choices = \[ \[incorrect\_ans\_2, incorrect\_anno\_2\], \[incorrect\_ans\_3, incorrect\_anno\_3\], \[incorrect\_ans\_4, incorrect\_anno\_…

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## [Require error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-error/183191)

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**Author:** [@gopomo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gopomo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-error/183191 "2010-02-09T20:50:00Z")

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I wrote a decent sized chuck of code on Vista and I recently upgraded to win 7. However despite everything being installed to the equivalent directories it instantly spits out a ‘couldn’t find fox 16’ error. I’m fairl…

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## [Help kill ghost request](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-kill-ghost-request/171569)

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**Author:** [@indigoi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/indigoi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 3:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-kill-ghost-request/171569 "2009-07-07T03:08:35Z")

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I’ve been troubleshooting a problem with my captcha and finally figured out that any time I make one request to my localhost server, it receives and processes two requests, for example if i got to localhost:3000/users…

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## [Fluent comma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fluent-comma/134737)

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**Author:** [@Yusuke\_ENDOH](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yusuke_ENDOH)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 9:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fluent-comma/134737 "2008-04-26T09:04:42Z")

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e$B1sF#$H?=$7$^$9!#e(B \[ruby-core:16240\] syntax request e$B$G!"9TF,$N%3%s%^$rA0$N9T$Ne(B e$BB3$-$H8+$J$9J8K!3HD%$,Ds0F$5$l$F$$$^$9!#e(B foo( “foo” , “bar” , “baz” ) h = { 1 =\> “1” , 2 =\> “2” , 3 =\> “3” } Haske…

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## [Will acts\_as\_taggable\_on\_steroids and better\_nested\_set work together?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/will-acts-as-taggable-on-steroids-and-better-nested-set-work-together/134957)

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**Author:** [@apswartz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/apswartz)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/will-acts-as-taggable-on-steroids-and-better-nested-set-work-together/134957 "2008-04-16T23:26:04Z")

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I am having this crazy problem where it ONLY shows up in testing. This is my test code def test\_should\_destroy task1 = Task.new(:description =\> “tmp”, :done =\> false, :user =\> User.find\_by\_login(‘admin’)) assert …

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## [Link\_to problem in RoR 2.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-problem-in-ror-2-0/131944)

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**Author:** [@newrubygirl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newrubygirl)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-problem-in-ror-2-0/131944 "2008-03-14T20:06:02Z")

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Hello. I’ve got code from pre RoR 2.0 that is simply a link that a user clicks on to go to a search form and it works great. \<%= link\_to\_unless\_current “Search by Name”, :action =\> “search\_by\_name” -%\> But in the 2.…

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## [Attachment\_fu not saving other attributes (like width, height)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-not-saving-other-attributes-like-width-height/123979)

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**Author:** [@chovy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chovy)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2007, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attachment-fu-not-saving-other-attributes-like-width-height/123979 "2007-12-24T19:55:17Z")

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http://pastie.caboo.se/131759 I’m only getting the basic filename, product\_id for the image, and size (kb). I am not getting the thumbnail generated (in db or filesystem), nor is it resizing the image as depicted in …

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## [{\*0} dumps core](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-dumps-core/107943)

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**Author:** [@Yusuke\_ENDOH](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yusuke_ENDOH)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-dumps-core/107943 "2007-06-28T19:18:00Z")

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e$B1sF#$H?=$7$^$9!#e(B 1.9 e$B$G0J2\<$N$h$&$K$9$k$HMn$A$^$9!#e(B $ ./ruby -e ‘{\*0}’ – control frame ---------- c:0001 p:---- s:0001 b:-001 l:000000 d:000000 ------ – backtrace of native function call (Use addr2line) – …

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## [Ziya plugin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ziya-plugin/91799)

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**Author:** [@Franrc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Franrc)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ziya-plugin/91799 "2007-04-13T21:58:17Z")

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Hola a todos, estoy empezando con las grÃ¡ficas en RoR y he encontrado el plugin de Ziya para generarlas, pero me he encontrado de primeras con un problema: Al hacer el: ruby script/plugin install svn://rubyforge.or…

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## [\[ANN\] Mongrel 0.3.13.1 -- Quick Small Fixes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-mongrel-0-3-13-1-quick-small-fixes/64003)

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**Author:** [@Zed\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zed_S)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2006, 5:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-mongrel-0-3-13-1-quick-small-fixes/64003 "2006-06-22T05:04:41Z")

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Hi Everyone, This is a small release that fixes a little bug, some of the documentation, and adds the new RedirectHandler code and a @redirect@ call for the mongrel.conf files. It’s fresh so don’t rely on it. Everyo…

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## [Link\_to helper not reaching external link](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-helper-not-reaching-external-link/245019)

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**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-helper-not-reaching-external-link/245019 "2016-08-30T17:41:46Z")

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RoR newbie and working on a pinning app similar to pinterest. In my form\_for helper I try to link\_to an external web page \<%= link\_to @pin.url, “http://#{@pin.url}” %\> but I get No route matches \[GET\] “/www.xxx.com” …

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## [Looking to Hire Remote Full-Stack Ruby Expert or (2) Junior Developers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-to-hire-remote-full-stack-ruby-expert-or-2-junior-developers/243386)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-to-hire-remote-full-stack-ruby-expert-or-2-junior-developers/243386 "2015-11-20T18:05:09Z")

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We are a small shop who is looking to hire a full-time Senior Ruby Developer or possibly (2) full-time Junior Ruby Developer Pay: $500-$1500 USD / Month (Depending on Experience) If you are interested, please carefull…

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## [Moving away from web agency](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-away-from-web-agency/237179)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/moving-away-from-web-agency/237179 "2013-10-29T01:57:43Z")

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Hi We are having issues with our currentl web agency who have built our website on ASP using Ruby on Rails. Forgive my ignorance if I have this the wrong way around, this is not my area of expertise! Can someone tell…

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## [Ruby Typing?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-typing/227823)

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**Author:** [@jngo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jngo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-typing/227823 "2013-03-29T23:23:41Z")

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Hi everyone. I’m very new to ruby development. I coming form .Net side of things. Is there any way in ruby to verify the type of whatever parameter your passing to a method and give the user a good message. For exampl…

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## [GRC not opening](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grc-not-opening/224146)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grc-not-opening/224146 "2013-03-28T17:58:24Z")

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hi, I installed gnuradio using marcus leech’s build gnuradio script. My usrp is being detected enabling me to locate subdevices and daughterboards in my usrp. I am trying to open grc and i get a problem saying Cann…

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## [Displaying an array of events in full calendar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/displaying-an-array-of-events-in-full-calendar/223227)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/displaying-an-array-of-events-in-full-calendar/223227 "2012-09-26T15:18:26Z")

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I am trying to integrate the arshaw’s jqurey fullcalendar into my rails application. When I click on the calendar tab it should display the calendar with the list of tasks in the database on the corresponding date. I…

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## [Building blocks of gnuradio-companion - GR file sink](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-blocks-of-gnuradio-companion-gr-file-sink/223074)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/building-blocks-of-gnuradio-companion-gr-file-sink/223074 "2012-09-21T15:44:08Z")

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Hi, We are trying to build a simulated model using the building blocks of gnuradio-companion tool. In the GRC model one of the blocks is the GR file sink block which is intended for storage of the data. Now the issue …

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## [Need some advice on how to start a rails app](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-some-advice-on-how-to-start-a-rails-app/215819)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-some-advice-on-how-to-start-a-rails-app/215819 "2012-01-18T12:45:32Z")

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Newbie learning Rails and about to undertake my first real app. Please bare with me, I’ll try not to be long winded. It’s a blogging app where blogs belong to organizations, not users. An organization can have many b…

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## [Ruby script in c# application](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-script-in-c-application/215131)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-script-in-c-application/215131 "2011-12-23T00:07:23Z")

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Hi, I just installed IronRuby and I want ot know how to use a ruby script in .Net c# application visual studio 2008, Ruby 1.9.2 regards,

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## [Minitest 2.2.2 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minitest-2-2-2-released/207757)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/minitest-2-2-2-released/207757 "2011-06-28T09:35:19Z")

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minitest version 2.2.2 has been released! http://rubyforge.org/projects/bfts minitest provides a complete suite of testing facilities supporting TDD, BDD, mocking, and benchmarking. minitest/unit is a small and incr…

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## [Dbi help required](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbi-help-required/207154)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbi-help-required/207154 "2011-05-19T22:01:29Z")

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D:\\Documents and Settings\>irb irb(main):001:0\> require ‘dbi’ =\> true irb(main):002:0\> conn=DBI.connect(‘LPM’,‘sm\_user’,‘smuser\_0496’) DBI::InterfaceError: Invalid Data Source Name from C:/Ruby187/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/g…

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## [Does the nginx support "Header append."?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-the-nginx-support-header-append/203824)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-the-nginx-support-header-append/203824 "2011-03-01T10:00:28Z")

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For Apache Httpd the “Header” directive can “append” a value to the exsisting headers of the same name. e.g. Before: Vary: Host Header append Vary User-Agent After: Vary: Host, User-Agent But for Nginx, neith…

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## [More on latency](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-on-latency/197845)

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**Author:** [@okkezSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/okkezSS)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-on-latency/197845 "2010-10-21T21:49:20Z")

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I had a flow-graph that earlier today had a latency of roughly 1 second or so. When I tested it this evening, after it had been running for several hours, the latency was back up to several tens of seconds!!!. Which…

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## [Simple threading question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-threading-question/195624)

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**Author:** [@ankur](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ankur)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-threading-question/195624 "2010-09-27T17:50:12Z")

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Hi, I have a bunch of nginx and php-fpm worker threads. I am running a very simple test with a script doing: \<? sleep(20); ?\>. I notice that if I make two requests at the same time (from the same IP address), they …

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## [Hash or not a Hash?!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-or-not-a-hash/191699)

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**Author:** [@swengineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/swengineer)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-or-not-a-hash/191699 "2010-07-16T21:03:37Z")

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In Rails, we can see the following for example (They are separate here): :x=\>“new\_x” :y=\>{:x=\>X.new} From Ruby, I know that a hash has to be between { }, and the key is on the left of =\> and the value to the right. B…

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## [Ways to compare the performance of different Ruby implementations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ways-to-compare-the-performance-of-different-ruby-implementations/188383)

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**Author:** [@Carter\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carter_C)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ways-to-compare-the-performance-of-different-ruby-implementations/188383 "2010-05-14T10:00:15Z")

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Greetings, I have recently become interested in Ruby and I was curious what the correct approach was in measuring the performance of the various VM against one another. I.e. YARV, JRuby, MRI etc. What kind of applica…

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## [Ruby Array to Java Script Array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-array-to-java-script-array/181783)

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**Author:** [@tiwaripk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tiwaripk)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-array-to-java-script-array/181783 "2010-01-18T15:34:58Z")

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Hi, How can we use an array created in Ruby in Java script ? Regards, Prashant

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## [Traffic Limit and HTTP Header rewrite](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/traffic-limit-and-http-header-rewrite/180714)

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**Author:** [@Anto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Anto)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/traffic-limit-and-http-header-rewrite/180714 "2009-12-28T10:45:12Z")

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Hello Everybody, Some time ago, it was mentioned that we can not limit the traffic per server on Nginx. We have to use traffic shaper at the OS level to do that. Is it still the case now? And I want to try Nginx, but…

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## [DRB class in array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/drb-class-in-array/179498)

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**Author:** [@mastermarv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mastermarv)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/drb-class-in-array/179498 "2009-11-30T09:26:43Z")

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hi, i would like to store an array of this very simple class on a drb server class IEB\_wrapper1 attr\_accessor :status def initialize @status=“ready” end end the object on the drb server is an array: dump=\[\] DRb…

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## [Very strange problem with Gettext and Haml](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-strange-problem-with-gettext-and-haml/196987)

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**Author:** [@slafochmed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/slafochmed)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/very-strange-problem-with-gettext-and-haml/196987 "2009-10-16T08:47:17Z")

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Hi, I’m on Rails 2.3.3 and using Haml 2.0.9 for my templates and Gettext-Rails 2.0.4 for the translation. Haml works like a charm and gettext is also working like it should. But I cant get Gettext to parse Haml Files…

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## [No method error!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-method-error/164972)

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**Author:** [@mace](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mace)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 10:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-method-error/164972 "2009-04-07T22:32:28Z")

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Its driving me crazy!! I searched online for the answer and there are no clear explanations for the NO METHOD ERROR. in my new.html.erb file I have something like this: EmpApp#new Find me in app/views/emp\_app/new.html…

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## [Background process](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/background-process/161096)

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**Author:** [@ankitparekh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ankitparekh)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 11:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/background-process/161096 "2009-02-23T23:38:12Z")

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Hi all I am working on a heavy engineering project. And the requirement is that I needto do a lot of process before I store the data to the db. Now the question is that I want to do the process that I am doing but I …

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## [2 button\_to functions for file downloads](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-button-to-functions-for-file-downloads/160137)

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**Author:** [@bigdaddy71](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bigdaddy71)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-button-to-functions-for-file-downloads/160137 "2009-02-14T18:59:32Z")

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I have 2 button\_to functions that download 2 different files. the first one acts like a submit and the second on actually does downlaod the file. Does anyone know what would cause that? \<%= button\_to ‘Download PCCIS…

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## [How to disable .format routes?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-disable-format-routes/154778)

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**Author:** [@oldbug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oldbug)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-disable-format-routes/154778 "2008-12-03T22:44:06Z")

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Is there any way with RESTful routing to disable the .format routes? (“Why would you want to do that?”, I hear the purists cry…) I would like to do it in order to simplify the routing table for a newbie first learnin…

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## [REST search parameters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rest-search-parameters/143348)

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**Author:** [@roa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rest-search-parameters/143348 "2008-07-17T17:30:43Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to implement a search form in my index view. Since the app is designed REST, I need to submit the form with “get” method. This way, all the search parameters get passed in the url. Is there a way to ge…

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## [IncompatibleEncodingError](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incompatibleencodingerror/141089)

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**Author:** [@Kouhei\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kouhei_S)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 9:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/incompatibleencodingerror/141089 "2008-06-25T09:17:32Z")

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e$B?\\F#$G$9!#e(B Ruby 1.9e$B$G$O$?$/$5$s$Ne(B"incompatible encodings: …“e$B$H$$$&Nce(B e$B30$rL$K$9$k$H;W$&$N$G$9$,!”$=$NNc30%/%i%9$re(BArgumentErrore$B$+e(B e$B$ie(BIncompatibleEncodingErrore$B$H$$$&$h$&$J@lMQ$NNc30%…

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## [Weird "Unknown action" error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-unknown-action-error/128662)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 10:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-unknown-action-error/128662 "2008-02-10T22:24:57Z")

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Hi, When I visit this URL in my app, http://mydomain.com/admin/user/search, I get Unknown action No action responded to user I am confused by this because I have these files app/controllers/admin\_controller.rb app…

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## [Rails 1.2.6 to 2.0.2 Help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-1-2-6-to-2-0-2-help/128303)

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**Author:** [@pete](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pete)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 7, 2008, 2:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-1-2-6-to-2-0-2-help/128303 "2008-02-07T02:14:41Z")

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Hi, I recently got a new server and installed all my necessary libraries (gems). With the new libs came a new version of Rails. I got everything configured (i think) and tried to start up the server and got the foll…

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## [Checking what a method has returned](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-what-a-method-has-returned/86270)

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**Author:** [@farfignugen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/farfignugen)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2007, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-what-a-method-has-returned/86270 "2007-02-21T15:24:43Z")

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Hi, Im looking for a way of checking whether a method has returned true or false. for example i have an want to start off by checking if an image is already stored locally by calling " def checkCache". If the image i…

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## [Attenuators?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attenuators/78702)

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**Author:** [@Shravan\_Rayanchu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shravan_Rayanchu)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2006, 12:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attenuators/78702 "2006-12-08T00:45:29Z")

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Hello everyone, I want to be able to capture RF data from one wireless card using gnuradio without any external interference. I was thinking of using an attenuator (with SMA or BNC connectors) one end of which I can c…

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## [Email Form for Contact Page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/email-form-for-contact-page/99010)

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**Author:** [@digitalpardoe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/digitalpardoe)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/email-form-for-contact-page/99010 "2006-07-21T19:12:20Z")

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Can anyone point me to or provide me with code or a tutorial (preferably a tutorial) for creating simple contact forms where the data is sent over email to a specific email address. I have search all over the internet…

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## [Enterprise Rails Apps](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/enterprise-rails-apps/61101)

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**Author:** [@HoganS\_Brian\_P](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/HoganS_Brian_P)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/enterprise-rails-apps/61101 "2006-01-12T18:34:56Z")

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Is there a place I can get a list of “enterprise” Rails applications? Apparently, even though I’ve looked at the wiki and cited the examples there, there are some at my organization who still can’t find proof that Rai…

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## [Toronto Ruby User Group meeting Sun 8 Jan 2005](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/toronto-ruby-user-group-meeting-sun-8-jan-2005/87880)

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**Author:** [@mschwab](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mschwab)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/toronto-ruby-user-group-meeting-sun-8-jan-2005/87880 "2006-01-04T02:45:56Z")

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Happy new year to everyone. The next meeting of the Toronto Ruby U. Group is on Sunday 8 January 2006 at the Linux Caffe at 13:00. http://www.trug.ca/ Sun\_Jan\_08%2C\_2006 Mike – Mike S. removed\_email\_address@domain…

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## [TheYAML change the id of Object](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/theyaml-change-the-id-of-object/50643)

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**Author:** [@andrea](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andrea)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 19, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/theyaml-change-the-id-of-object/50643 "2005-12-19T17:14:57Z")

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I’m using an hash object and i use a Termine Object for the key and, for now, a String for the value. The class Termine is this: class Termine DEFAULT\_LANG = “it” attr\_accessor :descrizione attr\_accessor :lingua d…

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## [Ordinal Date String to Standard Date String for a Beginner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ordinal-date-string-to-standard-date-string-for-a-beginner/48247)

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**Author:** [@david.a.boyd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david.a.boyd)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ordinal-date-string-to-standard-date-string-for-a-beginner/48247 "2005-11-18T21:57:19Z")

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Hi, I have an ordinal date string and I want to change it to an ordinary date string. For example: 2005/1 should give January 1, 2005. I see ordinal in the Date class but I need a simple example. Thanks, Dave

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