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## [Change in Dir.glob behavior on Windows between 1.8.5 and 1.8](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-in-dir-glob-behavior-on-windows-between-1-8-5-and-1-8/109688)

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**Author:** [@Yuri\_Klubakov](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yuri_Klubakov)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 5:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/change-in-dir-glob-behavior-on-windows-between-1-8-5-and-1-8/109688 "2007-07-19T05:24:21Z")

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I’ve checked ruby-talk emails regarding Dir.glob and File.join but didn’t see this one reported before. C:\> ruby --version ruby 1.8.5 (2006-12-25 patchlevel 12) \[i386-mswin32\] C:\> irb irb(main):001:0\> Dir.glob(File.…

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## [Rails adoption questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-adoption-questions/105066)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-adoption-questions/105066 "2007-05-27T15:42:19Z")

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For my thesis I’m constructing a questionnaire and I would like to know your opinion about it and perhaps additional questions. The research will focus on the adoption factors and demographic characteristics of compan…

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## [Paginator e articoli random](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paginator-e-articoli-random/93007)

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**Author:** [@luigi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luigi)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paginator-e-articoli-random/93007 "2007-04-26T16:19:40Z")

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Salve a tutti. Non riesco a risolvere il seguente problema: attraverso il paginator del @guide\_pages, @guides = paginate( :guides, :order=\> ‘date desc’, :per\_page=\>15) visualizzo 15 articoli per pagina. Ora di ques…

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## [Can we write the code version control system](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-write-the-code-version-control-system/85402)

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**Author:** [@kumar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kumar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-we-write-the-code-version-control-system/85402 "2007-02-15T10:43:44Z")

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Hi, Can We write the code in Ruby to know the Frequently changing classes in SVN (like version control system) which are check in. My doubt, Is it worthy to do in PYthon…? else, which scripting language is best …

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## [Help with inject, using hash array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-inject-using-hash-array/67895)

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**Author:** [@komb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/komb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2006, 10:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-inject-using-hash-array/67895 "2006-09-07T22:44:07Z")

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I can’t quite figure out how to set up the inject command to do what I want. (or if it’s even possible) What I’m trying to do: Create a list of categories from a search of the items table. Count how many of each cate…

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## [Text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete (newbie question)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-newbie-question/60849)

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**Author:** [@John\_I](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_I)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-newbie-question/60849 "2006-05-18T22:46:09Z")

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I have the text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete woking on my user DB using last\_name. so looking for ‘ivanoff’ works great, but I can’t find ‘john’. Plus I like to have ‘last\_name, first\_name’ show up in the dropdown. what …

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## [Radrails gone mad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radrails-gone-mad/58615)

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**Author:** [@l-h](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/l-h)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 3:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radrails-gone-mad/58615 "2006-04-24T15:21:14Z")

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Hi \*, I have been using radrails as an IDE for awhile now and we were getting along just fine - but recently it has just gone totally postal?!?? I created a new rails app - when I click to expand the folders there is …

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## [\[ANN\] SCGI Rails Runner RubyForge Project](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-scgi-rails-runner-rubyforge-project/98701)

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**Author:** [@Zed\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Zed_S)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2006, 6:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-scgi-rails-runner-rubyforge-project/98701 "2006-02-02T06:05:24Z")

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Hello Rails Folks, This is just a quick announcement to let people know that SCGI Rails Runner now has a RubyForge project at: http://rubyforge.org/projects/scgi/ There’s already a few bug and feature requests there …

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## [How do you deal with non-model property form values](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-non-model-property-form-values/63830)

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**Author:** [@paulbutcher](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/paulbutcher)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-non-model-property-form-values/63830 "2006-01-23T17:56:27Z")

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I have a User ActiveRecord model that has email and password properties. I want to build a login for that has a “remember me” option. My view looks like this: \<% @page\_title = “Login” -%\> \<%= error\_messages\_for ‘u…

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## [Updating javascripts](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-javascripts/48680)

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**Author:** [@jeroen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeroen)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 2:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-javascripts/48680 "2005-12-11T02:36:01Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to upgrade the javascripts bundled with Rails? Can I just download the latest version from http://script.aculo.us/ and overwrite the ones in my public/javascript folder? Or would this break stuff? …

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## [Ruby lexer/parser package?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lexer-parser-package/48424)

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**Author:** [@didier.prophete](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/didier.prophete)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-lexer-parser-package/48424 "2005-11-20T20:23:01Z")

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a quick question: is there a lex/yacc package for ruby ? or actually anything to implement a lexer/parser in ruby ? for some reason I can’t seem to find anything like that out there… thanks for your help. -Didier

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## [Socket Decorator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/socket-decorator/222635)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/socket-decorator/222635 "2012-09-04T22:28:16Z")

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Hi, I am implementing a special kind of socket that takes an io object (usually a socket) as its argument and then behaves like a socket, but does some transformations before/after it sends/receives, so in pseudo code…

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## [Single Responsibility Question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/single-responsibility-question/208733)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 10:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/single-responsibility-question/208733 "2011-06-28T10:58:11Z")

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I’m trying to figure out who’s responsible for a resource. Here’s the situation: An object, the listener, tells another object, the watched, to tell it when something happens. When the event happens the watched objec…

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## [Account registration, authentication plugins](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092)

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**Author:** [@Rajinder\_Y](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rajinder_Y)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/account-registration-authentication-plugins/195092 "2010-09-16T18:58:29Z")

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Hi, I would like to know what the most popular plugins people are using for creating membership accounts and authenticating their login? Thanks, – Kind Regards, Rajinder Y.

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## [Scaffolding: Create, Edit, Destroy in admin area](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffolding-create-edit-destroy-in-admin-area/141902)

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**Author:** [@christoph](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/christoph)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scaffolding-create-edit-destroy-in-admin-area/141902 "2008-07-02T16:26:46Z")

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Hi Community, I’m currently trying to create a blog software in rails, but I’ve got a problem: I generated scaffolding for my articles and only want administrators to write, edit or delete articles. So I wanted to mo…

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## [Desktop Application](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/desktop-application/127808)

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**Author:** [@hemlata](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemlata)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 5:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/desktop-application/127808 "2008-02-18T05:00:38Z")

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Hello Everyone, Can we make desktop application with ruby? If yes then how? I searched many of sites but exact result of this question i did not received. I didnot find any demo or book regarding desktop application w…

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## [Problem installing rails with gems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-rails-with-gems/102087)

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**Author:** [@rhaus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rhaus)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-installing-rails-with-gems/102087 "2006-09-04T14:45:39Z")

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I have ruby 1.8.4 and gem 0.8.11 installed on Ubuntu Dapper. Now I wanted to use gem to install rails (as documented in the wiki). That worked fine, but afterwards, the command rails is not found. It seems that the ge…

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## [OCSP stapling: automatic updates](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ocsp-stapling-automatic-updates/243281)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ocsp-stapling-automatic-updates/243281 "2015-09-07T19:29:34Z")

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Hello, nginx is not updating the ocsp response cache: This Update: Sep 5 08:36:32 2015 GMT Next Update: Sep 7 08:36:32 2015 GMT It is 16:09, so the cache is 8h behind. How would you diagnose and solve this problem? …

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## [Capybara specs are failling with the below error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capybara-specs-are-failling-with-the-below-error/241891)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capybara-specs-are-failling-with-the-below-error/241891 "2015-05-15T21:22:54Z")

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Hi All capybara specs are failling with the below error jruby version 1.7.19 redhat linux \[31mF\[0m\[32m.\[0m/home/jenkins/.rvm/gems/ext-jruby-1.7.19@sms/bundler/gems/capybara-webkit-259bcd9fd427/bin/webkit\_server: err…

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## [No-cache issue Safari and Mozilla Firefox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-cache-issue-safari-and-mozilla-firefox/216926)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-cache-issue-safari-and-mozilla-firefox/216926 "2012-02-17T17:58:08Z")

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Hi Folks, I’m writing a multistep form with the the help of Ryan B. but I want change a little the form after the confirmation redirect to the notification page that appear to the user to communicate that the form …

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## [Action when failed 'save'](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/action-when-failed-save/216818)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 1:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/action-when-failed-save/216818 "2012-02-16T01:26:44Z")

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Rails 3.1.3 I have a model, ‘Script’ like class Script \< ActiveRecord::Base belongs\_to :video has\_many :users validates :startp, :presence =\> true, :uniqueness =\> true, #HERE!!! :numericality =\> { :only\_integer…

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## [Por si a alguien le interesa un sitio para aprender Ruby, os recomiendo éste](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/por-si-a-alguien-le-interesa-un-sitio-para-aprender-ruby-os-recomiendo-este/207109)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2011, 10:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/por-si-a-alguien-le-interesa-un-sitio-para-aprender-ruby-os-recomiendo-este/207109 "2011-09-06T10:19:03Z")

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Hola a todos! Estoy leyendo muchas entradas en vuestro foro interesantísimas. Gracias por este espacio para los profesionales de Ruby en España. La verdad es que no hay muchos centros en Madrid donde uno pueda formar…

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## [Apache httpd config for Passenger?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-httpd-config-for-passenger/197451)

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**Author:** [@okkezSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/okkezSS)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-httpd-config-for-passenger/197451 "2010-10-15T22:44:03Z")

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I need to build an Apache httpd to use with Passenger. Does anyone have recommended/suggested args to configure? TIA, Hassan S. ------------------------ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid twitter: @hassan

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## [Can not solve confict between both gallery and google map](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-not-solve-confict-between-both-gallery-and-google-map/197419)

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**Author:** [@okkezSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/okkezSS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 8:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-not-solve-confict-between-both-gallery-and-google-map/197419 "2010-10-14T08:50:49Z")

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gallery from GitHub - thomcowell/radiant-gallery: Photo Gallery Management System based on Radiant CMS (Ruby on Rails). google map from git clone http://github.com/dsci/radiant-google-maps-extension.git vendor/exten…

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## [\[Bug #3037\] testrb $B$NF0:n$,(B1.8.7 $B$N(B testrb $B$H0c$$$9$.$k(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3037-testrb-b-nf0-n-b1-8-7-b-n-b-testrb-b-h0c-9-k-b/188855)

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**Author:** [@Yusuke\_E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yusuke_E)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 6:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3037-testrb-b-nf0-n-b1-8-7-b-n-b-testrb-b-h0c-9-k-b/188855 "2010-05-29T18:44:00Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #3037 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Yusuke E.) Target version 1.9.2e$B$+$ie(B1.9.xe$B$KJQ99e(B e$B1sF#$G$9!#e(B 2010e$BG/e(B3e$B7ne(B29e$BF|e(B18:21 okkez \_ removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid: Finish…

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## [Problem running unit test](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-running-unit-test/186549)

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**Author:** [@Everton\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Everton_L)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-running-unit-test/186549 "2010-04-09T01:41:04Z")

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Hi Folks I’m brand new in rails. I’m trying to build a little application, and when I tried to run a unit test, I got an error. The error follows below: ActiveRecord::StatementInvalid: PGError: ERROR: value too long…

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## [Still undefined pagination](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/still-undefined-pagination/152659)

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**Author:** [@up1notch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/up1notch)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 10:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/still-undefined-pagination/152659 "2008-11-07T10:40:01Z")

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I have tried to install both the classic\_pagination and will\_paginate using the commands below, but still get the “undefined method paginate”. Source code and error dump shown below. What did i miss out. Thanks. =====…

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## [\[Bug #466\] test\_str\_crypt(TestM17NComb) failed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-466-test-str-crypt-testm17ncomb-failed/146469)

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**Author:** [@Kazuhiro\_NISHIYAMA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kazuhiro_NISHIYAMA)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-466-test-str-crypt-testm17ncomb-failed/146469 "2008-09-08T12:31:38Z")

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Bug #466: test\_str\_crypt(TestM17NComb) failed http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/466 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Kazuhiro NISHIYAMA e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal $ ruby-trunk -v ruby 1.9.0 (2008-08-21 revisio…

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## [How to doing a "grep -v" to hide "---" line added by Hash#to\_yaml?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-doing-a-grep-v-to-hide-line-added-by-hash-to-yaml/141697)

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**Author:** [@ISSSSaki\_Baz\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ISSSSaki_Baz_C)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-doing-a-grep-v-to-hide-line-added-by-hash-to-yaml/141697 "2008-06-30T14:23:40Z")

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Hi, when I convert a Hash to a YAML object and print it a line “—” is added at the beginning: cli\> require ‘yaml’ cli\> puts({1=\>2,“ABC” =\> {“a”=\>“A”,“b”=\>“B”}}.to\_yaml) ABC: a: A b: B 1: 2 =\> nil Well, how coul…

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## [New Free Book: â€œRuby on Rails 2.1 - What â€™s newâ€](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-free-book-a-oeruby-on-rails-2-1-what-a-s-newa/140038)

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**Author:** [@Carlos\_Brando](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Carlos_Brando)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-free-book-a-oeruby-on-rails-2-1-what-a-s-newa/140038 "2008-06-11T15:52:20Z")

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Less than one week after the release of Rails 2.1, was launched in Brazil the first book describing all the new features of this release. After the launch of the book in Portuguese, the Brazilian community united to t…

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## [Install / Build fail on OSX Server 10.5.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-build-fail-on-osx-server-10-5-2/130051)

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**Author:** [@bakaonigiri](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bakaonigiri)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 9:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/install-build-fail-on-osx-server-10-5-2/130051 "2008-03-04T09:18:43Z")

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Hello, I would like to install SuperRedCloth on my server, here is the entire log : gem install superredcloth --source http://code.whytheluckystiff.net Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: E…

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## [\[N00b\] Javascript stopped wrking when move to application.js](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/n00b-javascript-stopped-wrking-when-move-to-application-js/116801)

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**Author:** [@olie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/olie)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/n00b-javascript-stopped-wrking-when-move-to-application-js/116801 "2007-10-23T22:25:25Z")

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I originally had my view look something like: \<% @heading = “Bugs” %\> \<%= link\_to ‘Bug table’, :action =\> ‘bug\_table’ %\> \<% for bug in @bugs %\> \[etc., table\] But then I changed it …

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## [RE: Problem with scaffolding and table name](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-with-scaffolding-and-table-name/79032)

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**Author:** [@stickstone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stickstone)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 6:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-problem-with-scaffolding-and-table-name/79032 "2006-12-04T06:08:31Z")

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Hey Kostas, I think this will help you :slight\_smile: http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowToUseLegacySchemas Basically, you use: class Entity \< ActiveRecord::Base set\_table\_name “entity” end Brian

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## [Mechanize question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-question/76822)

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**Author:** [@splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/splattael)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-question/76822 "2006-11-24T20:50:40Z")

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Hello, I am using mechanize 0.6.3. On Aaron’s blog I have found this example: form.selectlist.options\[2\].select however, for me, ‘puts form.methods.sort’ revealed that form does not have a method ‘selectlist’. What’s…

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## [Function could determine the caller action?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/function-could-determine-the-caller-action/78179)

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**Author:** [@oo00oo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/oo00oo)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 12:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/function-could-determine-the-caller-action/78179 "2006-03-08T12:58:50Z")

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Is it possible to determine which action call the function ? In example, func\_test in ApplicationController could determine which action from SiteController is calling her ? in class ApplicationController I have d…

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## [Ruby faster than Python?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-faster-than-python/54237)

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**Author:** [@spiz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spiz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 11:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-faster-than-python/54237 "2005-12-23T23:49:27Z")

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Hi all, I read somewhere that Ruby is quite a bit faster than Python. Is that true? Is it true under most circumstances, or just in special cases? The same article also said Ruby was somewhat slower than Perl …

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## [Ruby instance inside Textmate bundle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-instance-inside-textmate-bundle/213578)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-instance-inside-textmate-bundle/213578 "2011-11-10T02:35:40Z")

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This is probably a pretty unusual request, but I’d like to create a Textmate bundle which comes with Ruby embedded in it. This is because I would like to use the latest Ruby (currently 1.9.3) in the bundle even thoug…

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## [Newbie having serious problems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-having-serious-problems/203130)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-having-serious-problems/203130 "2011-02-14T04:30:27Z")

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Greetings all, I’ve just started learning Ruby (and Geo Ruby), and am trying to create overlays for Google Maps. I found a \[seemingly\] great tutorial for doing this @ …and it uses Ruby - cool, eh? The problem is, w…

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## [Rails 3 Plugin v Gem using /app](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-plugin-v-gem-using-app/195789)

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**Author:** [@S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-gw)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-plugin-v-gem-using-app/195789 "2010-10-02T05:31:22Z")

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I’m accustomed to making plugins for Rails 2, and recently updated those for Rails 3 (minor differences in structure). Spent most of this week figuring out how to make most of those gems. One of them I am having troub…

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## [How can I change member action names on routes?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-change-member-action-names-on-routes/172955)

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**Author:** [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-i-change-member-action-names-on-routes/172955 "2009-07-30T15:53:41Z")

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I have some controllers with member/collection actions. I want to change the name of those actions on the routes, so I can translate the action “/search” to German, for example. How can I do it? I will appreciate any …

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## [First app on Dreamhost with Passenger : "rails needs to know your username and password"?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-app-on-dreamhost-with-passenger-rails-needs-to-know-your-username-and-password/172034)

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**Author:** [@brian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brian)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-app-on-dreamhost-with-passenger-rails-needs-to-know-your-username-and-password/172034 "2009-07-13T21:13:30Z")

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I am trying to deploy my first rails app with Dreamhost. I ftp’d over my existing app, turned on Passenger and pointed it to my /public directory. When I go to ‘www.mydomain.com’ I get the ‘Ruby on Rails: Welcome ab…

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## [\[Bug #505\] 1.upto 2 {|i| p i }](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-505-1-upto-2-i-p-i/146997)

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**Author:** [@Shyouhei\_U](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Shyouhei_U)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-505-1-upto-2-i-p-i/146997 "2008-09-06T18:17:32Z")

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Bug #505: 1.upto 2 {|i| p i } http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/505 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Shyouhei U. e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: High e$BC4Ev\<Te(B: Yukihiro M., e$B%+%F%4%je(B: core e$B$$$D$N$^$K$+e(B1.upt…

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## [Problem with Gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem/116169)

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**Author:** [@davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidstokar)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gem/116169 "2007-10-12T19:23:47Z")

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I am trying to install support for SQLite using Gem but I get this error "Building native extensions. This could take a while… ERROR: While executing gem … (Gem::Installer::ExtensionBuildError) ERROR: Failed to buil…

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## [Ruby expressions vs. values (like Perl?)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-expressions-vs-values-like-perl/72628)

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**Author:** [@softf5ajivanet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/softf5ajivanet)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-expressions-vs-values-like-perl/72628 "2006-10-29T15:28:30Z")

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Does Ruby use the same terminology as Perl with regard to expressions versus values? I read a great MJD comment on PerlMonks a while back ( http://www.perlmonks.org/?node\_id=72263 ). That comment notes how, in Perl, …

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## [Files?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/files/70352)

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**Author:** [@jonathan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/files/70352 "2006-09-29T20:49:31Z")

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I’m getting quite lost and discouraged trying to learn Ruby. \[I have no programming experiance, just html and css\] for something to start with, I would like to use ruby to create a file in directory G:\\Ruby named “myF…

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## [Showing rows on a page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/showing-rows-on-a-page/98099)

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**Author:** [@BobB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BobB)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2006, 5:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/showing-rows-on-a-page/98099 "2006-07-21T05:27:17Z")

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This is my first rails program and Iâ??m having trouble figuring out how to show rows on the page when there may not be rows in the database. There are 3 tables, employees, cost\_codes and timesheet, I will simplify th…

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## [Ri, rdoc, gems, and rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-rdoc-gems-and-rails/98803)

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**Author:** [@lstrecv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lstrecv)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ri-rdoc-gems-and-rails/98803 "2006-07-18T22:56:58Z")

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One great new feature of rubygems 0.9 is that we now have ri for installed gems as well. That’s super! I’m not getting this for rails, even though I have the gems installed. Why is this, and how can I add rails’ to r…

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## [Webservices Xml-Rpc and authentication](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webservices-xml-rpc-and-authentication/98349)

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**Author:** [@Md\_Mooktakim\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Md_Mooktakim_A)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/webservices-xml-rpc-and-authentication/98349 "2006-07-14T21:56:31Z")

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Hello, I want to build an application where i have client and server. I need to exacute commands with XM-RPC. I can get all this working, following the howto’s in wiki and main website. But the problem is they are …

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## [Win32ole/test\_folderitem2\_invokeverb.rb:6:in \`require': no s](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-test-folderitem2-invokeverb-rbin-require-no-s/59790)

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**Author:** [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-test-folderitem2-invokeverb-rbin-require-no-s/59790 "2006-05-08T14:02:53Z")

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2006-05-01 e$B$+$i!"e(BRuby 1.9 e$B$,e(B i686-linux e$B$J4D6-$Ne(B test-all e$B$Ge(B e$B\<!$N$h$&$K\<:GT$7$F$$$k$N$G$9$,!"Hse(B Windows e$B4X78$Ge(B win32ole e$B$N$,\<:GT$9$k$N$O$J$K$+JQ$J$s$8$c$J$$$G$7$g$&$+!#e(B … ./…

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## [Multiple sub categories (parent-child)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-sub-categories-parent-child/80301)

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**Author:** [@mickey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mickey)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-sub-categories-parent-child/80301 "2006-03-14T13:23:10Z")

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cookbook app has one category \> multiple recipes id like to have multiple sub categories, unlimietd levels. please show some code, as i am very new to ruby and rails. thanks.

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