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**Author:** [@Fran\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Fran_B)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/es-test-una-palabra-reservada/106539 "2007-06-11T23:39:53Z")
Pues es que tenemos una aplicacion en rails y nos da fayo en un modelo nuestro “test.rb”, y creemos que puede ser por que sea una palabra reservada. – Francisco José Blanco Montero ============================== --- ## [Radio twitter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radio-twitter/106292)
**Author:** [@jean\_pereira](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jean_pereira)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2007, 2:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radio-twitter/106292 "2007-06-08T14:21:19Z")
C’est une radio que je voudrais creer en open source a partir des messages de twitter. il y a un exemple ‘brut’ en anglais: j’aurai besoin d’aide au niveau de la programmation. Quelqu’un serait interesse? Merci! Jea… --- ## [How to send parameters to rjs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-send-parameters-to-rjs/103961)
**Author:** [@jonathan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jonathan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2007, 11:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-send-parameters-to-rjs/103961 "2007-05-12T11:46:15Z")
How do I pass variables into an rjs? I’d like to do: page.replace\_html “frame\_set\_\<%=job.id%\>”, :partial =\> ‘list\_frame\_set’ where \<%= link\_to\_remote “Display Frame Sets”, :url =\> {:action =\> :toggle\_frame\_set, :id … --- ## [WARNING! Noobster Question on Radrails for OS X](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/warning-noobster-question-on-radrails-for-os-x/103330)
**Author:** [@dazuma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dazuma)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/warning-noobster-question-on-radrails-for-os-x/103330 "2007-05-07T22:31:03Z")
Hi, I successfully installed Locomotive, mySQL and mySQL Admin, JavaRE, and Radrails on a quad G5 OS X 10.4.9. I configured the Radrails correctly, I believe, pointing everything to the appropriate files in the Loco… --- ## [What is the best ruby on rails doc/guide/tutorial/book?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-best-ruby-on-rails-doc-guide-tutorial-book/93224)
**Author:** [@anansi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anansi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-best-ruby-on-rails-doc-guide-tutorial-book/93224 "2007-04-29T22:54:37Z")
Hi, after playing a bit with ruby I also wanna put my head into ruby on rails. What is the best paper to learn from? What advice can you give me? – greets ( ) ( /\\ .-"""-. / //\\/ , //\\ |/| ,;;;;;, |/| //\\… --- ## [Overriding one-to-many accessors](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-one-to-many-accessors/86726)
**Author:** [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-one-to-many-accessors/86726 "2007-02-27T20:11:17Z")
I have a Person that has\_many Things. I have defined a things method in Person so that I can do some special filtering. However, elsewhere I am doing “person.things \<\< Thing.new…” and this is now broken. Which, of cou… --- ## [Ruby 1.8.6 preview1 has been released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-6-preview1-has-been-released/85901)
**Author:** [@Akinori\_MUSHA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Akinori_MUSHA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 8:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-1-8-6-preview1-has-been-released/85901 "2007-02-20T20:42:47Z")
　Ruby 1.8.6 preview1 をリリースしました。 　1.8.5リリース以降見つかった数多くのバグの修正とライブラリの更新、 一部のパフォーマンスの改善を含みます。 　ソ… --- ## [Has\_and\_belongs\_to\_many woes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-and-belongs-to-many-woes/85645)
**Author:** [@mendake](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mendake)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2007, 5:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/has-and-belongs-to-many-woes/85645 "2007-02-15T17:39:45Z")
I’m still having a hard time wrapping my brain around many to many relationships in rails. I understand what they are, and I’ve read all kinds of code that explains how to update them after finding a specific id. Howe… --- ## [Translucent window](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/translucent-window/85388)
**Author:** [@spitfire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spitfire)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/translucent-window/85388 "2007-02-15T04:45:17Z")
I’m writing an application that sometimes notifies the user of certain events on the desktop by some pop up msgs. I would also like to have these pop ups made translucent at user’s choice and give user the control to … --- ## [ImageMagick and RMagick on Mac OSX](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imagemagick-and-rmagick-on-mac-osx/83223)
**Author:** [@deHakkelaar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deHakkelaar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/imagemagick-and-rmagick-on-mac-osx/83223 "2007-01-24T15:28:54Z")
Dear Ruby people, I want on my Mac Mini (Mac OSX 10.4.8, intel processor) ImageMagick and RMagick. I’ve tried everything and nothing works. Fink, DarwinPorts, installing from the source… I think I’ve got the wrong X11… --- ## [Knowing id before a call to save](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/knowing-id-before-a-call-to-save/60819)
**Author:** [@martin-ga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martin-ga)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/knowing-id-before-a-call-to-save/60819 "2006-05-17T20:56:45Z")
Hiall, Is it possible to find out the value for the id field of any record before it was actually saved, i.e. if new\_record? returns true? To motivate this: I have a parent model which should not exists alone but nee… --- ## [Problem with SQLite and Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-sqlite-and-ruby/59450)
**Author:** [@tekhne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tekhne)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-sqlite-and-ruby/59450 "2006-05-03T19:07:28Z")
I’m having a little problem here. I have a version 2 SQLite database and the following code: #!/usr/bin/ruby require ‘sqlite’ db = SQLite::Database.new( “db/ars.db”, 0644 ) db.results\_as\_hash = true db.execute( “SE… --- ## [Clearing out filters in ActionController](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/clearing-out-filters-in-actioncontroller/56709)
**Author:** [@pergesu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pergesu)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 12:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/clearing-out-filters-in-actioncontroller/56709 "2006-04-04T00:50:53Z")
I want to run a single filter in my application.rb file, and then if a certain condition is true, end the action’s processing immediately. Right now I’m using prepend\_before\_filter to ensure that it gets run first, bu… --- ## [Deleting from hash question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deleting-from-hash-question/55147)
**Author:** [@jimmyether](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimmyether)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2006, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deleting-from-hash-question/55147 "2006-03-17T22:55:01Z")
I’m a ruby newbie and have what is probably a relatively simple problem I’m trying to solve. Say that I created a hash: TASKS = { “homework” =\> “Do Your Homework”, “chores” =\> “Your Have Chores”, “exercise” =\> “Don’… --- ## [Question about self and private](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-self-and-private/52600)
**Author:** [@mischa78](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mischa78)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 11:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-about-self-and-private/52600 "2006-01-20T11:26:43Z")
Hi! There’s something I don’t understand yet about static/private methods. I hope someone can explain… E.g.: class SayHello def hello(who) puts "Hello, " + who + “!” end def self.say(words) puts words end end … --- ## [\[OT\] server partitioning question (rails + postgres)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-server-partitioning-question-rails-postgres/50778)
**Author:** [@kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kelleysislander)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2005, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-server-partitioning-question-rails-postgres/50778 "2005-12-21T16:56:01Z")
Hi, A bit off-topic, but I’m about to set up a remote Linux server for Rails, with postgres and probably Lighttpd. The server has two 120GB hard drives, one of which will just be for nightly backups of the other. I … --- ## [Hiring a remote Ruby On Rails and React Developer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hiring-a-remote-ruby-on-rails-and-react-developer/261679)
**Author:** [@Kristo12](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kristo12)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hiring-a-remote-ruby-on-rails-and-react-developer/261679 "2021-08-09T16:55:24Z")
Hello everyone. Rankbreeze is now hiring a remote Ruby On Rails and React Developer. :firecracker: Staff Pick :bulb: 3+ Years of Experience :world\_map: Anywhere in the World :key: Work with the Founders :date: Appli… --- ## [Trouble installing Visual Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-visual-ruby/232685)
**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-installing-visual-ruby/232685 "2014-10-22T11:58:44Z")
Hello, I am behind a proxy, but using the SET HTTP\_PROXY command seems to work. System in Win 7 64 bit, I installed 32 bit ruby 1.9.3 as recommended. So I was able to use gem install visualruby but when I try vr I… --- ## [Backtick probleme](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backtick-probleme/235594)
**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/backtick-probleme/235594 "2013-07-02T19:15:06Z")
Hey guys i got a probleme with this code : out = ls puts out When i run it i got : C:/Users/Xcoder/Documents/NetBeansProjects/Learnerr/lib/Sys.rb:1:in \`\`’: No such file or directory - ls (Errno::ENOENT) from C:/U… --- ## [How to use rails debug?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-rails-debug/223573)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-use-rails-debug/223573 "2012-10-10T08:49:22Z")
I wish to debugging my app.I install gem and start my console by using –debug option . But i don’t know how to use it. Give me some helpful starting for core . I search and get some good pages, but when i fire comm… --- ## [Ubuntu 12.04 B100 issues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ubuntu-12-04-b100-issues/221888)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 2:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ubuntu-12-04-b100-issues/221888 "2012-08-05T02:59:18Z")
Hi, Is anyone successfully using a B100 with Ubuntu 12.04? I rebuilt a system recently and now I am continually getting seg faults and “Got a data packet with unknown SID” errors on my Z77 based Ubuntu system. I’m us… --- ## [Memory consumption in case of huge number of configs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-consumption-in-case-of-huge-number-of-configs/220729)
**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 7:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-consumption-in-case-of-huge-number-of-configs/220729 "2012-06-20T07:43:15Z")
Hello, I noticed following behavior of nginx recently, everything I describe here is related to the case when we have huge number of configuration files(\> 1000). Once nginx is started it occupies more than 100MB of m… --- ## [Program hangs when modifying u-\>buffer while using proxy module to talk to upstream backend](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/program-hangs-when-modifying-u-buffer-while-using-proxy-module-to-talk-to-upstream-backend/218718)
**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/program-hangs-when-modifying-u-buffer-while-using-proxy-module-to-talk-to-upstream-backend/218718 "2012-04-26T17:17:10Z")
Hi, I currently use upstream to talk to a back-end, which sends me some response. In my module, i am trying to re-format the plain-text upstream backend response, to XML, and I also add some new data to it, based on … --- ## [A sort of design question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-sort-of-design-question/216111)
**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-sort-of-design-question/216111 "2012-01-26T08:56:51Z")
Dear Ladies (??) and Gentlemen (okay we have plenty of those), I wrote a script which needs a variable in order to proceed. This variable is defined by the user otherwise the default location is chosen. After a discus… --- ## [Binding#self](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binding-self/213862)
**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 9:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/binding-self/213862 "2011-12-29T09:54:33Z")
Hi, Need suggestions for a core-extension method name. Currently Ruby F.s defines: class Binding def self eval(‘self’) end end Which has worked fine, but testing with Rubinus, it presents a problem. Firstly, I l… --- ## [Mywebsite/admin/categories point to show.html.erb?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mywebsite-admin-categories-point-to-show-html-erb/211814)
**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mywebsite-admin-categories-point-to-show-html-erb/211814 "2011-09-14T23:20:06Z")
Hi everyone, I’m having some troubles with RoR and REStful controllers: I generated a simple scaffold “categories” wich contains name and branch column: easy. I also generated a namespaced controller “admin/categorie… --- ## [Installing Ruby on Rails on Snow Leopard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-on-rails-on-snow-leopard/192079)
**Author:** [@xgretsch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xgretsch)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-ruby-on-rails-on-snow-leopard/192079 "2010-07-23T17:32:13Z")
I’m trying to use Ruby and Rails and getting very disheartened after a day of failure with a variety of errors. I’ve tried various approaches from the suggestions on this and other forums, so far all without success. … --- ## [EEPROM warning USRP & WBX0510](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eeprom-warning-usrp-wbx0510/189642)
**Author:** [@santana\_burintramar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/santana_burintramar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eeprom-warning-usrp-wbx0510/189642 "2010-06-04T19:15:12Z")
Hi, I have a USRP board with 2 WBX0510 daughter boards. When I ran ./usrp\_benchmark\_usb.py, there were warning messages as follows: Testing 2MB/sec… Warning: Treating daughterboard with invalid EEPROM contents as if … --- ## [Some error while installing RedMine no idea what it is](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-error-while-installing-redmine-no-idea-what-it-is/187003)
**Author:** [@abcd-cards](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/abcd-cards)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-error-while-installing-redmine-no-idea-what-it-is/187003 "2010-04-16T06:45:43Z")
I am using a Debian Lenny system. I did the following to install RedMine as mentioned on their wiki page http://www.redmine.org/wiki/redmine/RedmineInstall ruby 1.8.7 Rails 2.3.5 and Rack 1.0.1 redmine-0.9.3 are p… --- ## [Autotest - garbled output](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autotest-garbled-output/186030)
**Author:** [@m3oliver](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/m3oliver)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autotest-garbled-output/186030 "2010-03-31T14:42:32Z")
I recently reinstalled my gems for autotest, and since then I have unintelligible output coming from autotest like this (note everything after unit\_diff -u) loading autotest/rails /System/Library/Frameworks/Ruby.fram… --- ## [\[Scruffy\] colore linee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scruffy-colore-linee/184673)
**Author:** [@maidireale](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/maidireale)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 11:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scruffy-colore-linee/184673 "2010-03-09T11:23:12Z")
Salve a tutti, ho da poco provato a disegnare grafici con la gemma Scruffy. Davvero stupendo come plugin. Vorrei solo personalizzare i colori del grafico. Non riesco a trovare il modo di modificare il colore delle li… --- ## [Limiting bandwith by querying mysql possible?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limiting-bandwith-by-querying-mysql-possible/180422)
**Author:** [@partysoft](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/partysoft)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/limiting-bandwith-by-querying-mysql-possible/180422 "2010-01-22T04:01:24Z")
Hi, i haven’t found a solution regarding nginx, and it’s driving me nuts… what i’m trying to do is limit the bandwith for each user that i have in a mysqlDB for some mp3. I already have the DB , and i’ve been trying … --- ## [\[OT\] Rome startup event](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-rome-startup-event/179076)
**Author:** [@erikbauer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/erikbauer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-rome-startup-event/179076 "2009-11-17T17:19:27Z")
Ciao a tutti, Il prossimo lunedì, a Roma, si terrà un incontro fra startups. L’obiettivo è quello di creare un network e di condividere esperienze, soprattutto legate alla sfera manageriale. Chiunque fosse interessat… --- ## [Creating migrations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-migrations/169625)
**Author:** [@JannaB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JannaB)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-migrations/169625 "2009-06-06T05:45:57Z")
I have a legacy db I need to write a project around. Can someone tell me how I can create my migrations from the table structure. Can this even be done, or must I create my migrations by hand? Thanks, Janna --- ## [Combine if and do in a single line?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/combine-if-and-do-in-a-single-line/168983)
**Author:** [@mgiorno](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mgiorno)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/combine-if-and-do-in-a-single-line/168983 "2009-05-30T20:16:34Z")
Is there a way to combine if and do into a single line? items.each do |item| if current\_user.admin? #do stuff end Thanks! --- ## [Fields\_for and Conflicting types for parameter containers. Expected an instance of Hash but found a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fields-for-and-conflicting-types-for-parameter-containers-expected-an-instance-of-hash-but-found-a/160619)
**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fields-for-and-conflicting-types-for-parameter-containers-expected-an-instance-of-hash-but-found-a/160619 "2009-02-18T14:44:37Z")
I’m trying to use ‘fields\_for’ in a form. I want the same form to support both the creation of new obejcts as well as the editing of old ones. So - in my controller, sometimes I will pass to the form an object that al… --- ## [Memory usage with blocks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-usage-with-blocks/154623)
**Author:** [@John\_Ky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_Ky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 9:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/memory-usage-with-blocks/154623 "2008-12-03T09:20:18Z")
Hi all, I’ve got some code, which when run uses a lot of memory (aprox 600 MB for a particular given input). I am trying to figure out why it is using so much. When I replace the following code: head.p… --- ## [Model.save not committing to DB with no errors](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/model-save-not-committing-to-db-with-no-errors/153585)
**Author:** [@jkahn](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkahn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/model-save-not-committing-to-db-with-no-errors/153585 "2008-11-19T07:51:00Z")
I need some help to debug an issue that just came up, and I’ve never seen before. I have a model, let’s call it Allocation, and it has worked in the past (is working now on the live server). It’s fairly simple with … --- ## [Changing routes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/changing-routes/152833)
**Author:** [@elioncho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/elioncho)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/changing-routes/152833 "2008-11-10T17:27:37Z")
Hello, Well I am working on an app and wanted to make some changes on the URL’s. I have the following: #— map.resources :groups do |groups| groups.resources :events, :member =\> { :invite =\> :get } end #— So my ev… --- ## [Sleep in a multithreaded environment](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sleep-in-a-multithreaded-environment/141749)
**Author:** [@melmoth](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/melmoth)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 1:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sleep-in-a-multithreaded-environment/141749 "2008-06-30T13:16:59Z")
Hi, I’m trying to control an external process I’m running and quit it in case it got stuck. To do that I have to check that the external exe keeps writing on stdout, if it doesn’t update it for a while I’ll quit it. … --- ## [Code Review: mspec-12](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-mspec-12/141556)
**Author:** [@John\_LSSIRONRUBY](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/John_LSSIRONRUBY)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/code-review-mspec-12/141556 "2008-06-27T08:34:04Z")
tfpt review “/shelveset:mspec-12;REDMOND\\jflam” Fixes to enable RubySpecs running in SNAP Implementation of Kernel#exec Fixes bugs in Kernel#exit! - calling incorrect overload Implementation of Kernel#printf Fixes bug… --- ## [Select items in a VBOX?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/select-items-in-a-vbox/138029)
**Author:** [@focdesoc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/focdesoc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/select-items-in-a-vbox/138029 "2008-05-19T18:52:47Z")
Hi, I would like to know how can I select items in a VBOX. Right now I have a vertical box inside a scrolled window, where I push items (I push progress bars into it). So if I push for example 20 progress bars, I can… --- ## [Newb q: Can story steps report a view rendering error?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-q-can-story-steps-report-a-view-rendering-error/133729)
**Author:** [@timhunter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/timhunter)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-q-can-story-steps-report-a-view-rendering-error/133729 "2008-04-03T14:16:29Z")
Hi’ya I have a When step that calls get game\_url. It turns out that calling this page is resulting in a render error, which explains my failing Then steps. It would help me if the story told me there was a problem … --- ## [Validating parts of a model step-by-step in a wizard flow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-parts-of-a-model-step-by-step-in-a-wizard-flow/132530)
**Author:** [@lunaclaire](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lunaclaire)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-parts-of-a-model-step-by-step-in-a-wizard-flow/132530 "2008-03-26T17:40:21Z")
I have multistep wizard path for creation of a model and I’d like to validate each page as the user moves forward. Each page let’s the user build up parts of the model with attributes that need to be validated. In the… --- ## [MS Word files and PDFs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ms-word-files-and-pdfs/58551)
**Author:** [@Mateo\_Barraza](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Mateo_Barraza)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ms-word-files-and-pdfs/58551 "2008-02-08T09:15:06Z")
Hello, I’m fairly new to the Ruby scene. Is there any library that can read MS Word (.doc) files and extract the pure text…what about libs for PDF files? Thanks folks, M. --- ## [Help DRY a couple ifs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-dry-a-couple-ifs/83701)
**Author:** [@Bil\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bil_K)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-dry-a-couple-ifs/83701 "2007-09-25T23:09:22Z")
The following snippet is simply nasty, but I can’t see a simple way to DRY it: if data\[‘medium’\].has\_key? xyz medium = data\[‘medium’\]\[xyz\] else $stderr.print "Warning: Did not locate point in medium mesh: " $stderr… --- ## [Passing parameters from pages](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-parameters-from-pages/112328)
**Author:** [@niky81](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/niky81)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 8:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-parameters-from-pages/112328 "2007-08-20T20:32:03Z")
Hi guys, just a simple question that seems unanswered on RoR books, I just skimmed 4 of them. I’ve a Contact model and I’ve a Note model. Now I want a link on the page that shows the contact enabling the user to add … --- ## [Ruby on the Meraki Mini](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-the-meraki-mini/103096)
**Author:** [@diarmuidwrenne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/diarmuidwrenne)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-the-meraki-mini/103096 "2007-07-26T11:40:34Z")
Hi Guys, I have posted my experience using Ruby on the Meraki Minis. They are $50 wifi routers that do mesh networking. the run a version of OpenWRT and include lighttpd and ruby. I have a couple of example programs a… --- ## [Help with moving files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-moving-files/105748)
**Author:** [@nuby2ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nuby2ruby)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2007, 7:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-moving-files/105748 "2007-06-03T19:58:06Z")
I am in need of some help with moving some files. I have some folders that are inside an images directory, and inside each of the these directories there are images that I want to move to another folder so that all th… --- ## [How to create a plugin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-a-plugin/91915)
**Author:** [@Stephane](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Stephane)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2007, 1:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-a-plugin/91915 "2007-04-14T13:38:48Z")
Hi all, I would like to create a ‘piece’ of application, a poll system, and want to make it as a plugin. I found many information about plugins, most about mixin and extending core, but not so much for making plugin … [Previous page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/top.md?page=1162&per_page=50) [Next page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/top.md?page=1164&per_page=50)