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## [Windows --\> Linux = KaBoom :-|](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-linux-kaboom/174607)

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**Author:** [@Ritvvij](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ritvvij)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/windows-linux-kaboom/174607 "2009-08-29T23:06:35Z")

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Hello guys, We developed in windows and deployed on Linux server. Most of our partials started behaving indecently. Our coding \<%= render :partial =\> ‘./shared/footer’ %\> Deployment works with \<%= render :partial =\> …

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## [What rescue hooks](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-rescue-hooks/160303)

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**Author:** [@laserwhit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/laserwhit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2009, 12:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-rescue-hooks/160303 "2009-02-18T00:12:19Z")

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A few of our tests attempt to test controllers with production-style rescuing. Before the current rspec/Rails 2.2.2 combo, it was fairly easy to set up for these tests: it “should throw a 404 for strange actions” do …

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## [?start=xxx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/start-xxx/156812)

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**Author:** [@hakan\_durukan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hakan_durukan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/start-xxx/156812 "2009-01-04T23:03:12Z")

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hi, its my first post here.we are working for making a video player on nginx server with .flv module but we sticked to the problem that we want to tell the nginx to start from the following address but it doesnt.we w…

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## [Send a file then redirect to another page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/send-a-file-then-redirect-to-another-page/153410)

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**Author:** [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/send-a-file-then-redirect-to-another-page/153410 "2008-11-16T20:23:34Z")

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I’m editing a controller action that previously used “send\_file” to send a file and then just returned, like send\_file(some\_params) and return Now, though, the downloading has been moved into a different controller a…

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## [Restful\_authentication rspec failures "Mysql::Error: Incorrect datetime value:"](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failures-mysql-incorrect-datetime-value/148449)

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**Author:** [@scottnj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scottnj)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failures-mysql-incorrect-datetime-value/148449 "2008-09-13T19:33:09Z")

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I am getting 193 failures that all have “Mysql::Error: Incorrect datetime value:” how do i fix this??? i am new to rspec and restful\_auth, so if i am doing something wrong, let me know!!! windows xp rails 2.1.1 rai…

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## [Trying to delete file using FileUtils not working](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-delete-file-using-fileutils-not-working/144636)

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**Author:** [@rubylicious](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubylicious)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-delete-file-using-fileutils-not-working/144636 "2008-07-31T18:07:59Z")

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I have a directory (dir\_menu) that contains the following files: dir\_menu |-menu.htm |-menu\_lesson.htmt |-menu\_topic.htmt |-launchunitvars.js I’m trying to remove the two files with the “.htmt” extensions using the …

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## [First-timer Question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-timer-question/138312)

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**Author:** [@MrSmollasadra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/MrSmollasadra)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-timer-question/138312 "2008-06-01T01:51:31Z")

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Since my last question (which was on installing GNU Radio on VM-ware) I have abandoned that approach and now am trying it out on an actual machine. I apologize in advance if this question seems too long, I’m just goin…

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## [How to check file size before file upload completes?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-check-file-size-before-file-upload-completes/137845)

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**Author:** [@nickname123](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nickname123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-check-file-size-before-file-upload-completes/137845 "2008-05-16T21:40:49Z")

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Is it possible to check a file’s size before a file upload completes? We want to limit file uploads early by checking the header’s content length from the request object. The controller action and before\_filter doesn’…

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## [How to Build and Install wxPython for Microsoft Windows under Cygwin?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-build-and-install-wxpython-for-microsoft-windows-under-cygwin/137266)

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**Author:** [@Linh\_Phan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Linh_Phan)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-build-and-install-wxpython-for-microsoft-windows-under-cygwin/137266 "2008-05-11T15:29:51Z")

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Hi, I followed your instructions on http://www.gnuradio.org/trac/wiki/wxPythonCygwin but I failed when I got to step (9): python setup.py build\_ext --inplace WXPORT=msw COMPILER=cygwin BUILD\_GLCANVAS=0 BUILD\_GIZMOS=…

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## [Filter\_parameter\_logging](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/filter-parameter-logging/114191)

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**Author:** [@ritesh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ritesh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2007, 6:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/filter-parameter-logging/114191 "2007-09-10T18:33:37Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to specify keys of a hash in params to filter\_parameter\_logging. For example, my payment form sends creditcard\[:number\] and creditcard\[:type\] in params and I filter these keys using filter\_paramet…

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## [Socket 10s hangs](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/socket-10s-hangs/113130)

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**Author:** [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/socket-10s-hangs/113130 "2007-08-28T21:59:37Z")

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Question: anybody ever had the situation of a socket create or send that freezes all thread for multiples of 10s? (i.e. 10 or 20 or 30–exactly?) Odd, isn’t it? Thanks! \[note this is tcp sockets to IP addresses, not…

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## [Log file doesn't show message](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-file-doesnt-show-message/106910)

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**Author:** [@tomtoday](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tomtoday)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/log-file-doesnt-show-message/106910 "2007-06-15T14:22:48Z")

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Hello, I’d like to have a logging function which either tells me that the text files have been created successfully or that provides me an error message should there have been a fatal error. In doing so I coded the f…

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## [How to update element on view during onclick with RJS?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-update-element-on-view-during-onclick-with-rjs/92563)

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**Author:** [@sneptune](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sneptune)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-update-element-on-view-during-onclick-with-rjs/92563 "2007-04-21T03:43:26Z")

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Hi, I am trying to set up a drop down menu. When the item on the drop down list has been changed, I would like to display a textbox. Is there anyway to execute RJS during in onclick or onchange event of the select\_…

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## [Association not found errors after updating to rails 1.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/association-not-found-errors-after-updating-to-rails-1-2/84371)

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**Author:** [@arvliet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/arvliet)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2007, 10:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/association-not-found-errors-after-updating-to-rails-1-2/84371 "2007-02-12T22:20:16Z")

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I recently updated my rails version to freeze 1.2.1, and now I’m getting application errors with messages such as this: Association named ‘highlights’ was not found; perhaps you misspelled it? I load the page once, i…

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## [Find\_by\_sql, can't print results](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-by-sql-cant-print-results/64207)

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**Author:** [@Jamie\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jamie_D)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2006, 8:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-by-sql-cant-print-results/64207 "2006-06-23T08:22:52Z")

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I am a little stuck with getting an sql result into my page. I want to run a select distinct that returns all of the different sections available and displays this as a form select. In my controller I have: def edit @…

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## [Run all tests](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/run-all-tests/95817)

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**Author:** [@brian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brian)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2006, 6:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/run-all-tests/95817 "2006-06-14T18:01:48Z")

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Hello all, In learning ruby I’ve created a ton of rb files. Organizationally my files are a mess. Some of my files contain only tests, some have tests and code, and some have code with tests wrapped with an if FIL…

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## [Simple\_format helper for converting newlines to \<br\> css stops working](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-format-helper-for-converting-newlines-to-br-css-stops-working/243624)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 9:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-format-helper-for-converting-newlines-to-br-css-stops-working/243624 "2015-12-12T21:32:11Z")

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When I use the simple\_format helper the css styling stops working How do I use the helper and preserve styling?

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## [Watir question regarding Span](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-question-regarding-span/238411)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 4:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/watir-question-regarding-span/238411 "2014-01-09T04:12:38Z")

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hi, I have the following error while I was running the watir scripts. when I run the line given below vActual=$browser.span(“CLI-ID\[#{i}\]”).text It throws the following error can’t convert String into Hash from C:…

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## [Character encoding in 1.9](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/character-encoding-in-1-9/226595)

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**Author:** [@starmaerker](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/starmaerker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 10:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/character-encoding-in-1-9/226595 "2012-12-25T10:09:06Z")

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I have some code in 1.8 that would strip certain special characters out of a string (escape sequences in Telnet specifically, such as \\377\\373\\001). I’ve moved to 1.9 and now that code fails with “invalid multibyte e…

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## [Devise question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-question/224561)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/devise-question/224561 "2012-11-17T17:47:23Z")

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Using Devise and would like to redirect to a different page upon sign-in. There is no controller for Devise sessions, so my question is where is the method associated with a new session so I can redirect signed-in us…

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## [Calling functions without parentheses. When?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-functions-without-parentheses-when/215809)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-functions-without-parentheses-when/215809 "2012-01-16T19:41:25Z")

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Hi there people! I’m a newbie to both Rails & Ruby, I’ve just started reading the “Agile Development with Rails” book yesterday. I’ve noticed that in most of the times, we 're calling functions without parentheses li…

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## [Overriding configuration variables, specifically access\_log](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-configuration-variables-specifically-access-log/210846)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-configuration-variables-specifically-access-log/210846 "2011-08-18T19:02:07Z")

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We are using nginx/1.0.5 from the nginx apt repositories and have noticed that when setting the access\_log directive in /etc/nginx/conf.d/common, it does nothing unless I comment out the access\_log directive above it…

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## [Any progress on undirected self-referential many to many relationships?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-progress-on-undirected-self-referential-many-to-many-relationships/153697)

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**Author:** [@Eli\_Gibson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Eli_Gibson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 11:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-progress-on-undirected-self-referential-many-to-many-relationships/153697 "2011-04-15T23:41:05Z")

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I am going to re-ask a question that has been asked a few times in the past. What is the best way to represent an undirected self-referential many to many relationship. Trivial examples of this include an edge in an u…

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## [Universal symbol](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/universal-symbol/204420)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/universal-symbol/204420 "2011-03-12T04:24:36Z")

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HI I just can’t explain in English what I want , so there is example in Unix the \* symbol can replace the all sybmbols in string file111 file112 file113 file114 file115 find file\* #=\> file111 file112 file1…

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## [Soap4r orders multi-element sequences incorrectly?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap4r-orders-multi-element-sequences-incorrectly/196045)

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**Author:** [@jzinkny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jzinkny)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soap4r-orders-multi-element-sequences-incorrectly/196045 "2010-12-17T22:05:16Z")

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Hi all- I’m building an app using soap4r v1.5.8 and I’ve generated client stubs using wsdl2ruby. I can retrieve a complex object but when I try to ‘put’ the same object I get an error from the API: “Unmarshalling Er…

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## [Time to reconfigure a block in flowgraph](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/time-to-reconfigure-a-block-in-flowgraph/200601)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/time-to-reconfigure-a-block-in-flowgraph/200601 "2010-12-17T21:18:55Z")

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Hello: I need some help on a timing issue. I have a timer running on a separate thread which changes parameters in my flow graph every 100ms or 200ms. When I change the frequency of my Signal Source by using gr.sig\_s…

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## [Default format for all requests in a spec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-format-for-all-requests-in-a-spec/193915)

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**Author:** [@mauricio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mauricio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-format-for-all-requests-in-a-spec/193915 "2010-08-30T15:24:01Z")

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Hi guys, Is there a way to define a default parameter for all requests made in a spec? I have a spec where I want all requests to be made with the “js” format but I find it rather annoying to type a “:format =\> ‘js’”…

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## [Ruby plugin for eclipse](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-plugin-for-eclipse/166159)

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**Author:** [@koko](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/koko)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-plugin-for-eclipse/166159 "2009-04-24T13:59:40Z")

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Dear all Rubyist, I cant find the Ruby Plugin for eclipse. updatesite.rubypeople.org/releasedosen’t work anymore. I want to use with eclipse. Version: 3.4.2 Build id: M20090211-1700 many thanks in advance, salai

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## [TTPD = Testing Todo El Puto DÃ­a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ttpd-testing-todo-el-puto-da-a/153315)

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**Author:** [@Manuel\_GonzSSSSlez\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Manuel_GonzSSSSlez_S)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ttpd-testing-todo-el-puto-da-a/153315 "2008-11-15T17:31:07Z")

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Por traducir TAFT, ahora que Obie lo ha sacado a colaciÃ³n (“testea” me parece horrible) Y, para los que no conozcan la charla original de Brian Liles: http://rubyhoedown2008.confreaks.com/05-bryan-liles-lightning-tal…

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## [Problema con acciones member en recursos anidados](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problema-con-acciones-member-en-recursos-anidados/152583)

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**Author:** [@Felipe\_TSArmero](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Felipe_TSArmero)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 11:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problema-con-acciones-member-en-recursos-anidados/152583 "2008-11-05T11:48:22Z")

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Hola, tengo un problemilla anidando recursos y algo se me está escapando, porque no hay manera de que funcione como yo quiero. Tengo la siguiente definición en mi routes.rb: map.resource :stats, :member =\> { :days =\>…

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## [Jruby-ldap - undefined method \`to\_java\_attributes'](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-ldap-undefined-method-to-java-attributes/150436)

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**Author:** [@captaffy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/captaffy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-ldap-undefined-method-to-java-attributes/150436 "2008-10-11T02:01:07Z")

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Hi folks, I’m working on some ruby code to populate and modify one of our OpenLDAP servers - it’s using JRuby 1.1.4 and jruby-ldap-0.0.1 for this purpose. I’ve been following the guide at Ruby - LDAP Tutorial | Tutor…

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## [NUM2xxx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/num2xxx/128675)

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**Author:** [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/num2xxx/128675 "2008-07-03T19:27:22Z")

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e$B$U$He(B NUM2xxx e$B$,\<u$1IU$1$kCM$NHO0O$rD4$Y$?$s$G$9$,!"e(Bunsigned e$B$J$N$,Ii$NCM$r\<u$1IU$1$k$N$C$F$=$&$$$&$b$N$J$s$G$7$?$C$1e(B? int = long = 32bit, long long = 64bit e$B$J4D6-e(B NUM2INT: -0x80000000 … …

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## [Shards rake update error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shards-rake-update-error/136636)

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**Author:** [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 7:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shards-rake-update-error/136636 "2008-05-05T07:46:53Z")

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I’m trying to install the Shards extension, but when I run the update rake task, I get the error, “Don’t know how to build task ‘radiant:extensions:shards:update’”. Here’s the text from my console window: C:\\Users\\Be…

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## [Array combination check](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/array-combination-check/136612)

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**Author:** [@kaepora](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kaepora)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/array-combination-check/136612 "2008-05-04T15:28:42Z")

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Hey everyone, I have an array called bunny. I want to check every single combination of the strings inside bunny against a string called cow and see if it matches, starting from the smallest combination to the largest…

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## [TextHelper::auto\_link in Controller verwenden](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/texthelper-auto-link-in-controller-verwenden/118737)

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**Author:** [@stephanos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stephanos)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2007, 5:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/texthelper-auto-link-in-controller-verwenden/118737 "2007-10-30T17:27:25Z")

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Hallo, für einen Mailversand benötige ich im Controller eine Funktion, die mir für die HTML-Nachricht Links übersetzt. Ich habe also bspw folgende Textnachricht: Dies ist meine Nachricht mit einem http://www.link.de …

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## [Referenzierte Objekte persistieren](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/referenzierte-objekte-persistieren/117097)

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**Author:** [@rbjl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rbjl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 8:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/referenzierte-objekte-persistieren/117097 "2007-10-13T08:32:05Z")

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Hallo, ich sitze immer noch an der Webanwendung vom letzten Post. Ich habe das »pre-persistieren« in der Session funktioniert. Leider funktioniert das persistieren nicht so ganz. (Zur Erinnerung: Ich möchte gerne ei…

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## [! semantics (was: Re: Does an Array#apply make any sense at](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/semantics-was-re-does-an-array-apply-make-any-sense-at/112045)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 17, 2007, 2:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/semantics-was-re-does-an-array-apply-make-any-sense-at/112045 "2007-08-17T02:35:39Z")

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Hi – On Tue, 14 Aug 2007, Simon K. wrote: That is true for Array#delete. delete is always destructive, there is no need to flag that. And push, pop, \<\<, concat, replace, clear… There’s definitely no general guide…

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## [ID3Lib 0.5.0 problems installing on FreeBSD](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/id3lib-0-5-0-problems-installing-on-freebsd/110999)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/id3lib-0-5-0-problems-installing-on-freebsd/110999 "2007-08-08T22:01:17Z")

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Gems is not finding my id3.h file which is clearly inside of /usr/ local/include/id3.h. When I try to install I get the following message: sudo gem install id3lib-ruby Password: Need to update 2 gems from http://ge…

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## [Rest. \_url vs \_path](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rest-url-vs-path/80871)

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**Author:** [@kleas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kleas)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 3:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rest-url-vs-path/80871 "2007-01-02T03:08:42Z")

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Hello people! Can someone explain what the difference between the .\_url and .\_path named routes generate by rest is? http://cheat.errtheblog.com/b (actually down at the moment) mentions the following (taken from peep…

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## [POPL 2007 Call for Participation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/popl-2007-call-for-participation/79322)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/popl-2007-call-for-participation/79322 "2006-12-14T17:56:21Z")

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ACM SIGPLAN-SIGACT Symposium \* on \* Principles of Programming Languages \* …

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## [OT: Is there any Linux GPIB control software for an HP 8640](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-is-there-any-linux-gpib-control-software-for-an-hp-8640/79171)

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**Author:** [@amin1426](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/amin1426)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 10:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-is-there-any-linux-gpib-control-software-for-an-hp-8640/79171 "2006-12-12T22:26:50Z")

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Ok, I have my USRP setup understood, now I want to setup a calibration procedure, using an HP 8640B Signal Generator. The last time I had an interest in GPIB was in the early 80’s and programming the TI 9914… (whatev…

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## [Fwd: typosphere.org dns](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-typosphere-org-dns/68614)

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**Author:** [@slembcke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/slembcke)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fwd-typosphere-org-dns/68614 "2006-09-15T08:09:16Z")

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Who owns typosphere’s DNS record? Scott ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: David G. removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Date: Sep 13, 2006 11:37 AM Subject: typosphere.org dns To: Scott L. removed\_email…

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## [Including files from lib/](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/including-files-from-lib/98816)

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**Author:** [@dewie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dewie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/including-files-from-lib/98816 "2006-07-21T22:06:54Z")

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I asked about this a few days ago and got no replies, so I’m asking again. I have a file called string\_extensions.rb. In it, I extend the String class to include some extra functionality. I put this file into the lib…

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## [Stack level too deep (SystemStackError)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stack-level-too-deep-systemstackerror/94832)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2006, 9:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stack-level-too-deep-systemstackerror/94832 "2006-05-16T09:47:13Z")

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When writing a code to find the factor of a given number, i ran into the following error message: “factor.rb:48: parse error, unexpected kEND, expecting $” I was hoping someone could shed light on the problem. Heres t…

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## [Segmentation Fault](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/segmentation-fault/58361)

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**Author:** [@McDevittS\_Chris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/McDevittS_Chris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 7:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/segmentation-fault/58361 "2006-04-21T07:21:51Z")

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Hi, I am trying to install the oracle drivers for ruby: ruby-oci8-0.1.14-mswin32.rb When I run the script I get: C:\\downloads\>ruby ruby-oci8-0.1.14-mswin32.rb Copy OCI8.rb to c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/DBD/OCI8 …

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## [Why does drb.rb depend on its filename?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-does-drb-rb-depend-on-its-filename/70246)

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**Author:** [@jay-levitt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay-levitt)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2006, 10:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-does-drb-rb-depend-on-its-filename/70246 "2006-02-19T22:56:34Z")

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I was creating my first DRb server, and ran into a trouble with ACLs. I wanted to put a debug statement into DRb::Accept, so I copied it to my directory, renamed it jrb.rb, and required it with the new name. But whe…

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## [How do I run multiple Ramaze apps on the same server?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-run-multiple-ramaze-apps-on-the-same-server/245331)

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**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 1:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-run-multiple-ramaze-apps-on-the-same-server/245331 "2017-04-17T13:32:02Z")

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Is there a ruby server I can run on my Windows laptop where I put files and folders into a \[web\] directory and it just runs in my web browser automatically? I use the Ramaze framework http://ramaze.net , and I’m not h…

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## [Some quotes from IRC, in particular from #ruby in the last ~2 years or so (2014 - 2016)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-quotes-from-irc-in-particular-from-ruby-in-the-last-2-years-or-so-2014-2016/244478)

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**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 6:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-quotes-from-irc-in-particular-from-ruby-in-the-last-2-years-or-so-2014-2016/244478 "2016-04-18T06:20:10Z")

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Lo and behold people! This is a collection of IRC quotes over the various years. I will have them mostly from the channel Ruby, or exclusively. I have quite a bit more, but not all of them are a lot of fun, so I pick…

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## [What is the alternative of "ruby script/server" in Rails 3.2.8?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-alternative-of-ruby-script-server-in-rails-3-2-8/222246)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-the-alternative-of-ruby-script-server-in-rails-3-2-8/222246 "2012-09-24T10:32:27Z")

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I created new application skeleton using: rails new DemoApp. Now my books says to run command: ruby script/server The book was written with a previous obsolete version in mind. What command should I run when using R…

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## [Co-author a book on nginx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/co-author-a-book-on-nginx/218173)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/co-author-a-book-on-nginx/218173 "2012-03-25T23:45:07Z")

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Hi, Packt Publishing are looking for a co-author for their next book on nginx (Mastering nginx). If anyone is interested to co-author an extensive guide on nginx configuration for a variety of uses, please email to U…

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