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## [Sorting text in a file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sorting-text-in-a-file/132962)

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**Author:** [@scudco](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scudco)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 8:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sorting-text-in-a-file/132962 "2008-03-26T08:29:37Z")

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Hi Ive been hacking away at this all morning and getting nowhere fast. Im relatively new to ruby and im not so hot at regex. Im trying to grab text data from a website that shows events and then putting each event int…

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## [Piston: anyone know how to convert existing checked in plugins?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/piston-anyone-know-how-to-convert-existing-checked-in-plugins/125373)

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**Author:** [@tharrison](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tharrison)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/piston-anyone-know-how-to-convert-existing-checked-in-plugins/125373 "2008-01-14T02:59:40Z")

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We’re moving to use the piston gem to manage our plugins, which is a nice alternative to the svn:externals approach to keeping your plugins up to date. We already have added the plugins we use to svn. Is there a (sim…

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## [Pcc: constant too big for cross-compiler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pcc-constant-too-big-for-cross-compiler/116556)

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**Author:** [@NARUSES\_Yui](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/NARUSES_Yui)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2007, 11:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pcc-constant-too-big-for-cross-compiler/116556 "2007-10-07T11:00:03Z")

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e$B@.@%$G$9!#e(B pcc 0.9.8 for i386–netbsdelf e$B$Ge(B trunk e$B$r%3%s%Q%$%k$7$h$&$H$9$k$H!"e(B pcc -g -O2 -fPIC -I. -I.ext/include/i386-netbsdelf3.1.1. -I…/trunk/include -I…/trunk -DRUBY\_EXPORT -c …/trunk/array.c …

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## [How do I exit my program at any time?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-exit-my-program-at-any-time/113997)

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**Author:** [@helgso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/helgso)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-exit-my-program-at-any-time/113997 "2007-09-06T23:53:32Z")

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Hello. When it comes to big, complex and long programs, you don’t always want to be needing to say at every single string: if answer == ‘exit’ exit end Get the point? Let’s say you’re making a program that’s kinda l…

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## [GnuRadio 3.0.4 newbie install question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-3-0-4-newbie-install-question/111090)

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**Author:** [@LiS\_W\_David](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/LiS_W_David)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-3-0-4-newbie-install-question/111090 "2007-08-02T21:11:11Z")

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Hi, I am new to this. Here is my setup: OS: Fedora Core 6 Platform: x86 64 bit. Gnuradio: 3.0.4 So far I have passed ./configure, make and make check. But I failed at make install for some weird stuff: mv: cannot…

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## [Validates\_associated trouble](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validates-associated-trouble/86284)

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**Author:** [@alfredogz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alfredogz)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2007, 5:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validates-associated-trouble/86284 "2007-02-21T17:04:20Z")

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hello friends, I need to modelate a genealogical tree with: animal,Dam(Mother) and Sire(Father) the Dam and Sire are Animals then i modelate this: class Animal \< ActiveRecord::Base belongs\_to :sire belongs\_to :dam …

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## [Migration and inserting default data](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migration-and-inserting-default-data/98472)

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**Author:** [@reynardmh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/reynardmh)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/migration-and-inserting-default-data/98472 "2007-01-16T20:16:12Z")

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Hi, I’m wondering is there a way to load default data in the migration script? So, for example I’m creating new table to store the order status, I also want to pre-populate the table with some data from a sql file. …

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## [Random Integer for Text Field](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-integer-for-text-field/75389)

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**Author:** [@jkay](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jkay)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/random-integer-for-text-field/75389 "2006-11-09T20:42:15Z")

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Hello, I would like to populate an empty text field with a 5 digit random integer upon an ajax request. I am new to programming and this is all I have so far: rand() It will be used for my \_form.rhtml partial (a pers…

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## [Question: Select list and default options](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-select-list-and-default-options/67489)

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**Author:** [@zanoni](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zanoni)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-select-list-and-default-options/67489 "2006-09-05T20:40:18Z")

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I know I’ve seen the answer for this somewhere and now when needed I can’t find it. If I have a select list from a table but i want an option like “please select” as the default option to come up how would I add that …

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## [Newsgroup-mailing list bridge](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-mailing-list-bridge/61945)

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**Author:** [@C\_Erler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/C_Erler)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 1:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newsgroup-mailing-list-bridge/61945 "2006-05-30T13:26:42Z")

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Google groups and the mailing list share no items, as far as I can tell. When did the newsgroup-mailing list bridge stop working ?

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## [More fcgi problems](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-fcgi-problems/61065)

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**Author:** [@princenamor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/princenamor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2006, 10:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/more-fcgi-problems/61065 "2006-05-19T22:19:36Z")

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Finally got fcgi installed with apache. Now whe I click on “About your application’s environment” on the Rails Welcome page, it simply prints out the dispatch.fcgi script as shown below. I would appreciate any help I …

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## [Nil object when you didn't expect it](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nil-object-when-you-didnt-expect-it/58335)

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**Author:** [@alana](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alana)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nil-object-when-you-didnt-expect-it/58335 "2006-04-21T23:11:24Z")

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Hi, I’m new to rails and finding it hard to figure out what this error is referring to. Can anyone help please?!! NoMethodError in Registeredphone#list Showing app/views/registeredphone/list.rhtml where line #24 rais…

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## [RJS Queue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-queue/93463)

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**Author:** [@deniedlates](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deniedlates)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-queue/93463 "2006-04-03T20:30:43Z")

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Hi, I’ve been able to succesfully queue page.visual\_effect commands in my RJS templates. Each command will wait to execute until the previous command is done executing. But I’d also like to execute a page.replace\_ht…

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## [Keyboard access](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keyboard-access/56658)

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**Author:** [@harry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/harry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 11:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keyboard-access/56658 "2006-04-03T11:59:43Z")

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How can I gain access to the keyboard so that I can feed output from my ruby program into an application that only accepts input via the keyboard? I want the application to think the input is coming from the keyboard …

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## [Html gem description like CPAN for ruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-gem-description-like-cpan-for-ruby/54486)

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**Author:** [@bhoult](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bhoult)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/html-gem-description-like-cpan-for-ruby/54486 "2006-03-08T19:15:09Z")

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This seems a little basic to be posting on a forum, but is there a website documenting the various gems available kind of like search.cpan.org? I found RAA but it does not seem to have all the gems, and has a bunch o…

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## [RE: \[ANN\] ActiveRbac 0.3 release - We're now on Engines](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ann-activerbac-0-3-release-were-now-on-engines/73074)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_JSMack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Christopher_JSMack)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ann-activerbac-0-3-release-were-now-on-engines/73074 "2006-03-01T11:54:22Z")

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I almost responded to echo James, but figured the key point he made would stand on its own. EZ’s sort-of-agreement with him (while wrenching the conversation back to design patterns :slight\_smile: makes me think that…

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## [Ruby-gnome2/gtk error on mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome2-gtk-error-on-mac/72570)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 1:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome2-gtk-error-on-mac/72570 "2006-02-27T13:05:33Z")

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I’m running Ruby 1.8.4 (installed via darwinports) on OS 10.4 with gtk 2.8.12 (installed via darwinports) and ruby-gnome2 0.14.1 (configured using extconf.rb and installed in the /opt/local location of ruby). When I r…

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## [RubyCocoa question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubycocoa-question/48126)

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**Author:** [@ezra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ezra)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubycocoa-question/48126 "2005-11-18T21:18:06Z")

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Hey list- Does anyone have an example of using rubycocoa to create a simple app that can display a file open dialog or sheet and then return a stirng of the file path to ruby so I can do some text processing on it? I…

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## [Question of regexp select](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-of-regexp-select/47796)

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**Author:** [@w3gat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/w3gat)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/question-of-regexp-select/47796 "2005-11-14T16:23:08Z")

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Regexp error? Page 538 Programming Ruby m = /(.)(.)(\\d+)(\\d)/.select(“TXH1138: The Movie”) p m.to\_a rb\_tmp.rb:1: private method \`select’ called for /(.)(.)(\\d+)(\\d)/:Regexp (NoMethodError) Exit code: 1 Why shoul…

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## [Push hash in array ends loop automatically](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/push-hash-in-array-ends-loop-automatically/263304)

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**Author:** [@513cat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/513cat)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2022, 12:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/push-hash-in-array-ends-loop-automatically/263304 "2022-10-03T12:50:10Z")

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Dear ruby-programmers, there is a problem when I try to push a hash into an array while being in a loop. Without that one codeline the loop functions as expected. With that codeline the loop stops after doing it once. …

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## [Search component plugin help needed, newby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-component-plugin-help-needed-newby/250455)

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**Author:** [@Ruby4IAA](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ruby4IAA)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/search-component-plugin-help-needed-newby/250455 "2018-10-31T16:27:08Z")

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I quess it has to be kind of simple, but i can’t figger it out myself :frowning: i want to change componame = ''jochem" to "componame = p input.map { |n| n.to\_s } " or "componame = prompts = \[“Name”\]. but it does n…

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## [Can you spot the error in the python basic block?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-you-spot-the-error-in-the-python-basic-block/234565)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-you-spot-the-error-in-the-python-basic-block/234565 "2015-03-13T21:07:43Z")

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Yesterday I asked a question about a failing flowgraph when connecting the copy block to a message source and running the flowgraph multiple times. I’m still trying to understand what’s going on, so I decided to write…

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## [Jruby oracle issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-oracle-issue/233802)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jruby-oracle-issue/233802 "2015-01-13T23:26:00Z")

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my application is trying to connect orcale databse using databse.yml file and getting below error .we are using jruby. ORA-12505, TNS:listener does not currently know of SID given in connect descriptor

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## [Undefined method error because I am not understanding Rails initializers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-error-because-i-am-not-understanding-rails-initializers/206217)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-error-because-i-am-not-understanding-rails-initializers/206217 "2011-04-26T02:47:11Z")

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Hey all, In app/builders, I have a file called table\_builder.rb. In the constructor method of my TableBuilder class, I call an instance method called assign\_attributes which takes a hash and converts the key/value pa…

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## [10.04 Ubuntu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/10-04-ubuntu/201756)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 10:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/10-04-ubuntu/201756 "2011-01-13T22:09:36Z")

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Hi, Chauk-Mean and all - I have just ported everything to 10.04 ubuntu, and I am pleased to note that I was able to use prepackaged stuff almost everywhere. Yes, it was painful before I figured it out. :slight\_smile: …

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## [How manage external user domains?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-manage-external-user-domains/199549)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 12:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-manage-external-user-domains/199549 "2010-11-25T00:33:44Z")

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Hi, there are a lot of rails application out there that permit the users to host the application on a subdomain (e.g. http://test.myapp.com) or over a user external domain (e.g. http://testapp.com). How this is manage…

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## [File links in browser](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411)

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**Author:** [@hemantborole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hemantborole)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-links-in-browser/189411 "2010-06-01T11:31:26Z")

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Basically, if i open an txt file in firefox using “File \> Open file” then file is opening perfectly. But if i try to open a txt file from a file link on a webpage “file:///path” it is not going anywhere? Can i fix tha…

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## [Simple backend and nested models](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-backend-and-nested-models/184592)

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**Author:** [@cedric](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cedric)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 9:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-backend-and-nested-models/184592 "2010-03-05T09:38:06Z")

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Hi, I’ve been looking around a fair bit on Google, but haven’t been able to answer my own question. I have a form that includes an association that uses nested\_attributes. When using the label method that uses someth…

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## [One-liner for lowercasing files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-liner-for-lowercasing-files/180198)

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**Author:** [@bodikp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bodikp)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 11:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-liner-for-lowercasing-files/180198 "2009-12-15T11:13:35Z")

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Hi, Can someone please suggest a simple Ruby one-liner to lowercase a filename (in a directory)? I’ve perused, with Google, a bunch of good Ruby one-liner sites, but, I can’t find any lowercasing examples. Thanks a l…

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## [Mongrel\_rails cluster::restart funkt nicht!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-rails-cluster-restart-funkt-nicht/160492)

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**Author:** [@yankees26](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/yankees26)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mongrel-rails-cluster-restart-funkt-nicht/160492 "2009-02-17T06:36:08Z")

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ich habe von meinem programmierer folgenden hinweis bekommen wenn ich seiten am server refreshen will: mit ssh einloggen in den ordner wechseln wo das Projekt liegt. Zum restarten folgendes Kommando eingeben in die co…

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## [Problem with WPF animation.Duration= and TimeSpan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-wpf-animation-duration-and-timespan/160453)

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**Author:** [@Meinrad\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Meinrad_R)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 12:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-wpf-animation-duration-and-timespan/160453 "2009-02-17T00:23:59Z")

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Hi all, Once again I am hitting some unexpected behavior in IronRuby. Might be a bug :wink: animation = System::Windows::Media::Animation::DoubleAnimation.new() =\> #System::Windows::Media::Animation::DoubleAnimat…

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## [Download page for mongrel\_cluster?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/download-page-for-mongrel-cluster/150665)

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**Author:** [@plambert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/plambert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/download-page-for-mongrel-cluster/150665 "2008-10-11T03:41:46Z")

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Is there a download page for mongrel\_cluster? I see that “gem install mongrel\_cluster” works, but I can’t see where it’s coming from. Usually gems have some sort of project page somewhere. – Paul L. Aquilent, Inc. …

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## [RubyConf 2008 Call for Proposals](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-2008-call-for-proposals/144896)

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**Author:** [@headius](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/headius)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyconf-2008-call-for-proposals/144896 "2008-08-18T19:13:23Z")

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Ok, folks, it’s RubyConf time again. I’m starting up this thread to see who’s planning on going, who’s going to submit proposals, and make sure everyone’s on the same page. There’s so much to cover in the JRuby world …

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## [\[ANN\] Radiant 0.6.6 - Chiseled Release (bugfixes)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-radiant-0-6-6-chiseled-release-bugfixes/135292)

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**Author:** [@smc7000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/smc7000)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-radiant-0-6-6-chiseled-release-bugfixes/135292 "2008-04-21T02:48:03Z")

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Looks like it’s time for another release of Radiant: http://radiantcms.org/download/ Radiant 0.6.6 “Chiseled” corrects two showstopper bugs in yesterday’s 0.6.5 release that affect upgrading existing installations an…

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## [FastCGI problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastcgi-problem/132368)

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**Author:** [@Yordan\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yordan_G)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2008, 8:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastcgi-problem/132368 "2008-03-24T20:43:59Z")

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Hello, My nginx.conf is: user web; worker\_processes 1; #error\_log logs/error.log; #error\_log logs/error.log notice; #error\_log logs/error.log info; #pid logs/nginx.pid; events { worker\_connections …

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## [USRP benchmark error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usrp-benchmark-error/130928)

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**Author:** [@Ahmet\_Hasim\_G](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ahmet_Hasim_G)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usrp-benchmark-error/130928 "2008-03-04T17:47:03Z")

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Hi, I have recently downloaded the gnu radio software (release 3.1.1) and got the USRP. I made the dial\_tone example work but I have some problems with the usage of USRP. I tried to do the example usrp\_benchmark\_usb…

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## [Help - accessing session data from my model](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-accessing-session-data-from-my-model/129581)

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**Author:** [@saljamil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saljamil)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 20, 2008, 11:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-accessing-session-data-from-my-model/129581 "2008-02-20T11:50:09Z")

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I have a model that contains data for many users/organizations. I need to limit the data by organization. I am trying to put this logic in the model vs the controller since many controllers/actions will be using that …

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## [Basic mistake?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-mistake/76138)

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**Author:** [@Nia](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nia)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/basic-mistake/76138 "2006-11-16T17:54:42Z")

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class BookStore @bookstore=Array.new def initialize(\*books) i=0 books.each do |x| #@bookstore.push(x) puts “(#{i})” + x.inspect i+=1 end end end class Book def initialize(name,cost) @book\_name=name @book\_c…

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## [Scriptaculous droppable groups](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scriptaculous-droppable-groups/69143)

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**Author:** [@Garrett](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Garrett)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2006, 5:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scriptaculous-droppable-groups/69143 "2006-09-29T05:35:00Z")

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Does rails have a way to easily implement droppables for dynamically changing lists. I’d like to be able to take my database of employees, and my database of projects for that day and assign employees to projects by …

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## [Radiant Article Categories](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radiant-article-categories/66194)

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**Author:** [@bryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bryan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radiant-article-categories/66194 "2006-08-25T08:18:05Z")

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Hello, Has anyone figured out a way to implement a Category system in radiant? I would like to organize my site more by subject than date. Thanks, Bryan

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## [Predifine functions doubt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/predifine-functions-doubt/58278)

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**Author:** [@naveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naveen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2006, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/predifine-functions-doubt/58278 "2006-04-20T11:22:29Z")

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Hi Friends! I am new to ROR.I want to find the methods to write specific functions in the rtml or .rb files I want the source of the predifiend function (not ActionController methods Thanks and Regards, -Naveen …

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## [Does Rails provide solid support for UTF-8?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-rails-provide-solid-support-for-utf-8/57513)

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**Author:** [@davidjrice](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidjrice)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-rails-provide-solid-support-for-utf-8/57513 "2006-04-13T01:07:46Z")

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I need to use UTF-8 in my app and was wondering if Rails would support it properly. Some sites seem to be saying that it has weak internationalization support. Is this true? If so, where is the problem? What should I …

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## [Ruby for small devices?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-small-devices/49892)

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**Author:** [@zimba.tm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/zimba.tm)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2005, 11:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-small-devices/49892 "2005-12-12T11:35:10Z")

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Hello ruby fellows, I would like to know if anyone has experience with embedding ruby in small devices and if such project exists ? In my current work, I’m using Elphel cameras, mobile phones, etc… But ruby is pretty…

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## [Parameters - Ruby 1.8.7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parameters-ruby-1-8-7/230265)

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**Author:** [@jason\_sam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jason_sam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parameters-ruby-1-8-7/230265 "2014-06-10T14:09:10Z")

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Hi, 1.We are working with Ruby Automation v1.8.7 and planning to implement the dynamic testing rather than just use the same data in the feature files. If we need to go with .csv/.xls files, After filling the test da…

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## [Does anyone need help with documentation?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-need-help-with-documentation/237794)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 9:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-need-help-with-documentation/237794 "2013-12-06T09:33:10Z")

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Hello everyone, I’m a budding rails developer who used to work as a writer and editor, so if anyone needs any help with writing documentation, I’m more than happy to lend a hand. Thanks to Udacity, Coursera, and Code…

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## [Does anyone develop on Mac and deploy on \*BSD?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-develop-on-mac-and-deploy-on-bsd/245833)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 1:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-anyone-develop-on-mac-and-deploy-on-bsd/245833 "2013-07-25T01:42:42Z")

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I have many questions… Joe

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## [Radiant could not be initialized. Please verify that vendor/radiant contains a complete copy of the](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radiant-could-not-be-initialized-please-verify-that-vendor-radiant-contains-a-complete-copy-of-the/223738)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radiant-could-not-be-initialized-please-verify-that-vendor-radiant-contains-a-complete-copy-of-the/223738 "2012-10-29T11:57:33Z")

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hi i am working on configuring existing application on locally as well as server but i got an error i use radaint 0.8.2, rails 2.3.4, ruby 1.8.7 and rubygems 1.4.2. script/server -e production -p 3001 Radiant could …

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## [Updating tk tablelist support?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-tk-tablelist-support/222492)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 8:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-tk-tablelist-support/222492 "2012-09-04T08:55:40Z")

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Hello, I’m still learning tk with Ruby and doing my way through the different tk ‘external’ packages… in tkextlib\\tcllib there is the “tablelist” package that I found interesting and will try to use in my next person…

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## [Issues with rest client api](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issues-with-rest-client-api/217217)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issues-with-rest-client-api/217217 "2012-02-24T17:17:41Z")

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Here i am trying to pass one ID with the url, but that ID didn’t append with URL… def retrieve url = “http://localhost:3000/branches/”\* resource = RestClient::Resource.new url+$param\[“id”\]\* puts resource\* \*end \* …

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## [Soliciting Java advice](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soliciting-java-advice/215089)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/soliciting-java-advice/215089 "2011-12-22T00:14:23Z")

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Hi All, I’ve got some JRuby code where I make extensive use of a method like: with\_robot\_lock { ... do some stuff ... } To my eye, it’s both expressive and compact. I like it. I expect you can easily imagine what …

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