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## [Trouble with RTL-SDR source (Gain Mode?)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-with-rtl-sdr-source-gain-mode/231294)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-with-rtl-sdr-source-gain-mode/231294 "2014-08-01T16:05:04Z")

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When adding the RTL-SDR source I get the following output: linux; GNU C++ version 4.9.0 20140604 (prerelease); Boost\_105500; UHD\_003.007.001-0-unknown gr-osmosdr 0.1.1 (0.1.1) gnuradio 3.7.4 built-in source types: fi…

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## [Encrypt data with public key provided as a X509 certificate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/encrypt-data-with-public-key-provided-as-a-x509-certificate/228231)

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**Author:** [@fa\_d](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fa_d)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/encrypt-data-with-public-key-provided-as-a-x509-certificate/228231 "2013-04-14T21:37:26Z")

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Hi, I’m struggling with encryption using a x509 certificate. Take a look openssl x509 -in ChavePublicaAT.cer -text -noout Certificate: Data: Version: 3 (0x2) Serial Number: 3b:fd:ef:b6:00:00:00:00:04:97 Signatur…

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## [Bug in gr\_modtool with v3.6.4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-in-gr-modtool-with-v3-6-4/227153)

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**Author:** [@tomrobinson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tomrobinson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-in-gr-modtool-with-v3-6-4/227153 "2013-03-05T23:11:53Z")

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We just discovered a bug with gr\_modtool in version 3.6.4 of GNU Radio. Turns out that there is an extra comma that turns a string into a tuple. With the new C++ implementation of the preferences handler, this causes …

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## [XMLRPC::XMLParser::XMLParser LoadError: cannot load such file -- xmltreebuilder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xmlrpc-xmlparser-loaderror-cannot-load-such-file-xmltreebuilder/223885)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xmlrpc-xmlparser-loaderror-cannot-load-such-file-xmltreebuilder/223885 "2012-10-22T14:48:45Z")

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Hi, I have a problem: I need to parse some XML-RPC-formatted XML in Ruby. I don’t have access to the XML-RPC service, I just want to turn an XML string that is returned from such a service into the respective Ruby ob…

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## [Interesting piece of test equipment](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interesting-piece-of-test-equipment/212048)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/interesting-piece-of-test-equipment/212048 "2011-09-20T21:05:20Z")

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A few months ago I picked up a used Agilent E4406A VSA to play around with and I thought I’d share a few of my observations. In short: I think it’s a very good piece of equipment for the money, and I’d love to see i…

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## [An Index of Frequently Asked Questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-index-of-frequently-asked-questions/143837)

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**Author:** [@ror\_arch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ror_arch)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/an-index-of-frequently-asked-questions/143837 "2008-07-24T14:18:50Z")

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Is there a way of mining the forums and figuring out an index of the top 10 or 20 frequently asked technical questions on ROR ?

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## [Selecting data with two join tables](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selecting-data-with-two-join-tables/119399)

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**Author:** [@heldopslippers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/heldopslippers)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selecting-data-with-two-join-tables/119399 "2007-11-07T09:56:47Z")

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hy … I have a problem with selecting data from my database. this is my database: users that has\_and\_belongs\_to\_many rights articles that has\_and\_belongs\_to\_many rights rights that has\_and\_belongs\_to\_many …

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## [Something went wrong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/something-went-wrong/113836)

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**Author:** [@vapor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vapor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2007, 9:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/something-went-wrong/113836 "2007-09-06T09:21:06Z")

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I get this error: We’re sorry, but something went wrong. We’ve been notified about this issue and we’ll take a look at it shortly. …often and I keep refreshing then it starts working…sometimes when I refresh it show…

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## [Regexp/scan question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regexp-scan-question/78987)

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**Author:** [@splattael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/splattael)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 11:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regexp-scan-question/78987 "2006-12-11T11:25:16Z")

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Hello, I need to match a chunk of code like this: … … #begin here …} …end …} …} …end … … I need to match from “the #begin here” up to the n-th closing token (i.e. ‘}’ or ‘end’). n can be arbitrary (let’s con…

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## [Help with a regex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-a-regex/78647)

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**Author:** [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-a-regex/78647 "2006-12-07T21:19:29Z")

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I’m trying to find a block of text within text tags, and replace it with nothing. However, I’m not experienced with regular expressions. Here’s what I want to do. s = “Here are some words. this is a code snippe…

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## [Ruby Quiz 2.0 Prototype](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-quiz-2-0-prototype/73457)

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**Author:** [@bbazzarrakk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bbazzarrakk)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-quiz-2-0-prototype/73457 "2006-10-25T17:15:51Z")

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I announced this at RubyConf, but for those who missed it there, we have a Ruby Q. 2.0 prototype online at: http://quiz.addictedtonew.com/ All the hard work you see here is by my partner-in-crime John Nunemaker, who …

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## [Now hiring - Senior Ruby on Rails Engineer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/now-hiring-senior-ruby-on-rails-engineer/234195)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/now-hiring-senior-ruby-on-rails-engineer/234195 "2015-02-14T04:43:02Z")

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Job Description We Are Looking For An Accomplished And Passionate Senior Ruby On Rails Engineer To Build A Revolutionary Product. The Ideal Candidate Must Work Well With Others, Has A Strong Passion For Building Excel…

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## [Keep temporary files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keep-temporary-files/229377)

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**Author:** [@jrme\_r](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jrme_r)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 10:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keep-temporary-files/229377 "2013-01-07T10:39:57Z")

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In a project I am working on, Tempfile objects are used. Fine, but I would like to add an option “keep temp file”, in order to facilitate debug in case of error. It seems that Tempfile object doesn’t provide any way t…

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## [Is it ok to use struct as constants in initializer?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-ok-to-use-struct-as-constants-in-initializer/224874)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-ok-to-use-struct-as-constants-in-initializer/224874 "2012-11-30T14:16:33Z")

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I want to define simple global objects that contain a code and description for custom errors. Is it a bad idea to use structs in an initializer in the app? api\_error\_constants.rb in /config/initializers error\_type = …

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## [Rails 3 Routes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-routes/206825)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-3-routes/206825 "2011-05-11T19:24:56Z")

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Hi everyone, I have a nested resource that is generating the route: /events/id/ registrations.json However, I would like to know if I can do something like this: /events/ registrations.json With that said I have thr…

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## [Development mode locally is unexplainable slow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/development-mode-locally-is-unexplainable-slow/202244)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 12:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/development-mode-locally-is-unexplainable-slow/202244 "2011-01-27T00:42:21Z")

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Hi guys, Recently, my Rails project became oddly slow when running in development mode locally. Example: Processing SessionsController#new (for 127.0.0.1 at 2011-01-24 19:54:41) \[GET\] Completed in 320ms (View: 27, D…

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## [Php fastcgi main/common config](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-fastcgi-main-common-config/197433)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/php-fastcgi-main-common-config/197433 "2010-10-18T11:22:39Z")

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Hello! Is there any main/common configuration for fastcgi php under nginx? I mean this days I use the following configuration (thanks again Igor for the alias idea): server { listen 80; location / { root /www/ho…

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## [Instances in an array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instances-in-an-array/195385)

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**Author:** [@mercurius](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mercurius)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instances-in-an-array/195385 "2010-09-22T16:17:12Z")

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I’ve got a form that has several checkboxes on it with labels and values of A - E. I want to display the most commonly selected values. I also need to consider the possibility that a user may select equal numbers of e…

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## [Chat Application](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-application/195121)

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**Author:** [@krishnamoorthy\_m](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/krishnamoorthy_m)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 12:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/chat-application/195121 "2010-09-17T12:22:11Z")

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Hi Pals, I am in need of finishing a chat Application in Rails3. What to do ?Any idea: Any plugins there?Kindly help me guyz.

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## [Ruby for desktop and web](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-desktop-and-web/194468)

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**Author:** [@mrashi12](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrashi12)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-desktop-and-web/194468 "2010-09-07T18:23:14Z")

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I need to develop a application which can be used in desktop environment and web environment. The code/core classes written for desktop version must be reused for the web also. code REUSE is a must property. I had t…

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## [Problems with some rewrite](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-some-rewrite/193778)

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**Author:** [@revirii](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/revirii)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-some-rewrite/193778 "2010-08-25T00:01:18Z")

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Greetings, i’m currently facing a problem with some rewrites. Given an url i have to rewrite it to a local folder. url: www.domain.com/img/default/420006675369688559/image.png doc root: /home/images/public/ local pa…

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## [Possible to get random translation?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/possible-to-get-random-translation/186998)

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**Author:** [@cojones](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cojones)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/possible-to-get-random-translation/186998 "2010-04-20T12:24:54Z")

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Hello, does somebody know if it’s possible to get a random translation? I googled it and couldn’t find anything helpful. Example: en: hello: 0: “Hello!” 1: “Howdy!” 2: “G’day!” t(“hello.#{rand(3)}”) Any help wo…

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## [Help directory name issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-directory-name-issue/174339)

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**Author:** [@ahmet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ahmet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-directory-name-issue/174339 "2009-08-26T17:50:55Z")

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I am searching inside of the files ,like this unless /.\*test/.match( file\_name ) || /.\*Test/.match( file\_name ) text = File.read(file\_name) text.scan(/find/) do |it| $files \<\< ("#{it} —\> #{File.basename(file\_name) } …

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## [String as attribute](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-as-attribute/167230)

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**Author:** [@shinkaku](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shinkaku)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 12:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-as-attribute/167230 "2009-05-06T00:30:04Z")

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Hi I have an object “a\_row” with columns first, last, second to retrieve the value first I can do a\_row.first but I need to do it a different way like this a\_row.get\_value\_for\_colum(“first”) and in the object class …

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## [Paperclip vs. Attachment\_fu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-vs-attachment-fu/148947)

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**Author:** [@CPerry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CPerry)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-vs-attachment-fu/148947 "2008-09-20T05:59:39Z")

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I am working on a Rails app that involves my users uploading used items for sale. When they upload an item, they will also be uploading a photo of that item (in the future, possibly multiple images). So, the image wil…

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## [Is there a more efficient way to work dropdowns from other t](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-more-efficient-way-to-work-dropdowns-from-other-t/146476)

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**Author:** [@paerez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/paerez)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2008, 5:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-a-more-efficient-way-to-work-dropdowns-from-other-t/146476 "2008-08-21T17:40:29Z")

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Hi, all. Just wondering if there is a better dry way to do this: I have an inventory program, that I’m writing to learn rails. It has multiple tables, one of the main ones is called parts. Parts has name, manufacture…

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## [Error submitting form](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-submitting-form/145725)

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**Author:** [@verifier](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/verifier)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-submitting-form/145725 "2008-08-13T15:41:43Z")

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Hi I just started learning ruby on rails. Now i’ve made a simple form with a textfield and a submit button. ------------------------------------------------------- When i submit my form i have an error call…

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## [Problema Rails+mysql windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problema-rails-mysql-windows/136788)

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**Author:** [@dgm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dgm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problema-rails-mysql-windows/136788 "2008-05-06T18:34:26Z")

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Salve, sono nuovo del ruby ma mi Ã¨ subito sembrato un buon linguaggio, ho provato a fare un progettino con rails giusto per imparare seguendo la guida su html.it(http://programmazione.html.it/guide/lezione/3096/ arch…

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## [Selected Value Not Persisting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selected-value-not-persisting/133478)

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**Author:** [@sjglazer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjglazer)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/selected-value-not-persisting/133478 "2008-04-04T01:19:20Z")

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Hello again, Ok this is really starting to drive my nuts now so I was hoping someone could give me a hand. I have a restaurant search form that allows people to search out restaurants. I have a drop down that allows p…

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## [Need help with singleton!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-with-singleton/132314)

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**Author:** [@di3go](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/di3go)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-with-singleton/132314 "2008-03-28T07:41:09Z")

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Hi :slight\_smile: Yea, again a question to help me building the game XD I have a class called Mob, when i instance a mob from the main i search the name of mob in a list, if the name is there i create it and i call a …

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## [Undefined method error(Instant Rails)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-error-instant-rails/127336)

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**Author:** [@supriyaiiita](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/supriyaiiita)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 7:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-error-instant-rails/127336 "2008-01-29T07:55:41Z")

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Im new to Ruby on rails. I have installed Instant rails. created my application called “Project”. then -\>\> generated model for it called “device” then-\>\>created a database called project\_development and added a column …

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## [Where does the syntactic sugar get defined?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-does-the-syntactic-sugar-get-defined/104767)

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**Author:** [@keybern](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/keybern)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2007, 10:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/where-does-the-syntactic-sugar-get-defined/104767 "2007-05-22T10:32:22Z")

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Where exactly does the syntactic sugar get defined in Ruby? Is it built-in into the Ruby core syntax? It seems to me like a preprocessing thing… Can I define my own syntactic sugar for Ruby? Thx, Keybern

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## [Como crear una empresa?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/como-crear-una-empresa/89117)

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**Author:** [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/como-crear-una-empresa/89117 "2007-03-26T02:42:02Z")

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hola a todos necesito crear un web sites donde explico como crear una empresa y al mismo tiempo ofrezco asistencia a cualquiera que desee crearla. Para empezar este proyecto estoy buscando algun template en RoR que me …

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## [Rolling with Rails, ( Revisited version ) question?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rolling-with-rails-revisited-version-question/87357)

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**Author:** [@Davo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Davo)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 9:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rolling-with-rails-revisited-version-question/87357 "2007-03-02T09:04:46Z")

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Hi everyone, I recently noticed that the Rolling with Rails tutorial has had an update… It all went well, but at the stage where you delete either of the files ‘category.rhtml’ or ‘recipe.rhtml’ & rename the remainin…

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## [Instance variable crossing models/controllers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instance-variable-crossing-models-controllers/84167)

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**Author:** [@craigrails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigrails)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/instance-variable-crossing-models-controllers/84167 "2007-02-02T22:22:13Z")

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I am playing around with tabnav plugin http://blog.seesaw.it/articles/2006/07/23/the-easiest-way-to-add-tabbed-navigation-to-your-rails-app The methodology of this plugin has a separate model and controller for each l…

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## [\[ANN\]XRuby compiler 0.1.0 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-xruby-compiler-0-1-0-released/83919)

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**Author:** [@Xue\_Yong\_Z](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xue_Yong_Z)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 11:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-xruby-compiler-0-1-0-released/83919 "2007-01-31T11:58:53Z")

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I am glad to announce the release XRuby 0.1.0 , a ruby compiler which compiles ruby script (.rb) to java bytecode (.class). You can download it from here: Google Code Archive - Long-term storage for Google Code Project…

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## [SWIG 1.3.31 now required on the trunk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/swig-1-3-31-now-required-on-the-trunk/77839)

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**Author:** [@blair](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blair)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 11:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/swig-1-3-31-now-required-on-the-trunk/77839 "2006-12-01T11:29:19Z")

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We’ve decided to require SWIG 1.3.31 to compile the trunk. We try to avoid upping the mininum rev level of any our dependencies, but this one’s required for proper support of SWIG “directors”. I believe that it also b…

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## [How much database poking can I do?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-much-database-poking-can-i-do/74250)

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**Author:** [@dmorin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dmorin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 10:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-much-database-poking-can-i-do/74250 "2006-11-07T10:56:59Z")

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I’ve got the assignment to make some sense out of our legacy database. I thought a neat way to do that might be via ActiveRecord so that I could present my findings like “A user has many letters, each letter belongs t…

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## [FasterCSV permission problem?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastercsv-permission-problem/69047)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastercsv-permission-problem/69047 "2006-09-18T15:07:46Z")

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I’m installing FasterCSV (sudo gem install fastercsv) but when I’m using it with Rails I get and “uninitialized constant FasterCSV” error. So - in the gem directory when running rake I get a whole bunch of permission …

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## [XML question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-question/65081)

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**Author:** [@masonkessinger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masonkessinger)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 16, 2006, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-question/65081 "2006-08-16T19:06:33Z")

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Is there a way you can use RoR to create an .xml file? Say I had a DB full of info that I wanted to format and have export as “lorem.xml” inside of a specific directory in my web server? Then, each time I updated the …

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## [How to preserve $~ when extending Regexp#match](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-preserve-when-extending-regexp-match/98915)

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**Author:** [@brendanbaldwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brendanbaldwin)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2006, 7:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-preserve-when-extending-regexp-match/98915 "2006-07-19T19:59:38Z")

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Consider the following Regexp/MatchData extension, which pops a copy of the original Regexp into the MatchData object resulting from Regexp#match. Forget for a minute why anyone might want to do this: class Regexp …

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## [Accessing created\_on causes type error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-created-on-causes-type-error/58893)

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**Author:** [@Kenneth\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Kenneth_D)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/accessing-created-on-causes-type-error/58893 "2006-05-03T18:58:05Z")

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I assume that this is some newbie stupidity, but I haven’t found my way around this problem. I have an ActiveRecord object fetched from the database, and I need to evaluate the contents of the updated\_on field. Howe…

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## [Write Out Then Read In Hash of Two-element Arrays](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/write-out-then-read-in-hash-of-two-element-arrays/58294)

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**Author:** [@david](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/david)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2006, 8:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/write-out-then-read-in-hash-of-two-element-arrays/58294 "2006-04-20T20:58:36Z")

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Kind All, I wonder if one of you knowledgeble folks can steer me in he right direction: I’m trying to get a hash I’ve created read back in after after writing it out to a file, so that it is exactly the same afterwar…

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## [Calling instance\_eval on a block in C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-instance-eval-on-a-block-in-c/57839)

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**Author:** [@johnlester](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johnlester)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calling-instance-eval-on-a-block-in-c/57839 "2006-04-14T22:40:44Z")

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If I have this ruby method: def eval\_it(obj, &b) obj.instance\_eval(&b) end How do write the C code to make this happen? If I do this: rb\_funcall(obj, rb\_intern(“instance\_eval”), 1, zz); Ruby is apparently expecting…

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## [\[ANN\] Instiki 0.11.0 - ActiveRecord Forever](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instiki-0-11-0-activerecord-forever/55302)

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**Author:** [@alexeyv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alexeyv)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 5:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-instiki-0-11-0-activerecord-forever/55302 "2006-04-02T05:45:19Z")

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Dear all, If you thought Instiki was a dead project, you were right. Since I’ve got a day job that doesn’t suck (Official Ruby Zealot of ThoughtWorks Canada), my motivation to do open source greatly sufferred …

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## [Ruby in Visual Studio Code](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-visual-studio-code/263686)

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**Author:** [@Yesha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yesha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2023, 4:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-in-visual-studio-code/263686 "2023-02-27T16:39:57Z")

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Hello everyone! I’ve been trying to run Ruby in visual studio code with right extensions installed there and path to Ruby’s bin folder added to enviromental variables. But vsc refuses to see that Ruby is installed. My l…

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## [Monitor if a thread is running](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/monitor-if-a-thread-is-running/232489)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2014, 12:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/monitor-if-a-thread-is-running/232489 "2014-10-12T12:41:40Z")

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Hello, i have a spinner which i want to monitor if a thread is running or not. At the moment i set the spinner to start and stop manually when i start the thread, if it is finished or i stop it. Is there a better solu…

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## [Mmm Subrequests anyone?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mmm-subrequests-anyone/239132)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mmm-subrequests-anyone/239132 "2014-02-14T14:12:37Z")

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Hello ! I am not sure that I understood this sentence from Redirecting… : “However, nginx goes further—not only can filters perform multiple subrequests and combine the outputs into a single response, but subrequest…

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## [\[VOLK\] Scheduling a Meeting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/volk-scheduling-a-meeting/239122)

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**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/volk-scheduling-a-meeting/239122 "2014-02-13T02:11:34Z")

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Hi all, It’s been a while since we’ve had a VOLK Working Group call, and there’s been quite a bit of activity such that it’s worth having another call soon. I’m thinking March 6, 7PM UTC. (1PM US Central). If there’…

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## [CRUD model in a bootstrap modal with jquery, ajax - best practice](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crud-model-in-a-bootstrap-modal-with-jquery-ajax-best-practice/236632)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 10:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crud-model-in-a-bootstrap-modal-with-jquery-ajax-best-practice/236632 "2013-09-20T10:17:41Z")

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Hi, i have an model, which i want to show edit and update in a dialog via ajax. What i do at the moment: To open the Modal and render the partial, i send an ajax request to controller#show with ujs this is the link…

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