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## [Versions?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/versions/162009)

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**Author:** [@sprsquish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sprsquish)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/versions/162009 "2009-03-04T21:52:11Z")

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I’m using Rails 2.3 and Ruby 1.9.1 on OS X 10.5, and some simple things are failing. I can’t believe I’m the only one who has encountered these issues, so if anybody else is using the same tool versions, would you pl…

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## [How to convert a string of arbitrary size to an array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-convert-a-string-of-arbitrary-size-to-an-array/159884)

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**Author:** [@rubina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubina)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-convert-a-string-of-arbitrary-size-to-an-array/159884 "2009-02-09T19:06:06Z")

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Team, I am trying to convert a string of arbitrary size to an array of single characters, bu I having a hard time. A google search “Ruby” “string to array” returned thousands of hits. I checked couple dozens but none…

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## [Need Help: Deployment Issues with Voting App?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-deployment-issues-with-voting-app/154695)

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**Author:** [@Leximo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Leximo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 4:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-deployment-issues-with-voting-app/154695 "2008-12-04T04:16:30Z")

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I have an app that allows users to submit words. In development, users can submit words, which are then voted on. Each user can only vote once. This works fine in development. However, when I deploy to my production s…

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## [Am I wrong or is fields\_for not working right in Rails 2.2.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/am-i-wrong-or-is-fields-for-not-working-right-in-rails-2-2-2/154687)

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**Author:** [@joshua-asem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joshua-asem)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/am-i-wrong-or-is-fields-for-not-working-right-in-rails-2-2-2/154687 "2008-12-03T23:05:26Z")

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I may be totally wrong about what the fields\_for method is supposed to do, but for some reason I thought using it scoped an object around an association. For example, I have a User class and when you’re creating a new…

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## [Strange behavior of alias\_method\_chains](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-behavior-of-alias-method-chains/153953)

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**Author:** [@asoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asoto)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-behavior-of-alias-method-chains/153953 "2008-11-23T22:07:05Z")

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Greetings. I’ve got very strange behavior of alias\_method\_chains, and I hope someone will advise me. I have a rails 2.2.2 app created with #rails aliasApp , a class XYZ residing in app/helpers/xyz.rb: class XYZ at…

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## [RJS Files, Conditions and REST](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-files-conditions-and-rest/152150)

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**Author:** [@sw0rdfish](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sw0rdfish)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-files-conditions-and-rest/152150 "2008-11-03T20:06:44Z")

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Hey all, I’m working on a project right now, and one of the models is Company… simple regular company. Now I’ve created some AJAX type searches in my project that rely on searching on companies, which I use the INDE…

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## [File missing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-missing/150825)

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**Author:** [@Raistlin\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Raistlin_M)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-missing/150825 "2008-10-13T21:52:13Z")

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Do you have a rails.cmd or a rails.bat at C:\\ruby\\bin? I have a rails.bat, but not a rails.cmd! I am wondering if I accidentally deleted rails.cmd! What do you say?

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## [Using taint/untait for security](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-taint-untait-for-security/149301)

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**Author:** [@gazoduc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gazoduc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 5:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-taint-untait-for-security/149301 "2008-09-24T17:02:17Z")

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I thought to use the taint/untaint mechanisme included with ruby to enhance security in zena. I have read that using taint is not that good for the following reasons: It’s not working on certain implementations of ru…

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## [New build errors on Mono](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-build-errors-on-mono/148629)

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**Author:** [@C.JSAdams-Collier](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/C.JSAdams-Collier)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-build-errors-on-mono/148629 "2008-09-15T19:00:20Z")

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## [Ruby & Robotics?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-robotics/146110)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Craig](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Michael_Craig)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 9:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-robotics/146110 "2008-08-25T21:54:54Z")

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Hello all, Does anybody know if there are any good implementations of Ruby in basic robotics? I want to learn some robotics (basic ground-level stuff, i.e. how to control servos from a computer with ruby) and I don’…

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## [Text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete AND observe\_field on same field?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-and-observe-field-on-same-field/145152)

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**Author:** [@pepe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pepe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-and-observe-field-on-same-field/145152 "2008-08-06T16:29:48Z")

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Hello. I have a field on my page that I create with text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete. The auto-complete functionality works well. I found an observe\_field sample and got it working stand-alone in its own page. I was am…

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## [\[Bug:1.9\] sleep and Thread#run](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-sleep-and-thread-run/143215)

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**Author:** [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2008, 2:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-1-9-sleep-and-thread-run/143215 "2008-07-27T02:11:24Z")

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1.9 e$B$G$Oe(B sleep e$B$G?2$F$$$k%9%l%C%I$re(B Thread#run e$B$G5/$3$;$J$$e(B e$B$h$&$G$9!#e(B % ./ruby -ve ’ t = Thread.new { t1 = Time.now sleep 5 t2 = Time.now p t2 - t1 } sleep 1 t.run t.join ’ ruby 1.9…

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## [FasterCSV: Two quick, simple, painless questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastercsv-two-quick-simple-painless-questions/143446)

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**Author:** [@joep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/joep)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 3:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fastercsv-two-quick-simple-painless-questions/143446 "2008-07-24T15:27:21Z")

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Hi, how is everybody doing? How do I make sure that the file that is being uploaded is a CSV file, and not another kind of file? Sometimes, when I’m parsing through the CSV file, it tries to read the row after th…

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## [Rake db:migrate:redo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-dbredo/142182)

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**Author:** [@ole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ole)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2008, 12:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-dbredo/142182 "2008-07-05T00:06:20Z")

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rake --describe db:migrate:redo says: Rollbacks the database one migration and re migrate up. If you want to rollback more than one step, define STEP=x Presumably that means, it runs #down and then #up. But I’ve put c…

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## [Missing zlib on latest ruby version](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-zlib-on-latest-ruby-version/141967)

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**Author:** [@fedzor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fedzor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/missing-zlib-on-latest-ruby-version/141967 "2008-07-02T16:57:11Z")

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You all know the error. missing require, blah blah. Seriously, nothing new here. here’s the scoop But I found that zlib was missing from the latest ruby version on my Ubuntu. I download and install from source the lat…

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## [Silly partial qu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/silly-partial-qu/136579)

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**Author:** [@sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sshingler)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/silly-partial-qu/136579 "2008-05-04T16:36:45Z")

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hi all, i’m just trying to check a partial has been rendered, by using: response.template.should\_receive(:render).with(:partial =\> “tasks/list”) this passes, even if I put something bogus in the partial name, such as: …

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## [New to RoR. Using text input as a parameter in query](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ror-using-text-input-as-a-parameter-in-query/133903)

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**Author:** [@bensinc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bensinc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 10:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ror-using-text-input-as-a-parameter-in-query/133903 "2008-04-04T22:36:36Z")

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I’m new to RoR and I am trying to figure out how to use user input from a text field as a parameter in a query. I know this is probably simple but I have been messing around with it for a while and can’t figuire it ou…

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## [What does '::' actually mean?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-actually-mean/124003)

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**Author:** [@Davo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Davo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2007, 8:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-does-actually-mean/124003 "2007-12-24T08:10:44Z")

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HI everyone, I’m just getting my head around Ruby/RoR syntax & wondered exactly what the colon/colon means in the example below ( and similar contexts ) ? ( I see that the \< is inheritance ) I’ve read it is somethin…

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## [Works in script but not in rake](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/works-in-script-but-not-in-rake/117463)

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**Author:** [@johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johanatan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2007, 1:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/works-in-script-but-not-in-rake/117463 "2007-10-30T13:47:45Z")

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Hi, This is weird All my current spec examples are passing (about 750 of 'em) except a set of 6 in a specific controller spec. I get the following failure on each 6 when I run it via $ rake spec for example: Action…

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## [Updating public](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-public/116913)

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**Author:** [@jimgroom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimgroom)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-public/116913 "2007-10-11T06:03:26Z")

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I saw in the changelog that Radiant 0.6.3 is using the 1.5.0 release of Prototype, but updating the radiant gem does not update the javascripts directory. Should there be a rake:public:update task or something like th…

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## [What are they, kind of method invoking?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-are-they-kind-of-method-invoking/108904)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-are-they-kind-of-method-invoking/108904 "2007-07-20T17:22:33Z")

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We do(declare?) fields validations like this: class Dream \< ActiveRecord::Base validates\_presence\_of :title, :description validates\_length\_of :description, :minimum =\> 10 end I know how to use them, and have already…

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## [Trying to reproduce "Creating a weblog in 15 minutes"](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-reproduce-creating-a-weblog-in-15-minutes/108472)

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**Author:** [@bluejaguar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bluejaguar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-reproduce-creating-a-weblog-in-15-minutes/108472 "2007-07-05T16:37:31Z")

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This is exactly 3 minutes into the video rails\_take2\_with\_sound.mov from Ruby on Rails — A web-app framework that includes everything needed to create database-backed web applications according to the Model-View-Control…

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## [Need some info regarding "how to add friends"](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-some-info-regarding-how-to-add-friends/107998)

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**Author:** [@gow](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gow)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 6:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-some-info-regarding-how-to-add-friends/107998 "2007-06-29T06:08:26Z")

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hi every one, i’m new to ruby on rails.so, need some help. my project is that a user can add friends to his profile where friends are users themselves. i thought of creating two tables one for users and other for us…

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## [Practical Ruby Gems review](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/practical-ruby-gems-review/107195)

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**Author:** [@timhunter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/timhunter)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 1:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/practical-ruby-gems-review/107195 "2007-06-20T01:28:10Z")

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After waiting in the Slashdot pending queue for over a month (!), my review of David Berube’s Practical\_Ruby\_Gems finally made it to the front page: Practical Ruby Gems - Slashdot.

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## [Overloading sort\_by (blocks question)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overloading-sort-by-blocks-question/104341)

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**Author:** [@cmaj135](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaj135)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overloading-sort-by-blocks-question/104341 "2007-05-16T23:34:27Z")

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Hi, all, I have subclassed Array to add some features. I am redefining sort\_by so that it does not return an Array but a Pairs (my subclass), but I cannot get the syntax for passing the blocks right. Here’s my code: …

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## [Updating Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-rails/81350)

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**Author:** [@mrrobert](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrrobert)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-rails/81350 "2007-01-08T19:05:46Z")

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I run: sudo gem update rails To get: Updating installed gems… Attempting remote update of rails Successfully installed rails-1.1.6 Gems: \[rails\] updated But: rails --version Still yields: Rails 1.0.0 Why? Tha…

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## [Query about messages not appearing on Group?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/query-about-messages-not-appearing-on-group/80716)

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**Author:** [@Maninder\_Singh\_Saho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Maninder_Singh_Saho)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/query-about-messages-not-appearing-on-group/80716 "2006-12-30T21:41:05Z")

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Hi, I posted almost three messages since yesterday, but they have not appeared on group. Could anybody please help. thanks Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around

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## [How do I limit/restrict a results set?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-limit-restrict-a-results-set/75729)

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**Author:** [@nfwt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nfwt)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-limit-restrict-a-results-set/75729 "2006-11-12T22:01:16Z")

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Simple question. I’m a newbie with rails and just need to restrict the results of a query (a where clause in SQL). I am building a simple application that enables the user to add pages and post comments to each page. …

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## [Weird Net::HTTP error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-net-http-error/64388)

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**Author:** [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2006, 9:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/weird-net-http-error/64388 "2006-06-25T09:09:07Z")

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You can copy and paste this in irb, but…this is a really strange problem. If ssh into my server in Oregon and paste the following code in irb it works just fine. If I ssh in one of my servers in Boston and paste the s…

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## [Best openssl module?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-openssl-module/64320)

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**Author:** [@snacktime](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/snacktime)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2006, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-openssl-module/64320 "2006-06-24T21:10:50Z")

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I’m looking for a ruby openssl module that implements most of the openssl crypto library, including public/private key management/encryption as well as the x509 certificate functionality. Basically everything you need…

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## [How would you take the duplication out of this?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-would-you-take-the-duplication-out-of-this/94025)

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**Author:** [@travis\_laduke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/travis_laduke)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-would-you-take-the-duplication-out-of-this/94025 "2006-04-18T16:31:24Z")

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i have these two really similar methods in my addressbook controller. def edit\_company @company = Company.find(params\[:id\]) if request.post? and @company.update\_attributes(params\[:company\]) flash\[:notice\] = ‘Company …

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## [Object Query Language for Ruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/object-query-language-for-ruby/55922)

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**Author:** [@victor123789](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/victor123789)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2006, 5:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/object-query-language-for-ruby/55922 "2006-03-25T17:26:48Z")

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Hello. Today I’ve stubled upon an interesting article at CodeProject: Karmencita: an object query language for .NET http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/Karmencita.asp The do something like // initialize the data sour…

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## [Scrollbar doesn't show on the right place when using partial](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scrollbar-doesnt-show-on-the-right-place-when-using-partial/78455)

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**Author:** [@sayoyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sayoyo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scrollbar-doesnt-show-on-the-right-place-when-using-partial/78455 "2006-03-08T20:19:56Z")

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Hi, I’m using partial() to connect ours pages togother, however, one of the partials is larger than the other, when it happens, instead of create a scrollbar on the browser, a scrollbar appears at the end of the par…

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## [Randomised variables from sql](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/randomised-variables-from-sql/98320)

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**Author:** [@chidori](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chidori)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 12:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/randomised-variables-from-sql/98320 "2006-01-30T00:18:45Z")

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I’ve spent some time converting my website from php to RoR, and so far, I’m loving every bit of Rails. However, I’ve stumbled across a problem. On my old page, I’ve had a random quote display at a specific location, a…

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## [Génération aléatoire de doc et vue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generation-aleatoire-de-doc-et-vue/241568)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 7:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generation-aleatoire-de-doc-et-vue/241568 "2015-04-16T19:50:07Z")

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Bonjour à tous, je suis tout nouveau, français et prof de maths… Je débute donc avec ROR. Je génère aléatoirement des exercices de maths avec des variables dans mon controller show, puis à l’aide d’un helper, je les…

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## [Add multiple user support for a function](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-multiple-user-support-for-a-function/233824)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 2:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/add-multiple-user-support-for-a-function/233824 "2015-01-20T02:30:58Z")

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These two functions below work perfectly for end to end normal user interaction. But, I need help giving line 2 of the code "recipients = User.where(id: params\[‘recipients’\]) multiple user support. As in allow User mo…

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## [Solution for SegFault with Lock / Unlock in 3.7 C++](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solution-for-segfault-with-lock-unlock-in-3-7-c/240123)

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**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solution-for-segfault-with-lock-unlock-in-3-7-c/240123 "2014-03-28T18:10:45Z")

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I was wondering if there has been any progress or work arounds for Bug 598 in 3.7? http://gnuradio.org/redmine/issues/598 The issue is the GnuRadio will segfault if there are too many Lock / Unlocks. I am having it…

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## [Gnuradio recipe in pybombs requires mcpp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-recipe-in-pybombs-requires-mcpp/236135)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gnuradio-recipe-in-pybombs-requires-mcpp/236135 "2013-08-08T15:06:50Z")

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Greetings, I just noticed that executing “./pybombs install gnuradio” on a system that already has all the necessary dependencies starts by installing a package called mcpp. Searching the web I found out that it is a …

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## [Script gets executed multiple times by cron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-gets-executed-multiple-times-by-cron/225654)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-gets-executed-multiple-times-by-cron/225654 "2013-01-22T15:54:20Z")

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Hello, I’m running this script https://gist.github.com/4591053 on a freebsd (default) crontab server using RVM + cron configuration. I don’t know for which reason but the program gets executed multiple times. I just …

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## [Ruby on rails or sinatra for dynamic browser application](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-or-sinatra-for-dynamic-browser-application/225110)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-or-sinatra-for-dynamic-browser-application/225110 "2012-12-13T22:07:11Z")

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I need to write a simple html file or web application that will allow me to display the contents of a text file in a browser. This will involve some formatting and eventually some dynamic features like sorting. This i…

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## [One-liner program example](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-liner-program-example/224245)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/one-liner-program-example/224245 "2012-11-05T03:05:33Z")

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Ruby 1.9.3 I want to practice one-liner programs which are the programs written and executed in command lines interactively. I have no experience in Perl, so I need to do this with Ruby (or shell-script). Say, I hav…

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## [I want to ask something about limit\_zone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-ask-something-about-limit-zone/223971)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 10:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/i-want-to-ask-something-about-limit-zone/223971 "2012-10-30T10:22:12Z")

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I’ve learned that if some IP exceeds the limit, a 503 http status code will be returned. I’m trying to find a way to change the default 503 value, e.g. use some other code, such as 403 to replace it, can I ? and how t…

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## [Hooking into the VM's shutdown process](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hooking-into-the-vms-shutdown-process/219626)

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**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hooking-into-the-vms-shutdown-process/219626 "2012-05-09T22:58:51Z")

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I’ve got a native extension that needs to run in a thread separate from the Ruby VM. But the problem is that I can’t find a way to signal that process that it needs to stop running when the Ruby VM shuts down. IOW, I …

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## [ReverseProxy: Send hostname upstream](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reverseproxy-send-hostname-upstream/214960)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/reverseproxy-send-hostname-upstream/214960 "2011-12-17T16:44:33Z")

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Hi, I guess it is rather simple, but I am more of a coder than of an admin so not an expert in configuring webservers. I’d like to proxy an akamai proxy which relies on the full hostname being passed (IP is not enoug…

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## [Any idea of WFKV\_ constant](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-idea-of-wfkv-constant/212782)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 9:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-idea-of-wfkv-constant/212782 "2011-10-13T21:13:15Z")

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Hi there, While staring rails am receiving a weird warning, does anybody know what it mean? /home/agny/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/rack-1.3.4/lib/rack/backports/uri/common\_192.rb:53: warning: already initialized …

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## [Trunk bump version number](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trunk-bump-version-number/207181)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trunk-bump-version-number/207181 "2011-05-20T16:34:56Z")

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Hello all. Noticed after building jruby from github today this: G:\\dev\_d\\ruby\\downloads\\jruby\\bin\>jruby -v jruby 1.6.1 (ruby-1.8.7-p330) (2011-05-19 18a2624) (Java HotSpot™ Client VM 1.6.0\_24) \[Windows 7-x86-java\] s…

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## [How to get index&summary of remote gem library](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-index-summary-of-remote-gem-library/206820)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 9:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-index-summary-of-remote-gem-library/206820 "2011-05-11T09:43:59Z")

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Is there a command or a file which can be downloaded which contains a index&summary of the Remote GEM library? A local file copy of the index&summary of the remote GEM library would allow me to perform keyword searche…

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## [REXML Speed Question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-speed-question/205524)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 8:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rexml-speed-question/205524 "2011-04-08T08:46:49Z")

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Hello, I have been using REXML to extract information from an XML file and I am having an issue with the amount of time it is taking. If I point directly to what I want it is pretty fast. The issue arises when I hav…

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## [Possible regex capture groups bug](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/possible-regex-capture-groups-bug/200289)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/possible-regex-capture-groups-bug/200289 "2010-12-08T15:53:20Z")

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On 1.8.7: $ ruby -e ‘p “a”.match(/^(.\*)+$/)\[1\]’ “a” On jruby-head: $ jruby --1.8 -e ‘p “a”.match(/^(.\*)+$/)\[1\]’ “” Does this count as a bug, given that it matches 1.9.2’s behaviour? I’ll file it with a quick test…

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## [Call Action on button Click](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-action-on-button-click/186570)

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**Author:** [@Ashwin\_V](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ashwin_V)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/call-action-on-button-click/186570 "2010-04-09T18:26:38Z")

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Very simple question. How do i have just a simple button without a form , which calls an action on Click. Ashwin

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