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## [ActiveResource and query string parameters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresource-and-query-string-parameters/70203)

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**Author:** [@jspencer78](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jspencer78)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 2:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresource-and-query-string-parameters/70203 "2006-09-27T14:46:49Z")

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I have an app that was built using the new RESTful methods and I’m trying to access its resources from another app using ActiveResource. (more about the app itself on my blog – Processing Greenbelt 2009 – James Stewart …

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## [Undefined Method Complaint](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-complaint/236808)

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**Author:** [@alcina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alcina)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2013, 10:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/undefined-method-complaint/236808 "2013-10-05T10:41:11Z")

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Why does running the following code block result in a complaint that there is no greeting method? class MyClass myVar=greeting() def greeting() return ‘Hello, world!’ end end Thanks so much for any help. ... do…

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## [Find\_all\_by.association](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-all-by-association/219345)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 10:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-all-by-association/219345 "2012-04-30T10:55:36Z")

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Rails 3.1.3 I have tables User =\> has\_many :contribution Contribution =\> belongs\_to :user in user.rb, I would like to define a method to compute the total contribution (sum of field ‘price:integer’ ) def total\_co…

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## [Getting error when using Devise and Twitter-Bootstrap](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-error-when-using-devise-and-twitter-bootstrap/218642)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-error-when-using-devise-and-twitter-bootstrap/218642 "2012-04-07T16:22:32Z")

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Hello Group, I have written an app that uses devise and twitter bootstrap. When I host it on heroku I get the following error ActionView::Template::Error (undefined method \`message’ for \[object Object\]:V8::Object 20…

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## [Updating the PostgreSQL Admin Cookbook](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-the-postgresql-admin-cookbook/216992)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 19, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/updating-the-postgresql-admin-cookbook/216992 "2012-02-19T16:03:23Z")

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I’m planning a new edition of the PostgreSQL Admin Cookbook The 1st Edition covered PostgreSQL without regard to the client environment, meaning it didn’t have much in there about Ruby on Rails. Obviously, that’s a s…

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## [How do I destroy all the posts when the board is destroyed?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-destroy-all-the-posts-when-the-board-is-destroyed/214248)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 9:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-destroy-all-the-posts-when-the-board-is-destroyed/214248 "2011-11-27T09:58:52Z")

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I got a application like following. A board has many posts All posts belong to a board I try to destroy all the posts under a board when I destroy the board. My destroy function is following. def destroy @board = B…

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## [Connections per VH](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/connections-per-vh/208765)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/connections-per-vh/208765 "2011-06-29T21:47:26Z")

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Hi all I undestand that there aren’t any “server-satus” module like apache, BTW I have hundreds virtualhosts server by single nginx. How can I do to know which VH make more traffic/connection (in real time) ? Kind …

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## [USRP2 UART use](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usrp2-uart-use/197773)

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**Author:** [@okkezSS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/okkezSS)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/usrp2-uart-use/197773 "2011-06-14T16:25:55Z")

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We’re exploring the possibility of monitoring the overrun/underrun status via the USRP2 UART. I’m curious to learn what approaches people have taken to do this (e.g., connect the UART to a logic analyzer, use a level …

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## [Anyone compiled VIM 7.3 with 1.9.2 support?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-compiled-vim-7-3-with-1-9-2-support/208066)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/anyone-compiled-vim-7-3-with-1-9-2-support/208066 "2011-06-11T00:16:03Z")

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Hi Maybe no the best spot to ask this, but difficult to find answers and I know how much Ruby folk love VIM Just trying to compule VIM 7.3 with Ruby 1.9.2 There is a thread over here about this: http://groups.google…

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## [What is p's real behavior?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-ps-real-behavior/204650)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 10:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-is-ps-real-behavior/204650 "2011-03-17T22:03:13Z")

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I read the RDoc and it says: For each object, directly writes obj.inspect followed by the current output record separator to the programs standard output. But my $\\ is surely nil, it still append a newline after outpu…

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## [ROR Developer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-developer/202675)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-developer/202675 "2011-02-23T13:27:39Z")

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I am looking for a full time developer/coder for a new software business. They will be required to come to meetings and speak with partners IT departments In an ideal world they would have worked with or for a re…

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## [Timestamp difference](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timestamp-difference/202103)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timestamp-difference/202103 "2011-01-21T19:20:26Z")

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How would you find out whether the time difference of one timestamp to another is greater than 5? I’ve tried this (old\_time - Time.now) \> 5

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## [Display an array into multiple columns in a view](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/display-an-array-into-multiple-columns-in-a-view/198668)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/display-an-array-into-multiple-columns-in-a-view/198668 "2010-11-06T18:23:40Z")

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I have an array “$a” and the below code in my view displays all the elements in a single column. How do I display them into 5 columns? I am not sure if it should be done thru ruby code, or html tags or CSS. Please sug…

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## [Need help installing Rails 3 on non-Intel Mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-installing-rails-3-on-non-intel-mac/192187)

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**Author:** [@daveamos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daveamos)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-installing-rails-3-on-non-intel-mac/192187 "2010-07-26T00:22:18Z")

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I’m having trouble installing Rails 3 (on a Mac Powerbook G4 running OSX 10.5.8). Specifically, when I try “gem install rails --pre” it says: ERROR: Error installing rails: activesupport requires Ruby version \>= 1.…

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## [Hi, how can I split line length in Rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-how-can-i-split-line-length-in-rails/189102)

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**Author:** [@Ainar\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ainar_A)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 11:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hi-how-can-i-split-line-length-in-rails/189102 "2010-06-10T11:46:53Z")

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Hi to everyone! I need to split one long line in two or multiple lines… how can I do that? I have a form where you can write in for example 200 character long line (“aaaaaaaaa…”), when I submit it(line contains no spa…

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## [Net::Telnet can't send password message](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-telnet-cant-send-password-message/175207)

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**Author:** [@born\_in\_USSR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/born_in_USSR)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 3:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-telnet-cant-send-password-message/175207 "2009-09-10T03:31:00Z")

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require "net/telnet" user\_login='user1' user\_paswd='xxxxxx' ssh\_host='192.168.1.2' tserv = Net::Telnet::new("Host" =\> "192.168.1.5", "Timeout" =\> 10,…

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## [ActiveRecord doesn't care about timezone?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-doesnt-care-about-timezone/174854)

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**Author:** [@coolmenu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/coolmenu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-doesnt-care-about-timezone/174854 "2009-09-05T18:23:28Z")

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I’m having some trouble getting activerecord to adhere to my timezone settings when finding objects based on its created\_at field. I understand that datetime fields are stored in UTC but it doesn’t convert the dateti…

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## [Default Page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-page/173785)

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**Author:** [@pmckinstry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pmckinstry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/default-page/173785 "2009-08-14T20:52:25Z")

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Hi there, I want to have a default index page which just uses the layout (from layout/application.html.erb) - however the default index page in public does not seem to use the layouts, it doesnt need to call any contr…

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## [Ruby has lots of love?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-has-lots-of-love/172309)

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**Author:** [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-has-lots-of-love/172309 "2009-07-20T16:54:17Z")

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When I get errors in irb sometime, the outputs looks like this: require ‘rmagick’ LoadError: 126: The specified module could not be found. - c:/ruby18/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rmagick-2.10.0-x86-mswin32/ext/RMagick2…

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## [Tuning while acquiring data](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tuning-while-acquiring-data/167519)

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**Author:** [@bizzz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bizzz)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2009, 7:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tuning-while-acquiring-data/167519 "2009-05-09T07:44:59Z")

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Hi all- I’m trying to re-tune a daughterboard, while acquiring samples, and I seem to get an overrun every time. (This is in C++.) Before I start investigating really hackish ways to make this work, has anyone had a…

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## ["Helper" for 2 controllers?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/helper-for-2-controllers/166325)

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**Author:** [@cojones](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cojones)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 23, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/helper-for-2-controllers/166325 "2009-04-23T22:08:25Z")

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Is there a DRY way to have a helper method for 2 different controllers? For example: @user.create\_points\_account(10) @group.create\_points\_account(10) and the helper method would look like this: def create\_points\_acc…

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## [JQuery Ajax clash](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-ajax-clash/164247)

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**Author:** [@preethi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/preethi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 2:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-ajax-clash/164247 "2009-03-30T14:33:54Z")

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Hi, I’m having a search form which renders a table of search results. The search box is doing an ajax call. In my search results, i’ve JQuery scripts written for sorting and pagination and some other operations that …

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## [1.9.1 regex 6.5 times slower than 1.8.6 in at least one case](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-9-1-regex-6-5-times-slower-than-1-8-6-in-at-least-one-case/161171)

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**Author:** [@michaelb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/michaelb)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-9-1-regex-6-5-times-slower-than-1-8-6-in-at-least-one-case/161171 "2009-03-30T00:39:31Z")

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Hello: In general I’ve found Ruby 1.9.1 to be 2 times faster than 1.8.6 and roughly the same speed as Python 2.8 which is great… thanks guys, great job! However, in one case, when using a regular expressions (posted …

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## [Full Ajax Application](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/full-ajax-application/159665)

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**Author:** [@Geekyra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Geekyra)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/full-ajax-application/159665 "2009-02-10T07:39:52Z")

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Hello, I’m a newbie here… please… can anyone help me about FULL AJAX ? for example if i’m scaffolding a simple model and controller for product which only have 1 field for NAME:STRING with the command : script/generat…

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## [RFX2400 Transmit power](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rfx2400-transmit-power/158249)

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**Author:** [@Yong\_JSChang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yong_JSChang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rfx2400-transmit-power/158249 "2009-01-21T19:00:03Z")

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Hi, all! Now I’m using USRP1 and RFX2400 d’board. In our project, we have to be able to reduce transmit power down to -40dBm. Please correct me if my approach is wrong. If we set tx\_pga=0dB, the transmit power only…

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## [New here on ruby-talk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-here-on-ruby-talk/154513)

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**Author:** [@richard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/richard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 6:16am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-here-on-ruby-talk/154513 "2008-12-01T06:16:46Z")

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hi, I am very interested in learning Ruby and wanted to say hi to the community here. My background is lot of perl(means I spent lot of time on it but not an expert at all) and tiny bit of c but also want to learn ru…

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## [Difficulty nesting array in hash](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-nesting-array-in-hash/144583)

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**Author:** [@shenry](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/shenry)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 5:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difficulty-nesting-array-in-hash/144583 "2008-07-31T17:34:48Z")

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Here’s my problem: I have an array of shipments, each of them has a ship\_date @shipments = Shipment.find(:all, :order =\> \['ship\_date ASC'\]) I have an array of dates for which I will display scheduled shipments: @date…

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## [How do I link to inferior-ruby/interpreter in emacs?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-link-to-inferior-ruby-interpreter-in-emacs/142616)

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**Author:** [@ssecorp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssecorp)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 1:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-link-to-inferior-ruby-interpreter-in-emacs/142616 "2008-07-10T01:56:07Z")

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I have fixed ruby-mode for emacs but I dont understand how to run the interpreter. I have inf-ruby.el in my ruby-path but what do I need to add to my .emacs-file?

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## [A catch-all and named server in a single configuration](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-catch-all-and-named-server-in-a-single-configuration/140382)

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**Author:** [@mlangenberg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mlangenberg)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 3:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-catch-all-and-named-server-in-a-single-configuration/140382 "2008-07-02T15:58:02Z")

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Hi all, I want to setup a catch-all server for all domains referred to that ip. (It should pass various domains to a rails app). Therefore I use: server { server\_name \_; do some stuff } Now I there is one exceptio…

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## [Looking for good Ruby and Rails configuration for vim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-good-ruby-and-rails-configuration-for-vim/130393)

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**Author:** [@Xeno\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Xeno_C)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2008, 1:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-good-ruby-and-rails-configuration-for-vim/130393 "2008-03-01T01:27:43Z")

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I am afraid I really like vi, but I would like some syntax highlighting, indentation, and block skeleton stuff like Dave and David recommend on page 27 of their agile book. I wonder if I make a wish here whether some…

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## [Test](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test/129220)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 6:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/test/129220 "2008-02-15T18:00:19Z")

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test

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## [Observe\_form misbehaving - requests processed out of order?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/observe-form-misbehaving-requests-processed-out-of-order/124842)

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**Author:** [@jimmypalmer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jimmypalmer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/observe-form-misbehaving-requests-processed-out-of-order/124842 "2008-01-07T22:31:12Z")

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scenario: I used the observe\_form to build a live search. It worked perfect until I loaded a large amount of data and tested it in a production environment. symptoms: when I am searching for ‘john’ I type in ‘j’, ‘…

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## [ArgumentError in has\_many :through](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/argumenterror-in-has-many-through/115265)

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**Author:** [@spike666](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spike666)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/argumenterror-in-has-many-through/115265 "2007-09-23T01:06:35Z")

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I’ve got an application that I’m working on where I have a System model that I want to add to arbitrary logical Groups (a System can be part of multiple groups and a Group is made up of one or more Systems). I’ve got …

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## [Printable Version of a Page](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/printable-version-of-a-page/108625)

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**Author:** [@rafael](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rafael)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/printable-version-of-a-page/108625 "2007-07-05T14:16:11Z")

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Hi everybody, may somebody has already an aproach and could help me? I have a app (REST Design) and what I would like to have is a link like “print page” where the actual view can be displayed in a popup and another …

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## [Net/smtp TLS auth?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-smtp-tls-auth/108101)

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**Author:** [@ktheory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ktheory)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 6:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-smtp-tls-auth/108101 "2007-06-29T06:59:30Z")

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i’m trying to do some net/smtp operations and my smtp server requires TLS authentication. is that possible with net/smtp? Thanks.

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## [Image file URL generated by image\_tag include some parameter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-file-url-generated-by-image-tag-include-some-parameter/89978)

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**Author:** [@Jung-joon\_Kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jung-joon_Kim)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 2:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/image-file-url-generated-by-image-tag-include-some-parameter/89978 "2007-03-27T02:42:27Z")

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I’m using image\_tag to generate img tag. URL of image file generated by image\_tag include a parameter like following. “http:// … /images/filename.gif?123123123” What’s this number parameter for? How can I remove it? …

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## [String into array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-into-array/83649)

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**Author:** [@Josselin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Josselin)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2007, 8:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-into-array/83649 "2007-01-29T08:00:54Z")

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I have the following string id = “(48.88689971942316, 2.3380279541015625)” is there any method to transform directly into an array \[48.88689971942316, 2.3380279541015625\] or should extract both parts and create the a…

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## [Problem with link tags](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-link-tags/82314)

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**Author:** [@migrate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/migrate)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-link-tags/82314 "2007-01-19T21:21:56Z")

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Hell all, I have a layout were I add my stylesheets and javascript in the following manner: \<%= stylesheet\_link\_tag “/form” %\> \<%= stylesheet\_link\_tag “/text” %\> \<%= javascript\_include\_tag :defaults %\> But what ha…

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## [Any Octave/Matlab folks on the list?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-octave-matlab-folks-on-the-list/77739)

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**Author:** [@Marcus\_L](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Marcus_L)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/any-octave-matlab-folks-on-the-list/77739 "2006-11-30T21:31:22Z")

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I have some X,Y,Z data that I want to turn into a gray or colour mapped contour plot. The data aren’t necessarily gridded, so I need interpolation. I’m a newbie to Octave/Matlab, and could use a hint. I’ve played wi…

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## [Only one root window in RubyTk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/only-one-root-window-in-rubytk/76977)

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**Author:** [@tarazed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tarazed)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/only-one-root-window-in-rubytk/76977 "2006-11-26T01:52:05Z")

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I have just started using ruby after 15 years with Tcl/Tk/C/C++ and have encountered a problem trying to create a second toplevel window. This was trivial in tcl. In ruby the second window has the same object refere…

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## [Concern about stability](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/concern-about-stability/71358)

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**Author:** [@ssk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ssk)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/concern-about-stability/71358 "2006-10-07T19:02:27Z")

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Hi, I am building a test site on my PowerBook (G4) using rails, sqlite3, and webrick. While running in development mode, the web server completely halted. Error message is: /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3…

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## [Autocompleting InPlaceEditor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autocompleting-inplaceeditor/99262)

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**Author:** [@Ola\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ola_B)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2006, 7:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autocompleting-inplaceeditor/99262 "2006-07-21T19:41:09Z")

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Hi, I’ve created some extensions to script.aculo.us InPlaceEditor, allowing the use of either server-driven, or local autocompletion. I’ve also created new helper methods in Rails for this functionality. My question …

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## [Serious noob question. Any help would be great](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/serious-noob-question-any-help-would-be-great/96684)

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**Author:** [@ds\_10](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ds_10)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2006, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/serious-noob-question-any-help-would-be-great/96684 "2006-06-30T21:12:06Z")

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Hi All, I’m working on building an app that can log and edit phone call information. I’ve got the creating and editing parting working great, and I’ve started an attempt to add searching. I can’t seem to figure out …

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## [Class args](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-args/95519)

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**Author:** [@stuartbrand](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stuartbrand)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 5, 2006, 2:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-args/95519 "2006-06-05T14:02:27Z")

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Whats wrong with this class? class ReadFile def ReadFile.openAndRead(arg) f = File.open(arg, “r”) yield f f.close() end end when it run I get a initialize’: No such file or directory - thefileiwanttoopen Any Id…

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## [\[\]= and two dimensional arrays](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/and-two-dimensional-arrays/62380)

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**Author:** [@Son\_SonOfLilit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Son_SonOfLilit)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/and-two-dimensional-arrays/62380 "2006-06-03T16:21:41Z")

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I expect: irb(main):002:0\> a = Array.new.fill(Array.new.fill(“x”, 0, 4), 0, 4) =\> \[\[“x”, “x”, “x”, “x”\], \[“x”, “x”, “x”, “x”\], \[“x”, “x”, “x”, “x”\], \[“x”, “x”, “x”, “x”\]\] irb(main):003:0\> p a \[\[“x”, “x”, “x”, “x”\],…

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## [Legacy database problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/legacy-database-problem/60252)

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**Author:** [@victorfan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/victorfan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 11, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/legacy-database-problem/60252 "2006-05-11T17:55:57Z")

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Hi I am trying to use Ruby on Rails to work with an existing database. The problem is that, all the table names begin with a captial letter (e.g. Products). So I did the following changes in environment.rb, I’ve ad…

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## [When to make a new controller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/when-to-make-a-new-controller/59223)

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**Author:** [@Randal\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Randal_S)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 6:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/when-to-make-a-new-controller/59223 "2006-05-03T18:58:40Z")

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Hey all, Ok this is probably a newb question, but I haven’t been programming with MVC for very long, and I’ve been wondering what the general opinion is, or best practices, for making a new controller. Like what case…

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## [RE: \[ANN\] Instant Rails 1.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ann-instant-rails-1-2/57196)

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**Author:** [@William\_SBillS\_Froe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/William_SBillS_Froe)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ann-instant-rails-1-2/57196 "2006-04-07T20:50:57Z")

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Excellent, however I am getting a 404 - Not Found error when trying to download the new 1.2 release. Am I just too early? –Bill

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## [Problem with params](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-params/55607)

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**Author:** [@Preethi\_Naveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Preethi_Naveen)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-params/55607 "2006-03-22T13:23:54Z")

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Hello, I am trying to create a new record in a database by modifying the create method generated by scaffold. I have a situation where i want to add new student and while creating a new student, i am able to choose th…

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## [Crib/summary sheet for Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crib-summary-sheet-for-ruby/75284)

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**Author:** [@andy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andy)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 8:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/crib-summary-sheet-for-ruby/75284 "2006-03-01T20:08:50Z")

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Is there a 1 or 2 page summary/crib sheet available for the Ruby language? I am not after a tutorial but a summary sheet written in a small font and multiple columns to act a reminder for people starting to learn the …

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