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## [\[Bug #2792\] String#to\_f on Ruby-1.8.6-p399](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-2792-string-to-f-on-ruby-1-8-6-p399/184131)

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**Author:** [@Masao\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Masao_M)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 7:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-2792-string-to-f-on-ruby-1-8-6-p399/184131 "2010-03-05T19:21:17Z")

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Bug #2792: String#to\_f on Ruby-1.8.6-p399 http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/2792 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Masao M. e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal ruby -v: ruby 1.8.6 (2010-02-05 patchlevel 399) \[x86\_64-linu…

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## [When to use \* arguments?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/when-to-use-arguments/181257)

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**Author:** [@rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyernewbie)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 3:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/when-to-use-arguments/181257 "2010-01-17T15:39:38Z")

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version one: def say(\*a) a.each {|r| puts r } end say(1,2,3) version two: def say(a) a.each {|r| puts r } end say(\[1,2,3\]) So, any different here? when should we \* arguments like version one?

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## [Help on searching large sets of data](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-on-searching-large-sets-of-data/180109)

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**Author:** [@beev](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/beev)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 12:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-on-searching-large-sets-of-data/180109 "2009-12-12T00:29:19Z")

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I am reaching out to get some help/ideas about our current search implementation. We are currently using Ferret as our search engine and its not keeping up with our needs… we are quite needy ;). We have about 5m+ docu…

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## [Observation concerning decimation with CIC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/observation-concerning-decimation-with-cic/176002)

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**Author:** [@sigma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sigma)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/observation-concerning-decimation-with-cic/176002 "2009-09-25T14:59:53Z")

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Hello, we have implemented synchronized reception with two USRP2’s using a common clock and the 1PPS signal to be able to use the two ethernet interfaces. This works quite good but we observed one thing. When we se…

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## [Pipe logfiles to perl script](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pipe-logfiles-to-perl-script/174692)

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**Author:** [@gromminger](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gromminger)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pipe-logfiles-to-perl-script/174692 "2009-08-31T16:40:56Z")

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Hello Folks, i am badly looking for a solution to get nginx pipe his logfiles … something like cronolog or in my case a special perl script. are there anyy solutions or patches around? thanks

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## [Performance questions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/performance-questions/170616)

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**Author:** [@Marlon\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Marlon_M)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 7:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/performance-questions/170616 "2009-07-01T07:54:12Z")

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I’ve recently been testing jruby vs REE/Passenger. I’ve got a rails v 2.3.2 project using mysql as a backend. I’ve used jruby/mongrel and the glassfish gem. I can’t get it running on Glassfish server for some odd r…

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## [Requesting feedback on Gibberish::Simple, a tiny Ruby 1.9 localization lib](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/requesting-feedback-on-gibberish-simple-a-tiny-ruby-1-9-localization-lib/161753)

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**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/requesting-feedback-on-gibberish-simple-a-tiny-ruby-1-9-localization-lib/161753 "2009-03-02T21:33:29Z")

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Hi folks, While writing a section on localization for my book\[0\], I noticed that there doesn’t seem to be a localization system that works out of the box on Ruby 1.9. The changes to get either Ruby-GetText\[1\] or Gibb…

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## [Page.replace\_html : How to update a DIV using a button](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/page-replace-html-how-to-update-a-div-using-a-button/152084)

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**Author:** [@tharrisx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tharrisx)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 8:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/page-replace-html-how-to-update-a-div-using-a-button/152084 "2008-10-30T08:25:07Z")

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I have this button which is supposed to update a DIV on the same page (using a partial). But it doesn’t. What am I missing here ?! VIEW: \<% form\_tag ‘/trees’ do -%\> \<%= submit\_to\_remote ‘new\_tree’, ‘Add a tree’, :url…

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## [\[Feature #679\] Integer#to\_s(:step=\>3, :sep=\>",") $B$,M\_$7$$(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-679-integer-to-s-step-3-sep-b-m-7-b/151590)

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**Author:** [@Martin\_DSSS\_rst](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_DSSS_rst)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 10:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/feature-679-integer-to-s-step-3-sep-b-m-7-b/151590 "2008-10-23T10:38:31Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #679 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Martin De$(D+de(Brst) e$B:G=i$NNc$Oe(B “12,345,678” e$B$N$G$O$J$$$G$7$g$&$+!#e(B e$B$3$l$G$O%$%s%IIw$NI=5-$,IT2DG=$G$O$J$$$G$7$g$&$+e(B (“1,23,45,678”, e$B$h$&$9$k$K0lH…

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## [Finding distinct months using find\_by\_sql](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-distinct-months-using-find-by-sql/149340)

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**Author:** [@ititit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ititit)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 7:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/finding-distinct-months-using-find-by-sql/149340 "2008-09-24T19:08:07Z")

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Hello, I’m wondering if someone might be able to offer me a solution to the following problem that has so far stumped me. I’m trying to get the distinct months (and years) from a date field to display as a list in a …

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## [Is it possible to extract data out of memory using Ruby?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-extract-data-out-of-memory-using-ruby/145817)

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**Author:** [@eterps](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/eterps)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 9:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-extract-data-out-of-memory-using-ruby/145817 "2008-08-15T09:11:36Z")

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Is it possible to extract data out of memory using Ruby? Something like this: Memory.get\_byte(pos) Or something like this Perl module: Disassemble::X86::MemRegion - Represent a region of memory - metacpan.org This Pe…

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## [Â¿que tiene la palabra display?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-que-tiene-la-palabra-display/137716)

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**Author:** [@ggonzalezc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ggonzalezc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 1:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-que-tiene-la-palabra-display/137716 "2008-05-16T01:18:46Z")

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Hola. Quisiera saber si alguien sabe porque no se puede utilizar la palabra “display” como nombre de un metodo en el controller. He estado haciendo un ejercicio de un tutorial para aprender en ruby, donde toma valores …

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## [Stupid question about the Stick gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-question-about-the-stick-gem/134730)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_TSRichter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Michael_TSRichter)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-question-about-the-stick-gem/134730 "2008-04-14T16:23:12Z")

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So, I installed the stick gem and gave it a run through its paces. I stumbled at the first hurdle. From the documentation found at “http://stick.rubyforge.org/rdoc/index.html” I get the following snippet of code (th…

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## [Serialize typed id arrays - howto?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/serialize-typed-id-arrays-howto/132058)

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**Author:** [@Wladimir\_Mutel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Wladimir_Mutel)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2008, 8:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/serialize-typed-id-arrays-howto/132058 "2008-03-16T08:34:43Z")

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Hi, Here is a part of type system in my Rails app : daytime : just an integer \>= 0 and \< 86400 dayinterval : a pair of daytimes, where first one is less than last dayschedule : zero or more (non-intersecting) dayinte…

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## [Maximal signal bandwith for the usrp](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/maximal-signal-bandwith-for-the-usrp/117487)

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**Author:** [@JALLON\_Pierre\_20193](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/JALLON_Pierre_20193)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 8:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/maximal-signal-bandwith-for-the-usrp/117487 "2007-10-18T08:47:08Z")

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Dear all, According the USRP v4 description: http://www.ettus.com/downloads/usrp\_v4.pdf http://www.ettus.com/downloads/usrp\_v4.pdf the usrp is able to process signals up to 16MHz. As the USB port is limited to 60MB/…

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## [Setting up ROR on my VPS](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-ror-on-my-vps/116538)

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**Author:** [@georgeuoa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/georgeuoa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2007, 11:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-ror-on-my-vps/116538 "2007-10-15T23:28:27Z")

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Does the script/console need to be working on the production server? It doesn’t work on my server. I get the following error when I try to use it. I was just wondering if this is an indication that ROR isn’t installed…

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## [ReST or not to ReST?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rest-or-not-to-rest/117269)

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**Author:** [@stratboy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stratboy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rest-or-not-to-rest/117269 "2007-10-15T19:54:37Z")

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Visto che sono in corsa oggi scrivo a + non posso… :slight\_smile: Dunque. Sto ultimando il mio primo gestore di news, semplicissimo e per esercizio. L’ho fatto secondo i metodi ‘tradizionali’. Contemporaneamente ho co…

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## [Restful Resource routes with parameters and page caching](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-resource-routes-with-parameters-and-page-caching/117137)

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**Author:** [@lukeredpath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lukeredpath)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-resource-routes-with-parameters-and-page-caching/117137 "2007-10-13T19:04:39Z")

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I’m trying to set up a restful route where an Album resource has a singletone Artwork resource. Sounds simple enough: map.resources :albums do |album| album.resource :artwork, :controller =\> ‘artwork’, :format =\> ‘jp…

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## [Mananging multiple backends servers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mananging-multiple-backends-servers/116195)

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**Author:** [@ant](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ant)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mananging-multiple-backends-servers/116195 "2007-10-09T15:12:35Z")

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Hi all, does anybody know of a tutorial that gives advice about the best way to run multiple rails applications on a cluster of physical servers with a load-balancer sitting on top. At the moment I am running pound o…

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## [Lost in AJAX with rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-in-ajax-with-rails/116227)

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**Author:** [@whitewolfaustria](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/whitewolfaustria)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2007, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/lost-in-ajax-with-rails/116227 "2007-10-03T19:03:51Z")

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I am trying to create a menu for navigation that starts out as Group1 Group2 Group3 Group4 and when you click on one of the groups it brings up one of the model tables you can navigate to. Group1 Group2 |== Mode…

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## [Why Ruby has 2 APIs(Ruby Core API&Ruby Standard API)?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-ruby-has-2-apis-ruby-core-api-ruby-standard-api/114913)

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**Author:** [@rubynut](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubynut)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-ruby-has-2-apis-ruby-core-api-ruby-standard-api/114913 "2007-09-18T20:26:30Z")

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first question as titled. otherwise, what’s their relationship?? i had confuse about it. and what’s the building package and class (do need to “require”, like java.lang.\* in Java )? how do i know it?

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## [Ruby + telecomando ad infrarossi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-telecomando-ad-infrarossi/113818)

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**Author:** [@simone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/simone)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2007, 3:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-telecomando-ad-infrarossi/113818 "2007-09-05T15:03:44Z")

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Salve. E’ possibile gestire (s.o. linux) con ruby un telecomando? Per esempio se premo uno mi deve comparire un messaggio a schermo “hei premuto uno” e così via. Non ho trovato nessuna libreria.

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## [Hash e array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-e-array/109821)

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**Author:** [@Lucea](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Lucea)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/hash-e-array/109821 "2007-07-19T13:37:20Z")

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Salve a tutti! Ho un problema con gli array e gli hash Ho un hash bidimensionale di array fatto in questo modo (in cui gli array sono tutti uguali tra loro per ogni indice) hsh\[x\]\[y\] =\> \[a,b,c,d\] hsh\[m\]\[n\] =\> \[a,…

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## [Stupid Rails rendering](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-rails-rendering/108324)

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**Author:** [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 4, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stupid-rails-rendering/108324 "2007-07-04T14:18:33Z")

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I dont’ understand why it’s not possible to have a conditional redirection in rendering respond\_to do |format| format.js { render :update do |page| page.redirect\_to posts\_url if @located page.replace\_html…

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## [Clear a form after an ajax create](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/clear-a-form-after-an-ajax-create/108322)

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**Author:** [@johanatan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johanatan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2007, 11:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/clear-a-form-after-an-ajax-create/108322 "2007-07-02T23:49:44Z")

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I’m just starting to play with rjs, I have an index page with a remote\_form\_for to create new items. That’s working. However, after the ajax updates my container, the input form needs to be cleared. I’m not sure how t…

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## [Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s) i](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-jump-or-move-depends-on-uninitialised-value-s-i/107681)

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**Author:** [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2007, 4:43am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/conditional-jump-or-move-depends-on-uninitialised-value-s-i/107681 "2007-06-26T04:43:11Z")

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valgrind e$B$r$+$1$?$H$3$m$H$j$"$($::G=i$N$,e(B ==32482== Conditional jump or move depends on uninitialised value(s) ==32482== at 0x80E1880: th\_make\_env\_each (vm.c:255) ==32482== by 0x80E1DDF: th\_make\_env\_object…

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## [Autotest versus Cruisecontrol.rb - Which to start with?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autotest-versus-cruisecontrol-rb-which-to-start-with/105675)

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**Author:** [@greg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/greg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/autotest-versus-cruisecontrol-rb-which-to-start-with/105675 "2007-06-02T02:08:34Z")

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Hi, What should I look into re setting up continuous integration? The two I’ve heard about for Ruby on Rails work area AutoTest and CruiseControl.rb. Any advice? Tks

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## [Transaction error doesn't throw exception?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/transaction-error-doesnt-throw-exception/105172)

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**Author:** [@kadoudal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kadoudal)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/transaction-error-doesnt-throw-exception/105172 "2007-05-28T16:25:14Z")

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I need to save 3 kinds of records in one transaction and throw an exception if one error occurs in any one of the models : User -\>\> Proposal -\>\> Rating I wrote in my controller : … user = User.new(…) begin User.…

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## [Help with rather simple method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rather-simple-method/103174)

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**Author:** [@Deniz\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Deniz_D)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 7:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-rather-simple-method/103174 "2007-05-02T19:36:56Z")

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Hello. I’m trying to come up with the “best”, most Ruby-ish way to write a method such as this one: This method replaces randomly selected characters in ‘string’ with new randomly selected characters of \[A-Za-z0-9\]. H…

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## [relaciÃ³n circular de una entidad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/relacia-n-circular-de-una-entidad/87465)

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**Author:** [@Angel\_Mauricio\_Pino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Angel_Mauricio_Pino)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/relacia-n-circular-de-una-entidad/87465 "2007-03-03T04:14:07Z")

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Tengo la necesidad siguiente tabla: Personas id nombres ap\_paterno ap\_materno persona\_id que se realaciona a si misma, como manejo eso en la vista list.rhtml en el caso de empresa razon\_social persona\_id en li…

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## [Regenerating cached pages automatically](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regenerating-cached-pages-automatically/85756)

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**Author:** [@dang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dang)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regenerating-cached-pages-automatically/85756 "2007-02-26T10:13:14Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to generate a bunch of cached pages with a publish function. The idea is that a publish action gets called, there is a sweeper that is activated and called a number of times (once for each page to b…

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## [RESTless over RESTful routes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restless-over-restful-routes/85506)

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**Author:** [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 4:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restless-over-restful-routes/85506 "2007-02-14T04:42:33Z")

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RESTful routes are making me a sad panda. I’m using rails 1.2.1 and have an event controller with create, update, show, etc. I also have my resources mapped in routes.rb: map.resources :events I thought that the REST…

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## [How to tell if you are in a controller module](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-tell-if-you-are-in-a-controller-module/83834)

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**Author:** [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2007, 6:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-tell-if-you-are-in-a-controller-module/83834 "2007-01-30T18:36:27Z")

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I did the following: script/generate controller admin/products In my layout.rhtml template I want to use the admin style sheet. How can I tell if I am in the admin directory? controller.controller\_name and controller…

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## [Using ruby in place of C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-in-place-of-c/81820)

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**Author:** [@chrisfinne](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chrisfinne)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ruby-in-place-of-c/81820 "2007-01-19T16:30:10Z")

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Hi all, This may be silly question but: There is a program that I want to use that says: “there is a C interface provided so that user codes can be written in C or C++.” What I want to know is if I can write these “…

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## [Runtime Error Installing Ruby 1.8.5](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/runtime-error-installing-ruby-1-8-5/79106)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/runtime-error-installing-ruby-1-8-5/79106 "2006-12-14T04:50:47Z")

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Hi there, I’m trying to get amaroK installed on my minimalist Slackware 10.2 machine. I know: “minimalist” and “amaroK” might not be intuitively concurrent. Still, I thought I’d give it a whirl. Of the three mandat…

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## [Getting initialization status from "foo = Class.new"](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-initialization-status-from-foo-class-new/75742)

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**Author:** [@r0dzilla](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r0dzilla)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-initialization-status-from-foo-class-new/75742 "2006-11-14T11:54:15Z")

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Here’s a ruby noob question for ya: I have a class I’ve made that the initalize method searches for a file needed for the class to function. Right now, I’ve made a class variable, “found”, that is set to true or fals…

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## [Strange ActiveRecord error popping up](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-activerecord-error-popping-up/72401)

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**Author:** [@AdriSSSSn\_De\_la\_Cru](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AdriSSSSn_De_la_Cru)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2006, 1:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/strange-activerecord-error-popping-up/72401 "2006-10-17T01:42:24Z")

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Hello guys, I’m developing a new app in Rails, and every now and then I get an ActiveRecord error, I cannot reproduce exactly what triggers it, hope you can help me, or give me tips on debugging this kind of stuff. Th…

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## [Locate](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/locate/100299)

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**Author:** [@J-C\_Hendrickx](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/J-C_Hendrickx)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/locate/100299 "2006-07-28T11:27:43Z")

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Hello, I am a beginner in ruby. I wonder how to place a word at x y in a terminal (puts ?) like (in old basic) locate(x,y). Thanks for any tips. J-C H. Jean-Claude Hendrickx à Bruxelles removed\_email\_addre…

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## [Bit-struct and constructing ARP messages](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bit-struct-and-constructing-arp-messages/99714)

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**Author:** [@inspire22](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/inspire22)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 4:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bit-struct-and-constructing-arp-messages/99714 "2006-07-27T04:11:03Z")

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Hello all. I have been trying to write a ARP packet injector script for Ruby and did quite a bit of research on how to construct ARP Reply datagrams and what not, and now that I think I have an idea how to construct t…

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## [File\_column - blank folder created, no upload](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-blank-folder-created-no-upload/62183)

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**Author:** [@Remy\_Lopez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Remy_Lopez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/file-column-blank-folder-created-no-upload/62183 "2006-06-02T20:22:45Z")

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i want to upload and resize images so i installed the file\_column plugin but im having a big trouble, i have a table images with (id, name) fields where the images names/path will be stored, i get a success message(fr…

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## [Need help for simple form tag (noob)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-for-simple-form-tag-noob/94788)

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**Author:** [@patcito](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/patcito)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2006, 1:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-for-simple-form-tag-noob/94788 "2006-05-17T01:45:50Z")

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when the user click on “Search” I would like it to point to http://curentpage/?filter=searchtext (the filtering code is already written) it would look like this: \<%= start\_form\_tag(url\_for\_options = {}) %\> \<%=text\_f…

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## [TimeStamp conversion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timestamp-conversion/58633)

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**Author:** [@S-redyck](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-redyck)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 11:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/timestamp-conversion/58633 "2006-04-24T11:36:45Z")

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Hi, I’ve got a TimeStamp field in MySql and want to use the hour and minutes in the value. for example: StartTime = Schedule.find(action2.ScheduleID).DateTimeStart.to\_s That returns “Mon Feb 20 08:00:00 Romance Stan…

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## [Can anybody tell me step by step how validate data on form?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-anybody-tell-me-step-by-step-how-validate-data-on-form/54788)

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**Author:** [@tiwaripk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tiwaripk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2006, 9:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-anybody-tell-me-step-by-step-how-validate-data-on-form/54788 "2006-03-14T09:28:45Z")

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Hi, I am new to ROR. I have created a form with foru fields in ROR. Now its working fine for all CRUD operations. But I want to validate data on form for “validates\_presence\_of” validation. How to do this? I tried it…

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## [\[OT\] Curly Quotes on a Mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-curly-quotes-on-a-mac/71654)

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**Author:** [@cwd](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cwd)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 22, 2006, 8:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ot-curly-quotes-on-a-mac/71654 "2006-02-22T08:20:43Z")

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There’s such a Mac-friendly group here, I thought I might get some guidance. I’m happily developing everything on my PowerBook, and loving it. Yeah, TextMate is way cool. But all my clients keep sending me copy in Mic…

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## [Link\_to within :flash](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-within-flash/53093)

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**Author:** [@johanati](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/johanati)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 2:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-within-flash/53093 "2006-01-25T02:37:31Z")

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Is there any way to use a link\_to method within a controller through a :flash notice? If a user enters an incorrect username/password, I want to have a link to a forgotten password form readily available. My newbie at…

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## [How to update gems package version listed by rubygems?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-update-gems-package-version-listed-by-rubygems/50512)

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**Author:** [@kwatch](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kwatch)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 17, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-update-gems-package-version-listed-by-rubygems/50512 "2005-12-17T23:25:28Z")

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How to tell rubygems to update gems package version? I had released my software (named ‘kwalify’) version 0.4.1 and have just released 0.5.0. It is uploaded to RubyForge, but rubygems shows old version. example: rub…

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## [If in partial ++ getPasswort in LoginGenerator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/if-in-partial-getpasswort-in-logingenerator/49978)

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**Author:** [@tobias.jordans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tobias.jordans)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/if-in-partial-getpasswort-in-logingenerator/49978 "2005-12-11T17:21:38Z")

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Hi! I have got two different questions: First: How do I get the Passwort (Uncrypted) out of the LoginGenerator (see Peak Obsession). We need this to make an “update your data”-screen with the right passwort written …

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## ['private' gems/gems hierarchy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/private-gems-gems-hierarchy/48865)

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**Author:** [@danyc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danyc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/private-gems-gems-hierarchy/48865 "2005-11-25T23:55:38Z")

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Greetings, disclaimer: just installed rubygems, so no pratical experience and only skim some docs There has been some questions/comments about how to get ruby ‘accepted’ in your work environment. I was hoping to use…

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## [Ajax and ruby problem highlighting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-and-ruby-problem-highlighting/48494)

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**Author:** [@brutyn\_nick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/brutyn_nick)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 3:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-and-ruby-problem-highlighting/48494 "2005-11-21T15:59:54Z")

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hey, i starting to use ajax in my site and i hope that u guys can help me, for an simple example, i have a list of users Users Lastname Firstname Brutyna Andydsfd Show Edit Brutynd Lucs Show Edit Br…

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## [Auto launch lighttpd in RC4](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-launch-lighttpd-in-rc4/48305)

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**Author:** [@moosebrookfarm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/moosebrookfarm)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/auto-launch-lighttpd-in-rc4/48305 "2005-11-19T02:26:13Z")

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Hi - I run rails on OS X Tiger. I downloaded and built/installed from source the lighttpd server. It’s stored in /usr/local/sbin which is in my .bash\_profile PATH Office:~ mengelhart$ which lighttpd /usr/local/sbin…

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