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## [FXRuby Install](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-install/70680)

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**Author:** [@djmook](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/djmook)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fxruby-install/70680 "2006-10-02T15:38:57Z")

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I am running Ubuntu Dapper Drake. I’m trying to install FXRuby using Ruby Gems. I’ve installed the Fox Toolkit v1.4 and 1.2c using the package manager. Now the instructions (http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?…

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## [Database structure](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-structure/69220)

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**Author:** [@richard](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/richard)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-structure/69220 "2006-09-19T16:45:21Z")

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Database structure question. I’ve already got this sorted but I just want to check that there isn’t a better alternative. If I have 5 fixed ratings per review as columns in the table of reviews and then 5 fixed ratin…

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## [\[0.10.0\] Index#add\_document bug with strange value?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-10-0-index-add-document-bug-with-strange-value/66522)

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**Author:** [@pyros](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pyros)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2006, 2:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-10-0-index-add-document-bug-with-strange-value/66522 "2006-09-02T14:35:19Z")

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Perhaps, I found where is my problem (during a big import). Why this silly (really silly :)) example crash ? http://pastie.caboo.se/10357 /usr/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/ferret/index.rb:211:in \`add\_document’: IO Error oc…

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## [Function/Method Execution Progress Bar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/function-method-execution-progress-bar/64382)

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**Author:** [@roland](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/roland)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2006, 1:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/function-method-execution-progress-bar/64382 "2006-06-26T01:38:32Z")

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Hello, I want to create a progress bar for the exececution of a particular function. I found a solution at http://brainspl.at/articles/tag/background but one need to create a separate server that communicates the pro…

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## [Ruby for Rails now published in paper!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-rails-now-published-in-paper/94692)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-for-rails-now-published-in-paper/94692 "2006-05-12T15:51:59Z")

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Hi – I’m on the road, so I haven’t laid eyes on it yet – but word on the virtual street is that “Ruby for Rails: Ruby techniques for Rails developers” is now out in paper. It will probably take a little longer to tri…

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## [A more elegant way to do this?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-more-elegant-way-to-do-this/60211)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_U](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tim_U)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 3:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-more-elegant-way-to-do-this/60211 "2006-05-12T15:45:43Z")

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Can anybody suggest a more elegant and rubyish way to do this? I am reading a YAML file and then trying to iterate over arrays and hashes that may or may not be there. unless conf\[‘hosts’\]\[hostname\]\[‘groups’\].nil? co…

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## [Application and Database Design](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-and-database-design/57831)

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**Author:** [@lazukars](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lazukars)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/application-and-database-design/57831 "2006-04-14T18:11:41Z")

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Hi, I am begining the design of an order management system, and had a few questions about the database design. For example: I have a customers table and an orders table, with a one to many relationship. Now if i cha…

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## [Design flaw with Fixtures?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/design-flaw-with-fixtures/51784)

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**Author:** [@craigcraig](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craigcraig)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 6:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/design-flaw-with-fixtures/51784 "2006-01-12T06:23:24Z")

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I’ve been trying to add unit testing for collection of models with complex relationships – and failing miserably. Because of the complexity of the relationships, I’m using a database which validates foreign key constr…

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## [Images in Agile Web Development with Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/images-in-agile-web-development-with-rails/51287)

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**Author:** [@ptremblett](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ptremblett)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/images-in-agile-web-development-with-rails/51287 "2005-12-29T03:53:05Z")

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Hi, I am working through Agile Web D. with Rails and I am at pg 69 second last paragraph says “put some images in the public/images directory…” how do you code the link that is stored in the data base I have tried h…

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## [Find\_by\_ issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-by-issue/102329)

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**Author:** [@clung](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/clung)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 5:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-by-issue/102329 "2005-12-15T17:09:29Z")

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In the Agile RoR book, page 219 (softcover version) they talk about the fact you can use the methods: find\_by\_ and find\_all\_by\_ and fill in the last piece with a valid column name. So I have a database table called “…

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## [Recommendations for subversion hosting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-subversion-hosting/49920)

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**Author:** [@phil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/phil)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2005, 11:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recommendations-for-subversion-hosting/49920 "2005-12-12T23:16:57Z")

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Anyone have a recommendation for subversion hosting? Thanks, phil

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## [How do i add a record from the console](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-record-from-the-console/243581)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-i-add-a-record-from-the-console/243581 "2015-12-07T10:00:00Z")

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I’ve been trying to do it from memory something like this, but it’s not working it keeps returning rollback and false a=Admin.create a=Admin.find(1) a.email=“removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid” a.password=“passwor…

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## [Ctest freezes in random moments on my OOT](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ctest-freezes-in-random-moments-on-my-oot/231541)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2014, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ctest-freezes-in-random-moments-on-my-oot/231541 "2014-08-14T17:07:06Z")

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Hello, I’ve written a simple block that takes a c34vector message as input and outputs a message containing average mag^2 of the samples in the vector. I’ve added the QA code in Python and it seems to be working excep…

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## [Class method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-method/231388)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-method/231388 "2014-08-06T19:54:49Z")

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class Boogeyman @@allMonsterLocations = \[\] @@allMonsterNames = \[\] @@allMonsterAges = \[\] @@allMonsterWeights = \[\] @@allMonsterHeights = \[\] def initialize(name, location, age, weight, height) @name = name @location …

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## [Bug: gr-qtgui: wrong design of variable-type blocks for GRC (category /GUI Widgets/QT)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-gr-qtgui-wrong-design-of-variable-type-blocks-for-grc-category-gui-widgets-qt/238210)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-gr-qtgui-wrong-design-of-variable-type-blocks-for-grc-category-gui-widgets-qt/238210 "2013-12-30T17:28:47Z")

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I faced with buggy behavior of ‘QT GUI Label’ in my GRC graph and surprisingly found that GRC generates code making prohibited accesses to qt gui objects from non-gui thread context. I’m not python guru, but I doubt …

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## [String functions](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-functions/246408)

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**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/string-functions/246408 "2013-10-09T13:14:11Z")

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Hi to all ! I am trainee on RoR. I did not know how to use string functions? Please help me.I am waiting for your positive response.

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## [Integer overflow in ngx\_http\_close\_connection](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integer-overflow-in-ngx-http-close-connection/228536)

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**Author:** [@Davide\_DSAmico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Davide_DSAmico)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/integer-overflow-in-ngx-http-close-connection/228536 "2013-04-26T14:15:45Z")

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Cfr. http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/526439/30/0/threaded Is 1.4.x release affected? Thanks, d.

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## [Css url paths when moving it to a different folder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/css-url-paths-when-moving-it-to-a-different-folder/227300)

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**Author:** [@dmitrij\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dmitrij_b)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/css-url-paths-when-moving-it-to-a-different-folder/227300 "2013-03-11T22:44:52Z")

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Hey. Its simple quation, but have litle problem with this. Its my path for css - assets/content/stylsheets/my.css Its path picture for background url - assets/images/picture.gif I do the following in my.css backgroun…

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## [Ruby-Talk without the cruft](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-talk-without-the-cruft/226773)

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**Author:** [@stevedogers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stevedogers)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-talk-without-the-cruft/226773 "2013-02-21T00:21:33Z")

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It’s all about the perception… depends on people mentality. Forum is to help someone. I would agree with Robert, although not with you. It is about the perception of the group. Not the individual. The more you behav…

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## [Dispatch.fcgi issues](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dispatch-fcgi-issues/179398)

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**Author:** [@r-a-mueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/r-a-mueller)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 7:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dispatch-fcgi-issues/179398 "2012-07-15T07:26:44Z")

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Hi - I’m looking for someone to point me in the right direction. Where should I start with this issue? I have a rails application running on a shared server. When I hit the URL, if there are no instances of the dispat…

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## [Why should I use question mark?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-should-i-use-question-mark/221276)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-should-i-use-question-mark/221276 "2012-07-07T02:40:31Z")

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I want rewrite a uri to itself without querystring, I tried rewrite .+ $uri permanent; but it rewrite to the original uri, with querystring unstripped. After googled, I try rewrite .+ $uri? permanent; and it works c…

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## [Could Ruby GC my VALUE in while acquiring the GVL?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-ruby-gc-my-value-in-while-acquiring-the-gvl/220022)

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**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-ruby-gc-my-value-in-while-acquiring-the-gvl/220022 "2012-05-25T11:22:48Z")

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Hi, I’m in C land without GVL and give value to a static VALUE variable defined in my .c file and later I acquire the GVL and want to use such a VALUE variable: // GVL release here: static VALUE my\_variable; my\_vari…

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## [Page.replace\_html :template =\> 'index'](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/page-replace-html-template-index/103524)

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**Author:** [@apie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/apie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/page-replace-html-template-index/103524 "2011-08-02T15:31:47Z")

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Hi I have an index.rhtml which is the default view. I have a form that is loaded/opened using rjs. If the info does not save, I have ajax error\_messages\_for that shows the user what is wrong. This works nicely, howe…

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## [Database trigger and callback](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-trigger-and-callback/207421)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-trigger-and-callback/207421 "2011-06-01T23:10:31Z")

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If I wanted to write my own db trigger using a 'before\_save" callback, how would I get the before save and after save values? Thanks!

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## [Rubygems fail - require hpricot!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-fail-require-hpricot/205890)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubygems-fail-require-hpricot/205890 "2011-04-18T19:48:00Z")

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Hi guys, I wanted to fetch some info from webpage and use it in my db. I read hpricot is one way to do it. But the problem is I’m unable to use it with my app. For some reason after successfully installing hpricot it …

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## [How to secure paypal signature, username and password stored in app\_config](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-secure-paypal-signature-username-and-password-stored-in-app-config/205187)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-secure-paypal-signature-username-and-password-stored-in-app-config/205187 "2011-04-01T14:29:49Z")

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Hi I store paypal api username, password and signature as simple text in config/app\_config.yml. I would like to know whether this can be protected , than just storing it as text which anybody can read from app\_config…

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## [Problem when naming conventions in ruby are overriden](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-when-naming-conventions-in-ruby-are-overriden/204485)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 9:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-when-naming-conventions-in-ruby-are-overriden/204485 "2011-03-14T09:58:39Z")

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Naming conventions for models in ruby on rails are overridden.Entity User and Responder have many to many association between them.It is expressed with has many through. Following are the model files: user.rb: has\_m…

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## [Replacing the ID with the value](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replacing-the-id-with-the-value/203352)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 10:53am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/replacing-the-id-with-the-value/203352 "2011-02-18T10:53:38Z")

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Hi. I have a project based on Rails 3.0.3 and MySQL. There are 2 tables (not all columns shown): users (id, name, group\_id) class User \< ActiveRecord::Base belongs\_to :groups end groups (id, name) class Group \< …

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## [Ajax search and javascript Rails 3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-search-and-javascript-rails-3/198438)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ajax-search-and-javascript-rails-3/198438 "2010-11-06T23:22:17Z")

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After doing a search of @homepages using ajax I want to update my div with:- $(“testsearch”).update("\<%= escape\_javascript(render(@homepages)%\>"); in my index.js.erb Which does not work as I am getting an internal se…

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## [Rails show views from a different controller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-show-views-from-a-different-controller/198742)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-show-views-from-a-different-controller/198742 "2010-11-06T18:51:34Z")

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In my Ruby on Rails application I have a page Aboutus - This has a Controller and View. Has no model. I have a Comments model (generated by the rails generate scaffold comment) - This has a Controller, view, model On…

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## [Why can I do a case insensitive Validation but not Find?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-can-i-do-a-case-insensitive-validation-but-not-find/198491)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-can-i-do-a-case-insensitive-validation-but-not-find/198491 "2010-11-02T14:16:55Z")

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Why can I do this… validates\_uniqueness\_of “username”, :case\_sensitive=\>false … but not this… User.where “Xx”, :case\_sensitive=\>false ?

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## [How do you turn colour on in autotest?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-turn-colour-on-in-autotest/193471)

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**Author:** [@Ashley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Ashley_M)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-turn-colour-on-in-autotest/193471 "2010-08-18T17:01:07Z")

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Hi This may sound like a really dumb question (most likely because it is), but I have two RSpec 2 projects, and one of them gives me colour, but the other doesn’t. Nothing in spec\_helper.rb or my autotest files ment…

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## [Get pid of memcached instance my app is connected to?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-pid-of-memcached-instance-my-app-is-connected-to/191918)

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**Author:** [@cmaxvv](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cmaxvv)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 10:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/get-pid-of-memcached-instance-my-app-is-connected-to/191918 "2010-07-21T10:27:53Z")

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Hi all. I’m using memcache-client to connect to memcached in my rails app. I’m having some weirdness on my production server and have several memcached instances running. Is there a way to get the pid of the one th…

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## [Swig 2.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/swig-2-0/190322)

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**Author:** [@stedwick](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stedwick)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/swig-2-0/190322 "2010-06-17T20:15:01Z")

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I just noticed Swig 2.0 is out. Has anyone tried it with gnuradio yet? Philip

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## [Howto create conditional basic authentication](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-create-conditional-basic-authentication/183008)

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**Author:** [@azgar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/azgar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/howto-create-conditional-basic-authentication/183008 "2010-02-05T23:59:09Z")

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Hi all, I have an operational NGINX server with e few dozen location {} definitions When a connection is made from an internal network towards the server the client browser gets all the pages. Now I like to add exter…

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## [\[Bug:trunk\] Is CGI::HtmlExtension public or not?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-is-cgi-htmlextension-public-or-not/182401)

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**Author:** [@Yusuke\_ENDOH](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yusuke_ENDOH)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-trunk-is-cgi-htmlextension-public-or-not/182401 "2010-01-28T16:27:37Z")

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## [How to deal with redirect\_to on cucumber?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-deal-with-redirect-to-on-cucumber/168424)

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**Author:** [@rubyernewbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyernewbie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-deal-with-redirect-to-on-cucumber/168424 "2009-05-21T11:24:45Z")

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I have a controller name forums and a action like this: def show redirect\_to forum\_topics\_path(:forum\_id =\> params\[:id\]) end my scenario is (not completed) Scenario: User input data correct When I run to the forum 1 …

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## [\[ANN\] rspec 1.2.6 Released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rspec-1-2-6-released/166938)

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**Author:** [@crucoba](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/crucoba)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-rspec-1-2-6-released/166938 "2009-05-02T13:58:14Z")

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rspec version 1.2.6 has been released! Behaviour Driven Development for Ruby. Changes: Version 1.2.6 / 2009-04-30 bug fixes gem actually built with spec executable http://rspec.info http://rubyforge.org/pro…

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## [New to Ruby on Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-on-rails/165681)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-on-rails/165681 "2009-04-16T14:14:26Z")

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Hi I have installed ruby186-26 using this link While i am trying to use this http://127.0.0.1:3000/garbage/ It says We’re sorry, but something went wrong. We’ve been notified about this issue and we’ll take a look …

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## [From Ruby: Calling a DOS batch file, waiting for it to finis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-ruby-calling-a-dos-batch-file-waiting-for-it-to-finis/75042)

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**Author:** [@Glenn\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Glenn_S)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/from-ruby-calling-a-dos-batch-file-waiting-for-it-to-finis/75042 "2009-03-12T15:12:44Z")

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Help! Can somebody point me at the best way to call a DOS batch file, and wait for it to finish. The batch file itself will be running a number of commands, including sqlloader. Ruby needs to wait for it to finish…

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## [2 plugins qui se cognent](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-plugins-qui-se-cognent/161436)

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**Author:** [@pierreva](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pierreva)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/2-plugins-qui-se-cognent/161436 "2009-03-01T17:28:05Z")

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Bonjour à tous, J’utilise validates\_timeliness pour valider les dates dans mon application Rails, ainsi que cross\_site\_sniper pour éviter les XSS. Le problème, c’est que validates\_timeliness override une méthode de A…

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## [Video dei progetti Rails/Facebook e Arduino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-dei-progetti-rails-facebook-e-arduino/161233)

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**Author:** [@chiaroscuro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chiaroscuro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/video-dei-progetti-rails-facebook-e-arduino/161233 "2009-02-24T23:45:14Z")

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Finalmente riusciamo a organizzarci e mettere su qualche video. http://blog.mikamai.com/2009/02/any-given-hack-up-sunday/ questi i risultati dell’hackup della scorsa domenica, e diverse facce della ML :slight\_smile: …

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## [Introduzione a Sinatra](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/introduzione-a-sinatra/159421)

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**Author:** [@visitor1981](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/visitor1981)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 2:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/introduzione-a-sinatra/159421 "2009-02-04T14:30:42Z")

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Vi segnalo che abbiamo pubblicato un articolo in italiano circa il web framework Sinatra: http://stacktrace.it/2009/02/introduzione-a-sinatra/ (a cura di Simone Dall’Angelo). E con questo articolo, riparte anche Stack…

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## [Controller if statement error with param](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/controller-if-statement-error-with-param/157141)

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**Author:** [@fididle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fididle)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/controller-if-statement-error-with-param/157141 "2009-01-08T00:26:00Z")

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Hi, Please help me with this maddening little problem. The if statement in the controller (below) does not detect the string “ALL” contained in params\[:state\]. This param was entered in a form (not shown here). I ca…

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## [Menu table in Rails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/menu-table-in-rails/156474)

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**Author:** [@cgommel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cgommel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/menu-table-in-rails/156474 "2008-12-28T17:59:12Z")

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Hello, being a very early beginner I want to build my first little rails app. I want to show the users (my co-workers) the menu table of our catering service. We can choose between five different dishes, some salads …

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## [Exists? && new? undefined in ActiveRecord::Base?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exists-new-undefined-in-activerecord-base/155977)

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**Author:** [@Tim\_McIntyre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tim_McIntyre)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/exists-new-undefined-in-activerecord-base/155977 "2008-12-18T20:34:04Z")

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I’ve got a trivial Order class: class Order \< ActiveRecord::Base end From the console: Loading development environment (Rails 2.1.2) o = Order.new =\> #\<Order id: nil, partner\_account\_id: nil, delivery\_status: nil…

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## [First GUI application using TK](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-gui-application-using-tk/154439)

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**Author:** [@cozzaamara](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cozzaamara)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/first-gui-application-using-tk/154439 "2008-12-01T19:40:12Z")

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Hi guys, for first sorry for my english. I’m a newbie with Ruby and i was trying to make a simple script using “Tk” I’ve installed Ruby 1.8.6 and ActiveTcl 8.5.5 but when i try to execute this code require ‘tk’ hel…

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## [Barra indicadora de avance de proceso](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/barra-indicadora-de-avance-de-proceso/149798)

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**Author:** [@Angel\_Mauricio\_Pino](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Angel_Mauricio_Pino)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 6:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/barra-indicadora-de-avance-de-proceso/149798 "2008-09-30T06:59:25Z")

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Supongo que mediante ajax se podra hacer una barra o un indicador de avance en algun proceso. Quien sabe como o me indica donde encontrar una gema o algo para hacerlo. Gracias Angel Mauricio Pino G removed\_email\_add…

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## [Jquery, format.js and IE](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-format-js-and-ie/149544)

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**Author:** [@bryan82](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bryan82)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2008, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/jquery-format-js-and-ie/149544 "2008-09-27T05:10:51Z")

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I’m trying to use jQuery to write all my js unobtrusively, and running into a bit of a problem when triggering the format.js block in IE6 (and possibly IE7). It returns the JSON string no problem, but instead of parsi…

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## [Respond\_to and format](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/respond-to-and-format/148293)

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**Author:** [@konstantin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/konstantin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2008, 3:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/respond-to-and-format/148293 "2008-09-11T15:51:45Z")

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Hello! I use a “format” parameter in my application for internal calculations. But Rails catches it and uses for view name. I mean, if I go to url: Rails tries to show me index.xml.erb view, but I don’t want this! I…

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