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## [Blank Pages rendered from view](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/blank-pages-rendered-from-view/80792)

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**Author:** [@chucky](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chucky)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/blank-pages-rendered-from-view/80792 "2006-12-31T10:42:08Z")

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For some reason, any code in my view folder that contains \<% form\_tag do %\> followed by text and variables only produces a blank page with no errors. If I remove the form\_tag statements and leave only text, the page i…

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## [Is there an object to store something across the sessions?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-an-object-to-store-something-across-the-sessions/80834)

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**Author:** [@backz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/backz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 1:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-there-an-object-to-store-something-across-the-sessions/80834 "2006-12-31T01:02:56Z")

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Just like servlet context in java web development. In rails 1.1.6, the latest version on rubyforge.org, I can do like this: create a model without database tables bar.rb class Bar @@v=0 def inc @@v+=1 end end a…

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## [Why is gethostbyname in TCPSocket?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-is-gethostbyname-in-tcpsocket/80069)

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**Author:** [@msoulier](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/msoulier)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-is-gethostbyname-in-tcpsocket/80069 "2006-12-21T04:31:21Z")

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Looking for dns support, I found the gethostbyname method as a class method of TCPSocket in the socket library. Seems like an odd place, considering that gethostbyname is hardly specific to TCP protocol alone. Any id…

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## [Trouble populating drop-down from DB](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-populating-drop-down-from-db/76371)

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**Author:** [@kim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kim)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2006, 8:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-populating-drop-down-from-db/76371 "2006-11-21T20:46:46Z")

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Hello, What I Have: I have a form that a user enters information in. That information is stored in a DB. What I Want: I want to allow the user to edit/update that information -you know CRUD My Problem: Everything is…

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## [Setting Ajax.Updater update target to alternate window?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-ajax-updater-update-target-to-alternate-window/75648)

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**Author:** [@weyus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/weyus)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-ajax-updater-update-target-to-alternate-window/75648 "2006-11-13T18:25:48Z")

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I need to make a call to Ajax.Updater(container, url, options) where container needs to be a DOM element in another window. So assuming my form is in window “X”, can I specify a DOM element in window “Y” as the update…

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## [Model-less SQL results](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/model-less-sql-results/75662)

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**Author:** [@craig\_b](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/craig_b)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 7:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/model-less-sql-results/75662 "2006-11-12T19:56:51Z")

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I’m trying to get some stats from my database about my model, and I’m not sure how to go about it. If I have a model ‘foo’ that has an attribute ‘color’ and I want to get some counts on this I could use the sql: SELE…

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## [ruby/GTK : Embedded terminal or redirecting process output](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gtk-embedded-terminal-or-redirecting-process-output/71364)

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**Author:** [@micktaiwan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/micktaiwan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 4:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gtk-embedded-terminal-or-redirecting-process-output/71364 "2006-10-10T04:13:23Z")

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Hi, Using ruby-gnome2 (gtk) I’d like to embed a terminal in a window, or redirect the output of a child process into a text editor. Something like sbtn.signal\_connect(“pressed”) { system(‘ls’) } … launch the comma…

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## [Utilisation de Instant Rail](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utilisation-de-instant-rail/70202)

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**Author:** [@Bul](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bul)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/utilisation-de-instant-rail/70202 "2006-09-27T15:12:52Z")

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bonjour Ã toutes et Ã tous, j'avais quelques soucis pour utiliser Rails, sur les conseils de plusieurs personnes, je remet "tout Ã plat" et j'installe "Instant Rails". et pour moi, Ã§a ne fonctionne toujours…

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## [Bad interaction of ferret (0.10.5) and mongrel on linux](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bad-interaction-of-ferret-0-10-5-and-mongrel-on-linux/69400)

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**Author:** [@Rafe\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafe_C)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2006, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bad-interaction-of-ferret-0-10-5-and-mongrel-on-linux/69400 "2006-09-20T23:56:09Z")

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We have an application that uses Ferret and acts\_as\_ferret that we just upgraded to Ferret 0.10.5 (from 0.9.5) and the corresponding version of the acts\_as\_ferret. Everything works as expected on my laptop, which is …

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## [Open-uri question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-uri-question/99871)

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**Author:** [@akanksha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/akanksha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open-uri-question/99871 "2006-07-26T02:29:46Z")

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I am using open-uri for the first time. I need to visit a bunch of urls and gather some data. Here is a samll code snippet require ‘open-uri’ # allows the use of a file like API for URLs open( “http://no-way-outspaik3…

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## [RDig config file problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdig-config-file-problem/98406)

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**Author:** [@sshingler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sshingler)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rdig-config-file-problem/98406 "2006-07-14T18:02:56Z")

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Hi All, Hope it is ok to post RDig queries on this forum. Just trying to get RDig working (Ubuntu 6.06, RDig 0.3.0, ferret 0.9.4, rubyful\_soup 1.0.4) Here is my output: sh:~/rdigtry$ rdig -c config/rdig\_config.rb d…

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## [Regex help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regex-help/95710)

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**Author:** [@Nicholas\_PSMueller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nicholas_PSMueller)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2006, 2:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regex-help/95710 "2006-06-10T02:36:52Z")

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I am trying to write a model validates\_format\_of that will accept a field containing only certain characters. I want the field to only allow the following characters: a-z, A-Z, 0-9 and the ‘\_’, ‘@’, ‘.’ and ‘-’ chara…

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## [When adding a record in console, a parameter comes in as nul](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/when-adding-a-record-in-console-a-parameter-comes-in-as-nul/62546)

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**Author:** [@jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jwigal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 3:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/when-adding-a-record-in-console-a-parameter-comes-in-as-nul/62546 "2006-06-09T03:31:43Z")

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In console, I am trying to create a User but the :account\_id does not come in. Console just gives me back :account\_id =\> nil. Obviously I’m trying to set it though. Silly console… But, I can set the account\_id colum…

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## [Running the same application multiple times with different e](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-the-same-application-multiple-times-with-different-e/62860)

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**Author:** [@tobias](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tobias)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/running-the-same-application-multiple-times-with-different-e/62860 "2006-06-09T00:33:28Z")

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Hi! I have an application that needs to be run on multiple virtual hosts (Apache2) with each instance having it’s own environment / database. Using dispatch.cgi I simply configure two virtual hosts pointing to the sa…

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## [RailsConf Europe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/railsconf-europe/59584)

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**Author:** [@pix](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pix)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 4, 2006, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/railsconf-europe/59584 "2006-05-04T12:30:03Z")

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Dopo averci illuso con ItalyOnRails pare che la prima conf ufficiale si faccia a Londra ( http://europe.railsconf.org/ ) il 14 e il 15 settembre… I prezzi mi sembrano un tantino eccessivi… ( http://skillsmatter.com/m…

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## [Bug in Rails 1.1 implementation of before\_filters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-in-rails-1-1-implementation-of-before-filters/58719)

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**Author:** [@grahamglass](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/grahamglass)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2006, 1:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-in-rails-1-1-implementation-of-before-filters/58719 "2006-04-25T13:56:39Z")

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I just spent a few hours tracking down a bug in Rails 1.1, so I thought I’d post the issue and a workaround just in case anyone else hits it. I designed a security enhancement so that controller methods can be protect…

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## [Forum](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forum/94115)

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**Author:** [@health](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/health)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 12:47pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forum/94115 "2006-04-21T12:47:01Z")

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Ciao, ci sono dei plugin o qualcosa di figo figoso per creare dei forum da inserire in un portale fatto con rails? Non vorrei dover fare un forum da zero… sarebbe noioso!! ciao e grazie :slight\_smile:

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## [Problem with select helpers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-select-helpers/57057)

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**Author:** [@anabia](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/anabia)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2006, 9:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-select-helpers/57057 "2006-04-06T21:43:47Z")

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Hi guys, Im doing a todo list in wich every todo item belongs to a category so at the time of create i want a select dropdown to let me choose the category for the new todo item. I have two models, todo and category(…

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## [Directory structure of a Ruby installation, including the pa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/directory-structure-of-a-ruby-installation-including-the-pa/55791)

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**Author:** [@randy\_k](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/randy_k)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/directory-structure-of-a-ruby-installation-including-the-pa/55791 "2006-03-24T16:05:11Z")

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Restart: For a variety of reasons, I’m trying to get a better understanding of how a Ruby installation is laid out on disk. Maybe the best way to explain what I mean is by giving some of the specific questions I ha…

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## [British Pound character in error messages](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/british-pound-character-in-error-messages/55186)

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**Author:** [@orotone](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/orotone)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2006, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/british-pound-character-in-error-messages/55186 "2006-03-18T18:14:17Z")

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some of my validation error messages contain a pound sign (the British currency, not #) however, this get’s shown as a question mark in the view. i can get round it by using the html reference (£) instead of the lite…

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## [Keypress events with no AJAX needed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keypress-events-with-no-ajax-needed/54707)

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**Author:** [@bigdaddy71](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/bigdaddy71)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2006, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/keypress-events-with-no-ajax-needed/54707 "2006-03-13T16:31:28Z")

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Is anyone else finding it frustrating to do in Ruby client-side things that would be simple in Javascript? It seems like all of the “helpers” involve server (controller) communication. For example, having a text fiel…

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## [Ruby Web Start?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-start/70001)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 18, 2006, 7:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-web-start/70001 "2006-02-18T19:17:58Z")

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Hi, I’ve been poking my nose into some Java books over the last week. Java Web Start applications seem like the coolest thing. From what I understand when you click an app link on a web page you automatically downloa…

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## [Getting gem rdoc via ri?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-gem-rdoc-via-ri/98037)

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**Author:** [@princenamor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/princenamor)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-gem-rdoc-via-ri/98037 "2006-01-30T15:34:21Z")

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Guys, I’m working with the new RadRails release (0.5.3), which has a very nifty inclusion of ri courtesy of RDT. Problem is, although I’ve generated rdoc for all installed gems with “gem rdoc --all”, it’s not accessi…

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## [Problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem/95182)

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**Author:** [@audioFixAdmin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/audioFixAdmin)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem/95182 "2006-01-14T01:35:35Z")

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Hi. I’m doing a tutorial from the Thomas~Hansson book and am getting this error message: Extracted source (around line #17): 14: \<%= link\_to ‘Add to Cart’, 15: {:action =\> ‘add\_to\_cart’, 16: …

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## [Make link\_to\_remote call redirect current view, not read red](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/make-link-to-remote-call-redirect-current-view-not-read-red/52008)

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**Author:** [@Francois\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Francois_B)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/make-link-to-remote-call-redirect-current-view-not-read-red/52008 "2006-01-10T03:21:06Z")

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Hello everyone ! I have a link\_to\_remote which creates a Party from a ContactRequest. The action on the server creates the party, marks the contact request as processed, and then returns a redirect. According to my k…

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## [Creating a pulldown entry on the fly](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-a-pulldown-entry-on-the-fly/78091)

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**Author:** [@afg](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/afg)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/creating-a-pulldown-entry-on-the-fly/78091 "2005-12-28T12:30:48Z")

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My first ROR app is coming along nicely. This is definately a agile env. One of my last issues before inhouse deployment is creating pulldown entries on the fly. In particular, I’m writing a job tracking app for my …

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## [Gettext in models](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-in-models/48376)

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**Author:** [@Simon.Santoro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Simon.Santoro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2005, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gettext-in-models/48376 "2005-11-19T20:19:15Z")

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hello! i would like to translate the error messages in my models like this: class Person \< ActiveRecord::Base validates\_presence\_of :name, :message =\> \_(‘Please insert a name’) end but i get undefined method \`\_’ fo…

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## [Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutorial 31 - Battleship](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glimmer-dsl-for-swt-video-tutorial-31-battleship/263218)

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**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2022, 2:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glimmer-dsl-for-swt-video-tutorial-31-battleship/263218 "2022-09-03T02:09:08Z")

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Desktop development is about 10 times simpler than web development. Learn it and you will become a better web developer as you transfer the simplicity of desktop development to the web! Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutoria…

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## [Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutorial 26 - Hello, Canvas Transform!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glimmer-dsl-for-swt-video-tutorial-26-hello-canvas-transform/263113)

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**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 8:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/glimmer-dsl-for-swt-video-tutorial-26-hello-canvas-transform/263113 "2022-07-29T20:33:30Z")

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Desktop development is about 10 times simpler than web development. Learn it and you will become a better web developer as you transfer the simplicity of desktop development to the web! Glimmer DSL for SWT Video Tutoria…

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## [Client side validations](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/client-side-validations/260785)

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**Author:** [@merlin2049er](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/merlin2049er)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 4:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/client-side-validations/260785 "2021-01-08T16:55:28Z")

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I’m using a gem called client side validations. But, I just recently swapped turbolinks for tubro (or hotwire). I guess, I don’t need to use that gem any longer?

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## [Student Records | Ruby | TestDome](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/student-records-ruby-testdome/252419)

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**Author:** [@cosmin.m](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cosmin.m)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 8:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/student-records-ruby-testdome/252419 "2019-05-15T08:40:05Z")

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https://www.testdome.com/questions/ruby/student-records/24340?visibility=1&skillId=6 Does anyone knows how should be this problem solved?

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## [\[HELP \] Call java code / method from Ruby programming](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-call-java-code-method-from-ruby-programming/245637)

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**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-call-java-code-method-from-ruby-programming/245637 "2013-06-21T16:29:26Z")

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Hi All , I have written java code ( This java code will not return any thing but it will do action ) which is required call from ruby , please let me what is best way to achieve this ? Thanks , Muthu S. SR

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## [Runtime error from boost 1.52 issue on OSX](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/runtime-error-from-boost-1-52-issue-on-osx/225328)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/runtime-error-from-boost-1-52-issue-on-osx/225328 "2012-12-29T20:44:35Z")

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I’m writing to describe an issue, and to provide a workaround, related to gnuradio with boost 1.52. I built the current gnuradio repo from source on Mac OSX 10.6.8 (satisfied dependencies using MacPorts). The build…

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## [Ruby-on-Rails Suludo?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-suludo/225093)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-on-rails-suludo/225093 "2012-12-12T12:09:27Z")

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Hi Spain, Hope you guys are doing well  My name is Louis and I’m a Pure Ruby-on-Rails recruiter. I work with over 20 Rails teams around the UK and Ireland and have a large number of contract and permanent positions.…

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## [A problem to the FFT Block](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-problem-to-the-fft-block/224480)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-problem-to-the-fft-block/224480 "2012-11-20T16:48:21Z")

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hello all, When I use the fft blcok, it seems not right. I build the test system like this: Square source -\> IFFT -\> FFT -\> File Sink, when the input is 1, the output in the file sink is 1, and when the intput i…

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## [Is it possible to run a shared php-pool while keeping security?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-run-a-shared-php-pool-while-keeping-security/222916)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 3:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-it-possible-to-run-a-shared-php-pool-while-keeping-security/222916 "2012-09-15T15:36:09Z")

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I’m trying to configure my first VPS using nginx and php-fpm. I’ve set it up and everything is working well, but I’ve realized that for every user created there is a separate php-fpm pool what takes about 30 MB of me…

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## [Asset - Pipeline](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/asset-pipeline/218773)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/asset-pipeline/218773 "2012-04-11T22:57:40Z")

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Hello guys, I tried to get an image-background working within my page, but I was wrong… I´m using rails 3.2.3, ruby 1.9.3 p125. thats a part of my css file (app/assets/stylesheets/custom.css.scss): body { padding-t…

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## [Installation steps for Ruby on Rails?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-steps-for-ruby-on-rails/218033)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 8:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-steps-for-ruby-on-rails/218033 "2012-03-20T08:03:38Z")

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The current project that I’m currently worked on has a requirement for Ruby on Rails and the migration facility provided by it to keep databases in sync. And, I’m completely new to this technology. Here’s my scene : …

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## ['\<\<' operator](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator/217894)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/operator/217894 "2012-03-15T20:30:50Z")

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I have a small doubt on wht the ‘\<\<’ operator do in ruby for instance in this code class \<\< ro undef :instance\_eval end

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## [Installed Ruby 1.9.1 but ruby -v gives 1.8.7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installed-ruby-1-9-1-but-ruby-v-gives-1-8-7/207876)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installed-ruby-1-9-1-but-ruby-v-gives-1-8-7/207876 "2012-02-23T05:10:18Z")

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I’m trying to update Ruby on my Ubuntu system. What should I do after installing Ruby 1.9.1? Since ruby -v gives 1.8.7 I’m assuming there are probably some configuration changes I need to do. But I have no idea what. …

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## [¿Como administrar el pool de conexiones o conexiones?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/como-administrar-el-pool-de-conexiones-o-conexiones/208085)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/como-administrar-el-pool-de-conexiones-o-conexiones/208085 "2011-06-09T22:02:43Z")

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El problema: Tengo un usuario para conectar la aplicación de rails a la base de datos. Este usuario tiene la limitación de usar una sola conexión a la base de datos. La aplicación funciona bien pero haciendo pruebas d…

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## [Apache + Passenger on OSX](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-passenger-on-osx/207532)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-passenger-on-osx/207532 "2011-06-01T22:13:06Z")

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I am using the default Apache install that comes with OSX and Passenger 3.0.6. Everything was working fine and then today I started getting the error: \[Fri May 27 09:00:58 2011\] \[error\] \[client 127.0.0.1\] Symbolic li…

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## [Starting a project over: what should I delete?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-a-project-over-what-should-i-delete/207118)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 2:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/starting-a-project-over-what-should-i-delete/207118 "2011-05-19T02:45:41Z")

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My project is in the early stages so deleting it and starting over will be no big deal. I want to do this because I ran into a couple of problems with migrations and rollbacks that didn’t leave the system in the state…

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## [Models - 'find'-ing by a method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/models-find-ing-by-a-method/206341)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 5:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/models-find-ing-by-a-method/206341 "2011-04-28T17:51:59Z")

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wondering if there is a way to do this… say we have a model that has attributes length and width… :length and :width and we have a class square: class Square \< ActiveRecord::Base def area area = length \* width end …

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## [Need help in changing data in production](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-in-changing-data-in-production/205489)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/need-help-in-changing-data-in-production/205489 "2011-04-08T19:06:18Z")

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Hi everybody, I have to change a lot of data in production server and I don’t know what’s the best way to do it. To handle the permissions in the older version of my system I had two models: Group and Permision. cl…

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## [Link + Params](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-params/205086)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-params/205086 "2011-03-29T15:08:19Z")

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Hello! I have database called “Auth”, there are following fields: id, auth, is\_active, created\_at, updated\_at and i have 1 active record: 1, lala999, 1, 20-03-20111 15:14:12, 20-03-20111 15:14:12

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## [Installing Rails and Ruby Mine](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-rails-and-ruby-mine/204139)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installing-rails-and-ruby-mine/204139 "2011-03-10T20:52:57Z")

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I feel somewhat out of place here amongst all the real developers, but hopefully someone might look kindly upon my pitiful first steps into the world of development. I’ve five weeks experience having just recently en…

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## [About RF SMA-M to SMA-M cable](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-rf-sma-m-to-sma-m-cable/201938)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/about-rf-sma-m-to-sma-m-cable/201938 "2011-01-18T22:52:11Z")

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Does this cable have shielding capability? I need a cable that shields external signal in 400-500MHz

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## [Ruby-opengl new gl.so](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-opengl-new-gl-so/201209)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-opengl-new-gl-so/201209 "2011-01-03T00:24:03Z")

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Recently I’d encountered problems using ruby-opengl with ruby 1.9.1p430 for Windows. The errors have been reported before like snprintf not being located & such like. So I decided to download the source for ruby-openg…

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## [Super! New FREE video collection for You](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/super-new-free-video-collection-for-you/198649)

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**Author:** [@Dobai-Pataky\_BSSSSl](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dobai-Pataky_BSSSSl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/super-new-free-video-collection-for-you/198649 "2010-11-04T20:17:40Z")

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Really funny videos http://ybobegic.co.cc

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