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## [RJS & Ajax question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-ajax-question/58916)

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**Author:** [@fingerdemon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fingerdemon)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rjs-ajax-question/58916 "2006-05-02T09:05:51Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to convert an older Rails application to use Ajax. I’ve already moved my edit and show actions so that, instead of displaying as separate pages, they appear in a on my list view. However, I have two p…

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## [Decode url in rewrite](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decode-url-in-rewrite/211663)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/decode-url-in-rewrite/211663 "2011-09-12T21:23:56Z")

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Hey guys, I am trying to solve a specific problem I have, but have not succeded. Users would access a link like this: http://mysite.com/24234234?key=3123&url=http%3A//mailee.me%3Fname%3Djohn%26code%3D123 This is a no…

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## [Consuming a SOAP Service using Savon Gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consuming-a-soap-service-using-savon-gem/191489)

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**Author:** [@saeed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/saeed)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/consuming-a-soap-service-using-savon-gem/191489 "2010-07-13T16:46:55Z")

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Hi, I am trying to consume a SOAP service using the Savon gem but having difficulty. My code: "require ‘rubygems’ require ‘savon’ Client instance with a WSDL endpoint client = Savon::Client.new “http://realtime.n…

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## [Newb q: Dynamic Dropdown Menu - Observe field - Ajax](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-q-dynamic-dropdown-menu-observe-field-ajax/147336)

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**Author:** [@toro04](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/toro04)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 10:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newb-q-dynamic-dropdown-menu-observe-field-ajax/147336 "2008-09-02T10:51:34Z")

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Hi Guys, I am trying to get my head around drop down menus and observe\_field (ajax?) I have : a ‘job’ model a vfxshotid model A job has\_many :vfxshotids A vfxshotid belongs\_to :job I need a page that has 2 drop d…

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## [Text\_field\_with\_auto\_complete no va en Rails 2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-no-va-en-rails-2/126247)

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**Author:** [@Jaime\_I](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jaime_I)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2008, 6:14am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/text-field-with-auto-complete-no-va-en-rails-2/126247 "2008-01-18T06:14:58Z")

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Holas, ¿cómo solucionais el que el auto\_complete no tire bien en Rails 2? Da un problema de ActionController::InvalidAuthenticityToken, relacionado con la protección contra forgery… En la lista inglesa sugieren desact…

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## [DBI/DBD for MySQL](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbi-dbd-for-mysql/101584)

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**Author:** [@mariachi77](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mariachi77)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2006, 10:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dbi-dbd-for-mysql/101584 "2006-08-06T22:14:23Z")

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Hi there, I am a bit confused about the installation for DBI/DBD. Is the default build/install of Ruby 1.8.4 not including the DBI module? If no: Is there no Gem available for DBI? Is the MySQL DBD not part of the Wi…

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## [Be a speaker at the next codemotion!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/be-a-speaker-at-the-next-codemotion/229451)

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**Author:** [@matteo\_c](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/matteo_c)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/be-a-speaker-at-the-next-codemotion/229451 "2013-01-24T15:01:53Z")

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Ciao a tutti, Al Codemotion c’ sempre stata una PENURIA di talk su Ruby :). Forza ragazzi, proponiamo qualcosa: http://c4p.codemotionworld.com/register/ ! La call For Paper per Codemotion Roma si chiude il 5 febbrai…

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## [Dynamically calling a certain set of methods](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamically-calling-a-certain-set-of-methods/204853)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 4:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dynamically-calling-a-certain-set-of-methods/204853 "2011-03-25T16:22:19Z")

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Hi, I am doing an implementation of a genetic algorithm to resolve a certain type of equations. I need to randomly call a certain method from a set: def mutation self.send(self.methods.select!{|element| element.t…

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## [Name generator | I need feedback](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/name-generator-i-need-feedback/204744)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/name-generator-i-need-feedback/204744 "2011-03-21T02:54:21Z")

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Hello! I created a name generator in Ruby. Basically, I have a file (default.txt) that contains words. These words are separated in two : “adjectives” and “nouns”. Result : adjective noun . In my file default.txt, I …

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## [Attr\_accessor :password](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attr-accessor-password/177269)

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**Author:** [@ralu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ralu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/attr-accessor-password/177269 "2009-10-15T06:25:43Z")

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attr\_accessor :password dis is small bit of code i have seen in a tutorial . in that example there is no field called password in the database, so how can rails understand its the password field of my database. in my …

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## [Scope of constants in instance\_eval](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scope-of-constants-in-instance-eval/177034)

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**Author:** [@peterk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peterk)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scope-of-constants-in-instance-eval/177034 "2009-10-13T10:52:54Z")

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so If I do class MyObj \< Module CONST = ‘xxx’ def initalialize(&block) super(&block) end end MyObj.new do puts(“CONST = #{CONST}”) end this will print unitialized constant CONST So how…

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## [Obtener nombre del recursos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/obtener-nombre-del-recursos/154141)

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**Author:** [@Borja\_MartSSS\_n](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Borja_MartSSS_n)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/obtener-nombre-del-recursos/154141 "2008-12-02T15:46:37Z")

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Buenas, ¿sabe alguien cómo podría obtener el nombre del recurso a partir del request? Es decir, si en el routes.rb tengo algo parecido a esto map.resources :pages, :controller =\> ‘documents’ y hago una petición a /p…

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## [Expect\_render](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/expect-render/149790)

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**Author:** [@sthorpe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sthorpe)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/expect-render/149790 "2008-09-30T03:09:27Z")

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I’m trying to write a spec asserting that no layout should be used in a controller. My spec currently looks like this: it "should render with no layout" do controller.expect\_render.with(hash\_including(:layout =\> n…

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## [Deactivating Page\_Attachments extension not working](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deactivating-page-attachments-extension-not-working/111590)

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**Author:** [@dpitman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dpitman)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 16, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deactivating-page-attachments-extension-not-working/111590 "2008-04-16T18:54:08Z")

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Running 0.6.2 on gem with last week’s version of the Page\_Attachments extension. This is happening both locally on my Mac and live on a Sun machine. After I deactivate the Page\_Attachments extension, the tan attachmen…

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## [Mailer Behavior on ASmallOrange](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mailer-behavior-on-asmallorange/81235)

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**Author:** [@BJ\_Clark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BJ_Clark)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 10:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mailer-behavior-on-asmallorange/81235 "2007-09-25T22:46:28Z")

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Anyone got the Mailer Behavior to work on ASmallOrange.com hosting? I have the behavior installed and everything set up to what I think is correct, but the form just reloads it’s self (not thank-you) and I never get a…

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## [Storing Rails controller callback data in session](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/storing-rails-controller-callback-data-in-session/235046)

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**Author:** [@alcina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alcina)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 4:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/storing-rails-controller-callback-data-in-session/235046 "2013-05-29T16:52:15Z")

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The idea is: Perform some time consuming action in background. Have the results from that action be propagated back to the controller using a callback. Store the result in an in memory session store. Have the resul…

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## [\[ruby-trunk - Bug #7481\]\[Open\] gem cleanup が正常に完了しない](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-trunk-bug-7481-open-gem-cleanup/224898)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-trunk-bug-7481-open-gem-cleanup/224898 "2012-12-01T10:54:25Z")

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Issue #7481 has been reported by hsbt (Hiroshi SHIBATA). Bug #7481: gem cleanup が正常に完了しない Author: hsbt (Hiroshi SHIBATA) Status: Open Priority: Normal Assignee: kou (Kouhei S.) Category: core Target version: 2.0…

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## [Error Bundler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-bundler/221998)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 9:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-bundler/221998 "2012-08-09T09:05:21Z")

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Any body can help me! i try create a new project, at the end i had message error bundler. root@xxx:/home/xxx# rails new depot\_b create create README.rdoc create Rakefile create config.ru create .gitignore cr…

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## [Is the package in Ubuntu Jaunty really going to be 0.17.0?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-the-package-in-ubuntu-jaunty-really-going-to-be-0-17-0/165968)

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**Author:** [@liberte](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liberte)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 29, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/is-the-package-in-ubuntu-jaunty-really-going-to-be-0-17-0/165968 "2009-04-29T12:30:48Z")

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Shouldn’t it be 0.18.1? Ubuntu – Error I thought there were serious issues with 0.17 that have since been fixed. Not to mention the inclusion of gtksourceview2. best, Dan Daniel Benjamin Lucraft www.daniellucraft.…

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## [Proposing an arbitrary precision class building on BigDecimal and being derived from Numeric](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proposing-an-arbitrary-precision-class-building-on-bigdecimal-and-being-derived-from-numeric/155039)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proposing-an-arbitrary-precision-class-building-on-bigdecimal-and-being-derived-from-numeric/155039 "2009-02-05T20:20:44Z")

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Dear Ruby commuity, this note deals with arbitrary precision arithmetics and Ruby module BigMath and Ruby class BigDecimal. So we are dealing with the mind children of Shigeo Kobayashi, and my first action in promoti…

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## [Pasar fecha como argumento](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pasar-fecha-como-argumento/124530)

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**Author:** [@masoto](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/masoto)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 12:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pasar-fecha-como-argumento/124530 "2007-12-30T00:47:15Z")

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Hola a todos, tengo una vista donde muestro un los dÃ­as del mes, por ejemplo diciembre. Cada dÃ­a es un enlace a aÃ±adir un nuevo artÃ­culo del tipo: \<?= link\_to d, new\_article\_path %\> Lo que busco es poderme pasar …

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## [Capture variable arguments](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capture-variable-arguments/123082)

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**Author:** [@kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kelleysislander)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 11:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/capture-variable-arguments/123082 "2007-12-13T23:41:18Z")

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Without spending several pages trying to explain myself, I have a need to do something like this: def method\_missing(method\_name, \*parameters) @method\_name = method\_name @parameters = parameters end . . . many life…

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## [Because I have east error?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/because-i-have-east-error/129605)

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**Author:** [@javier\_barcena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/javier_barcena)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 7:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/because-i-have-east-error/129605 "2007-05-23T19:38:48Z")

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Hello James. a question. because I have east error. stick the code therefore you help me. thanks. dummies javier@dummies:~/rails\_app/martina$ script/generate plugin\_migration create db/migrate create db/migrate/001…

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## [Duplicated directive on reverse proxy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/duplicated-directive-on-reverse-proxy/220530)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/duplicated-directive-on-reverse-proxy/220530 "2012-06-12T19:12:28Z")

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Hi, everyone, I’m going through some trouble with a nginx reverse proxy, and I’m kinda newbie to this tool. Fact is, I used to have 2 reverse proxies for addressing requests from Internet on port 80 to their respecti…

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## [Charts showing x,y and z coordinates](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/charts-showing-x-y-and-z-coordinates/154417)

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**Author:** [@savitha](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/savitha)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/charts-showing-x-y-and-z-coordinates/154417 "2009-01-06T02:57:34Z")

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Hi, Is there any suitable chart which can represent the x,y,z coordinates. I have the following need. X axis : Number of incidents. Y axis : Assignment group. Z axis : Incident by status. I am using the Ziya char…

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## [Ruby master (bug tracking system) is not sending me a restart password link](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-master-bug-tracking-system-is-not-sending-me-a-restart-password-link/263748)

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**Author:** [@jgomo3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jgomo3)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-master-bug-tracking-system-is-not-sending-me-a-restart-password-link/263748 "2023-03-31T15:44:58Z")

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Hello! I wonder if there are some technical issues with the Ruby Master site\[1\]. I forgot my password and I’ve been trying to get a reset link for quite a while, but I don’t get it. \[1\] https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/ , wh…

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## [Mechanize Timeout Exception - How To?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-timeout-exception-how-to/130098)

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**Author:** [@learningruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/learningruby)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 9:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mechanize-timeout-exception-how-to/130098 "2008-02-27T09:22:11Z")

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Hi all, I am very new at scraping and using mechanize. Its all a smooth run until I faced this problem of handling Timeout while fetching a web page. The Timeout::timeout() is unable to rescue this kind of error…

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## [Passing JRuby to Java](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-jruby-to-java/237833)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-jruby-to-java/237833 "2013-12-03T15:24:18Z")

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I am wondering it if it is practical to pass JRuby objects to java. The goal is to insert JRuby objects (actually Mongoid retrieved data/ classes) into Drools. Anyhow I wanted to see what they looked like in Java. …

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## [Passing hash as arguments](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-hash-as-arguments/158713)

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**Author:** [@leveille](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/leveille)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 10:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/passing-hash-as-arguments/158713 "2013-11-21T10:00:20Z")

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Is this the best way (though contrived) to use a hash as an argument in ruby? def state\_name\_age(feeling, info{}) “#{:name} is #{feeling} #{:age} #{:units} old” end my\_info = {} my\_info = {:name =\> “Kate”, :units =\>…

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## [Global array](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/global-array/215796)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/global-array/215796 "2012-01-18T11:31:41Z")

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Hi, Im trying to make an array a global array, but I cannot make it work. Here is what I have: hostname=server1 server = Hash.new { |hash, key| hash\[key\] = \[\] } service\_name=“service name” service=service1 if serve…

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## [Deploying with Capistrano via cron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-with-capistrano-via-cron/57032)

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**Author:** [@magic6435](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/magic6435)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploying-with-capistrano-via-cron/57032 "2011-07-31T16:56:22Z")

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I’m attempting to auto deploy a rails application to a development server periodically during ongoing development. I’ve setup ssh keys to allow the proper user auto login permissions, but have ran into 2 issues. W…

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## [Comment faire un enquete avec RoR](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comment-faire-un-enquete-avec-ror/175077)

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**Author:** [@jsn1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsn1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comment-faire-un-enquete-avec-ror/175077 "2009-09-16T20:31:02Z")

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Salut a tous! je suis a la recherche d’outils, d’applications, d’infos et d’idees qui pourraient m’aider a faire la conception d’une page web pour y mettre une enquete. Avez-vous deja programme une enquete avec RoR? …

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## [Partial Read From URL](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/partial-read-from-url/152742)

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**Author:** [@curi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/curi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 12:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/partial-read-from-url/152742 "2008-11-07T00:36:21Z")

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Can anyone see a problem with this code to read only 20k from a URL? The http connection will get closed, right? Is there a better way to do this? My goal is to download the start of mp3 files and then estimate their …

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## [Scripts fails to identify objects using Ruby version 2.2.6 and RubyMine version 2018 on VM with windows 7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scripts-fails-to-identify-objects-using-ruby-version-2-2-6-and-rubymine-version-2018-on-vm-with-windows-7/251757)

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**Author:** [@Priya.asfriend](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Priya.asfriend)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2019, 8:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scripts-fails-to-identify-objects-using-ruby-version-2-2-6-and-rubymine-version-2018-on-vm-with-windows-7/251757 "2019-01-29T08:28:08Z")

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Scripts fails to identify objects using Ruby version 2.2.6 and RubyMine version 2018 on VM with windows 7. But same scripts works fine on Windows 10 Scripts are failing to identify object and thus fails on very first st…

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## [How can a user contact another user](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-a-user-contact-another-user/231549)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-can-a-user-contact-another-user/231549 "2014-08-15T16:58:56Z")

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I think this is a rather general question. I would like to implement the following function in my website: Users can create different listings. Other user can click on the listing and click a contact button that links…

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## [ベンチマークが終わらない](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/topic/224633)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 8:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/topic/224633 "2012-11-21T08:36:47Z")

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shugo $B$5$s$N(B refinement $B$N=$@5$K$D$$$F%Y%s%A%^!\<%/$r\<h$m$&$H!$:rF|$+$i$9(B $B$Y$F$N%Y%s%A%^!\<%/$rAv$i$;$?$H$3$m!$IaCJ$J$i?t;~4V$G=$o$k$N$G$9$,!$:#8+(B $B$?$i=$o$C$F$^$;$s$G$7$?!%(B CharExponent = 3 count = 0 …

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## [Calculations on arrays?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calculations-on-arrays/125559)

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**Author:** [@daveamos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/daveamos)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calculations-on-arrays/125559 "2009-12-12T05:07:37Z")

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Hi everyone, I was wondering if there’s an easy way to grab the sum of a column in an array in ruby? Something that would work like @posts.sum(:column\_name). I know there’s one for Classes, but is there something simi…

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## [Videos over IronRuby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/videos-over-ironruby/159414)

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**Author:** [@barby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/barby)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/videos-over-ironruby/159414 "2009-02-06T09:36:33Z")

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Hi, I did a couple presentations the last few months on IronRuby or Silverlight Rails. One was at Devoxx 2008, which I gravely underestimated, where I actually use a lot of content from Jimmy’s presentation and I …

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## [Shell script with arguments within perl script](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shell-script-with-arguments-within-perl-script/103205)

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**Author:** [@jay](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jay)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 10:48am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shell-script-with-arguments-within-perl-script/103205 "2007-05-03T10:48:26Z")

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Hi! I wanted to run the system command with in Perl script to execute shell script with argument. I need to know the correct syntax for the arguments. Ex.) #/opt/bin/perl system(“shellscript.sh” , ); I am getting …

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## [Update\_attribute does not validate?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-attribute-does-not-validate/70585)

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**Author:** [@liquid](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liquid)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2006, 8:09am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-attribute-does-not-validate/70585 "2006-10-09T08:09:07Z")

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While using the in place editor, I noticed that none of my validations were firing. Digging around in the docs I found that this is deliberate. This method is overwritten by the Validation module that’ll make sure …

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## [User Authentication](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-authentication/54352)

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**Author:** [@Greg\_MacGregor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Greg_MacGregor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/user-authentication/54352 "2006-03-02T16:09:21Z")

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I’m trying to create a simple authentication system but am failing miserably. I’m (sort of) following the “Logging In” chapter of the Agile book. Ideally, any access to http://example.com/publish (and any of its subdi…

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## [Ruby based spreadsheet on a Mac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-based-spreadsheet-on-a-mac/266652)

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**Author:** [@pedzsan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pedzsan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 11:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-based-spreadsheet-on-a-mac/266652 "2024-11-11T11:51:13Z")

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I’m toying with the idea of writing a spreadsheet program where the cells can leverage the power of Ruby if need be. I’m going to do this just on the Mac. I don’t care about Windows. I’d prefer to have the user interf…

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## [Could Nginx stream support FTP PASSIVE?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-nginx-stream-support-ftp-passive/243550)

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**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-nginx-stream-support-ftp-passive/243550 "2015-12-03T16:06:23Z")

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Dears, Could Nginx stream support FTP PASSIVE? #er nobody; worker\_processes 4; #error\_log logs/error.log; #error\_log logs/error.log notice; #error\_log logs/error.log info; #pid logs/nginx.pid; event…

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## [Tengine, a customized Nginx, goes to open source](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tengine-a-customized-nginx-goes-to-open-source/214459)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tengine-a-customized-nginx-goes-to-open-source/214459 "2011-12-02T15:41:30Z")

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Hi guys, We’re glad to announce that Tengine (http://tengine.taobao.org), our home-baked Nginx at Taobao now becomes an open source project. Taobao (http://www.taobao.com) is the largest e-commerce website in Asia an…

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## [Error of "rake test" command](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-of-rake-test-command/209064)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 6:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-of-rake-test-command/209064 "2011-07-05T06:57:07Z")

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Hi, I have an error when i use rake test, plz help akyen@ubuntu:~/Desktop/p$ rake test WARNING: Global access to Rake DSL methods is deprecated. Please include … Rake::DSL into classes and modules which use the Ra…

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## [Nginx performance test](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-performance-test/181821)

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**Author:** [@Davide\_DSAmico](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Davide_DSAmico)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-performance-test/181821 "2010-01-19T16:57:58Z")

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Hi, I’ve a Dell R410 with dual Xeon E5530 with 8gb ddr so I would like to test/discover nginx perfomances. Here my config file /usr/local/etc/nginx/nginx.conf: orker\_processes 10; events { accept\_mutex off; worke…

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## [Il problema di Matteo all'RSC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/il-problema-di-matteo-allrsc/149502)

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**Author:** [@Giovanni\_I](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Giovanni_I)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/il-problema-di-matteo-allrsc/149502 "2008-09-25T15:00:36Z")

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Ciao oggi da perfetto fancazzista ancora semiubriaco (3 bloody mary, 2 vodka tonic, 1 ginger&whiskey, 1 russian, 2 panini a caso) ho provato a risolvere il problema proposto ieri da Matteo: “Ho un array di tre categor…

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## [Serving embedded video files with X-Accel-Redirect to IE 6 browser](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/serving-embedded-video-files-with-x-accel-redirect-to-ie-6-browser/134890)

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**Author:** [@thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thomas)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 12:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/serving-embedded-video-files-with-x-accel-redirect-to-ie-6-browser/134890 "2008-04-17T00:22:21Z")

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Hi list, I am able to serve embedded quicktime movie files to Safari 3.1 and Firefox2 browsers, but I fail serving to Internet Explorer 6. The quicktime logo gets displayed, but the movie never starts. Are there some…

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## [Problem saving data in different languages](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-saving-data-in-different-languages/79359)

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**Author:** [@john\_old](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/john_old)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 7:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-saving-data-in-different-languages/79359 "2006-03-30T07:00:52Z")

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Hi, I currently have a site that lets people enter info and submit it to the database. But the problem is the it lets people enter data in their language (portuguese and spanish) and all the special characters for tho…

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## [Using mysql client to read a file to create a table in a dat](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-mysql-client-to-read-a-file-to-create-a-table-in-a-dat/56120)

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**Author:** [@julian](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/julian)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-mysql-client-to-read-a-file-to-create-a-table-in-a-dat/56120 "2006-03-29T20:09:30Z")

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I have a little tech problem: I have a lap top running xp home service pack two and I have installed ruby 1.8.2 and rails 1.0.0 I also have mysql 4.1.16-nt via tcp/ip running on the laptop, so all three pieces of sof…

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