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## [WIN32OLE in ruby windows one click installer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-in-ruby-windows-one-click-installer/84426)
Hello, I am new to ruby for programming win32ole. I install ruby on windows using ruby one click installer windows version 1.8.5-21. I check the win32ole.c inside the src/ruby-1.8.5/ext/win32ole directory and the ver…
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## [Preload class at start up](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/preload-class-at-start-up/81766)
Hi All, Is there a way to tell Rail to load my class at start up. my problem is I have a Field class which has children classes : DateField, MoneyField …etc (and might be more in the future) I also have Template clas…
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## [Overriding Typo's .htaccess](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/overriding-typos-htaccess/81083)
I have a .htaccess at the top level of my web server. I have a need to place a redirect in there for the Custom Application Development Software for Business - Salesforce.com link, but this seems to be overridden by …
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## [Setting up proxy peers like HAproxy?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/setting-up-proxy-peers-like-haproxy/244503)
With HAproxy, if you use multiple proxies you can synchronize their states: https://cbonte.github.io/haproxy-dconv/configuration-1.5.html#3.5 This allows, for example, if you’re load balancing based on a header value…
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## [Nginx uwsgi connection timeout](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-uwsgi-connection-timeout/232971)
Hello, I have nginx 1.6.1 setup in front of uwsgi 2.0.7 using uwsgi\_pass, which has been working very well for me except for one request. When I make the failing request uwsgi processes the request and returns the r…
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## [Main.rb:3: warning: assigned but unused variable - roelof](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/main-rb-warning-assigned-but-unused-variable-roelof/230253)
I tried my ruby out on this site : http://www.compileonline.com/execute\_ruby\_online.php So I have this script : roelof = “www.codewars.com#about” def remove\_url\_anchor(roelof) answer = roelof.gsub(/#\\w+/,“”) puts …
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## [Update\_all broken in postgres?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/update-all-broken-in-postgres/62189)
Hi has anyone managed to use update\_all with rails on postgres? In my setup, it does not work: @keyword.update\_all(myupdates) NoMethodError: undefined method update\_all' for #\ from /home/lib/rub…
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## [Mod\_rewrite with Nginx?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mod-rewrite-with-nginx/244359)
Hello is the first time that NGINX uses, and I’m turning my .htaccess to use it. Unfortunately the access is really long, and it is my first time I do this. I converted the .htaccess with nginx online tool, but unfo…
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## [RSpec2 error codes testing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec2-error-codes-testing/235863)
I have an issue with testing error codes. If a record is not found, it raises exception ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound. The thing is, I wanna check if 404 is returned. If I go ahead and just check : response.status.shou…
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## [Rake aborted! Please install the jdbcpostgresql adapter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-aborted-please-install-the-jdbcpostgresql-adapter/219533)
HELP! Please! I’m pulling my hair out! Ok, I’m just trying to get jruby to work with postgresql. With postgresql server running, and webrick running, I create a project, with: rails new myproj I edit the file datab…
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## [Seed\_fu and has\_many :through](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/seed-fu-and-has-many-through/185938)
Hi In my application to seed data I am using seed\_fu (GitHub - mbleigh/seed-fu: Advanced seed data handling for Rails, combining the best practices of several methods together.) I have tables roles,privileges and perm…
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## [Help with Navigation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-navigation/180619)
I’m currently using CSS to style my navigational menu. I also have jquery at my disposal. The basic structure is like this: Active Menu Item …
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## [How to get datetime\_select params?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-datetime-select-params/73669)
Hey all, I do a: \<%= datetime\_select ‘user’, ‘registered\_after’ %\> but then when I try to do @dateregister = params\[:user\]\[:datetime\_select\] it’s nil. I know it has to do something with multi-parameter assignment b…
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## [ActiveResource, how to add a param to every request?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activeresource-how-to-add-a-param-to-every-request/186742)
Hi, I have just created a couple of ActiveResource classes that are being used to communicate with a rest api. In every request I am having to place an api key as an additional param e.g. @book = Book.find(params\[:i…
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## [Fedex tracking](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fedex-tracking/95619)
I’ve been using the Business::FedEx::DirectConnect perl module to track and ship packages via FedEx for awhile now. I’m wanting to convert some of this functionality over to ROR, mostly just the package tracking part. …
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## [How to add an sdl video sink to grc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-add-an-sdl-video-sink-to-grc/206834)
Hi, I could not find an sdl video sink in grc. How can I add one to grc? Elvis D.
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## [YAML anchor and alias problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/yaml-anchor-and-alias-problem/154967)
Hi, I’m trying to use YAML to load and store a whole bunch of data (with a lot of repetition). Anchors and aliases seem to be the way froward, but I am runing into a few problems. Suppose I have the following YAML do…
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## [Multiple sessions?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-sessions/87254)
So here’s the situation: I’m working on a Rails site that needs to have two separate authenticated areas (the cms and a shopping cart). I haven’t begun working on the shopping cart yet, but I need to figure out the b…
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## [4rx FPGA image issue](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/4rx-fpga-image-issue/228674)
Hi all, I’m using two USRP1 as transmitter and receiver. I’m trying to make the receiver listening to three channels. I found that I have to use the 4rx FPGA image for 4 RX DSPs on the USRP1. But when I run my comman…
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## [Compile 1.9.3 on cygwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/compile-1-9-3-on-cygwin/216322)
Hi, since a few day I cannot compile Ruby 1.9.3 under Cygwin. I haven’t found the reason so far. Could be caused by a cygwin update or something else. Libs are all in place. In fact this compile worked without iss…
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## [Ruby-GNOME2 moves to GitHub](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-gnome2-moves-to-github/214007)
Hi! The Ruby-GNOME2 team has been hard at work the last few months to bring you updates in a wide range of areas. Ruby 1.9 Ruby-GNOME2 now compiles and runs without warnings or errors against both Ruby 1.8 and Ruby…
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## [Are there any ways to detect spec faults during a run?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-there-any-ways-to-detect-spec-faults-during-a-run/229197)
Hi, Is there a way to detect if an example has failed? Something like a: “example\_failed?” method. In my case I need to dump some information, i.e trace and error log, to be used when analyzing what went wrong in t…
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## [Dealing with money](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dealing-with-money/203553)
Hello all, I’ve had a look at the Money gem and some others but I think they may be overkill for what I want. Some advice would be nice. I have a site where people pledge some money to an account. The amounts could c…
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## [Printing image problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/printing-image-problem/146297)
hi, i got a complex printing class, it pronts text,line,image objects. it generates a good preview, good pdf if print to file, but if printed to printer or to file type ps, printing of the page stops after an image i…
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## [Indexing only the changed values](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/indexing-only-the-changed-values/110741)
Hi all, i have model A which has a field indexed from model B. model A belongs to model B. So whenever i insert a row in model ‘A’, a query is fired to the field from model ‘B’ even though the data was not changed …
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## [Validating associated objects](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-associated-objects/108424)
I am having a weird problem class Post has\_many :uploads end class Upload belongs\_to :post end In the form in my view the user can upload multiple files at once. In my model there are multiple validations for a…
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## [How to install gruel "missing" from gnuradio-3.7.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-install-gruel-missing-from-gnuradio-3-7-0/246152)
Solution to gruel failure to compile and install - gnuradio-3.7.0 and probably 3.7.1 follows. Note that making these changes does not subsequently permit building gruel with the normal gnuradio build and install. It…
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## [Radio frequency range description list?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radio-frequency-range-description-list/227869)
Hi, Has anyone created a machine parsable file that lists radio frequencies and what is covered by that range? At the simplest level I am thinking of something that would include country code, a frequency range and t…
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## [Set\_fixture\_class works on individual test, but test suite fails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/set-fixture-class-works-on-individual-test-but-test-suite-fails/213865)
Hi all, I have a bug in my code that I have been unable to track down that deals with the set\_fixture\_class statement. Basically, set\_fixture\_class (and my tests) are working fine when I test one controller in isola…
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## [Comparing the first half of a string to the second half](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/comparing-the-first-half-of-a-string-to-the-second-half/195339)
I want to be able to test a string, to see if the second half of the string is a duplicate of the first part of the string, and if so I just want the first half (or the second for that matter). I am using ruby-1.9.…
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## [Paperclip image styles getting cropped](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paperclip-image-styles-getting-cropped/172823)
Hello All, I am using rails paperclip plugin for image upload. my image has different styles and the original image gets cropped while processing styled image. I dont want image to be cropped. Is there any way ??? …
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## [Problem with :touch in belongs\_to](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-touch-in-belongs-to/171176)
I’ve read in rails api that there is a touch parameter and I want to use it in my application. I have something like that class User \< ActiveRecord::Base has\_many :phones after\_update :updated def updated … end e…
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## [Error occuring 'ruby script/server -debugger'](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/error-occuring-ruby-script-server-debugger/169413)
C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/active\_support/core\_ext/ rocess/daemon.rb:4:in \`fork': fork() function is unimplemented on this machine NotImplementedError) from C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/g…
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## [Happy New Year Ruby Community!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/happy-new-year-ruby-community/156677)
Happy New Year Ruby Community! Maybe in some countries it’s new year already. I have almost 2 years being happy with ruby, so happy, and more than a year reviewing ruby talks, very happy to be rubyist!!! Happy new y…
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## [Using OFDM](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-ofdm/155273)
Hi, I was trying to use OFDM from gnuradio. I made my own .xml to handle it in GRC and it is designed to make a call like this : self.blks2\_ofdm\_mod\_0 = blks2.ofdm\_mod( options=my\_utils.make\_ofdm\_options(mod=“qpsk”, …
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## [Possible bug in the range filter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/possible-bug-in-the-range-filter/122848)
Hi. I’m trying to add support for the nginx range filter in mod\_wsgi but I have found some problems. When I try to resume a file download (using wget) I get a: 2007/12/11 22:07:55 \[crit\] 26054#0: \*2 writev() failed (…
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## [Password Echo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/password-echo/103672)
Anyone know of a way, aside from Ruby/Password, of suppressing echo for a password prompt on a terminal? I’m interested in \*nix primarily. Thanks, Marc
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## [Euruko 06](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/euruko-06/66519)
Euruko06, the European Ruby Conference, will be in Munich, November 4 and 5, 2006. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \* Conference wiki: http://www.euruko.com \* \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Th…
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## [Escaping in MSSQL script?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/escaping-in-mssql-script/52213)
Hi… Can anyone suggest the proper way to escape the backslashes in the directory name in the following script? d = c.run(“ALTER DATABASE fooDB MODIFY FILE (NAME = foo\_log, FILENAME = ‘C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft SQL …
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## [GRAS build error on armv7](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gras-build-error-on-armv7/245883)
We’ve been successful in building dependencies for gnuradio on armv7 platform, however while building GRAS, we got this error: Scanning dependencies of target gras \[ 13%\] Building CXX object lib/CMakeFiles/gras.dir/\_…
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## [Searchable Rails API Doc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/searchable-rails-api-doc/163008)
I’ve been using rails and rails’ doc for quite a while now. And I always missed the search feature in docs. IMHO browser search in page is not the best solution. So i’ve spent this weekend trying to improve things a b…
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## [Rails, mysql, ricerche e campi bloccati](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-mysql-ricerche-e-campi-bloccati/158093)
Buongiorno, signori. Dovrò realizzare un’applicazione per gestire l’agenda degli utenti da chiamare da un contact center (tutto legale, sono clienti da contattare prima che venga troppo tardi e chiamino tutti assieme…
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## [Ruby -- Mack Framework](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-mack-framework/135573)
Hi All, Mack is a framework using ruby. I followed this link to work with this framework. http://www.mackframework.com/2008/04/18/046-the-obligatory-blog-demo-take-2/ I installed Following gems PATH\> gem install ma…
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## [Eager Loading + Confusion](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/eager-loading-confusion/133220)
So I’m trying to do a find with an order by specific column values thing, but some of the columns are attributes through associations. So I did some eager loading with the :include option to try and access the attribu…
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## [Radiant CMS Documentation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/radiant-cms-documentation/130453)
Hi Everyone, In the past couple of weeks, there has been some talk about Radiant CMS documentation. One of my earlier posts has been brought up a couple of times, and I have also sorta volunteered to help coordinate a…
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## [Recursos anidados (o no) con REST](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/recursos-anidados-o-no-con-rest/125463)
Buenas, aquí estoy liado con REST, parece que ya le voy pillando el que. Se me presenta una duda y me gustaria que me dijérais como lo solucionaríais vosotros, ya que se me ocurren diversas soluciones pero no se si vo…
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## [Main-2.1.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/main-2-1-0/196496)
NAME main.rb SYNOPSIS a class factory and dsl for generating command line programs real quick URI http://rubyforge.org/projects/codeforpeople/ http://codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/ INSTALL gem install main HISTORY …
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## [Securing private file area](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/securing-private-file-area/106460)
I’m building an application for a company that has thousands of clients, and for each client there will a set of documents that are private to that client. Rails makes it easy, of course, to show the list of documents…
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## [Sembra non funzioni la ricorsione](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sembra-non-funzioni-la-ricorsione/84437)