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## [Input controls on-the-fly?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/input-controls-on-the-fly/58422)

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**Author:** [@lepre](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lepre)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/input-controls-on-the-fly/58422 "2006-04-21T17:20:50Z")

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i wish to know if there is some way to check user-input directly while it’s inserted. for example if i have to insert a number and the user press letters i just have to hide/delete the letters and wait for numbers. a…

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## [Triple relationship](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/triple-relationship/56584)

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**Author:** [@vanesam](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/vanesam)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 7:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/triple-relationship/56584 "2006-04-04T07:05:39Z")

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Hi list, I need to represent a relationship between three tables: Tags (id, name) Users (id, name, email, … ) Documents (id, title, … ) I created a forth table called Assignments(id, tag-id, user-id, document-id, d…

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## [Problem with Ruby 1.8.4, C extensions, Solaris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ruby-1-8-4-c-extensions-solaris/51238)

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**Author:** [@danielb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/danielb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 12:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ruby-1-8-4-c-extensions-solaris/51238 "2005-12-31T12:12:05Z")

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Hi all, Solaris 10 Ruby 1.8.4 gcc 3.4.4 Sun’s make and ld Whenever I run ‘make install’ for any C extension built using mkmf, I get this error: sh: ./install-sh: not found The ‘INSTALL’ target in the Makefile is…

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## [Re: Volk error](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-volk-error/235291)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-volk-error/235291 "2013-06-12T01:04:28Z")

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Thanks that kind of worked for me it showed the gui for a while but then it stopped with following error : GRAS: The debug asserts are enabled. \<\<\< Created default thread pool with 4 threads. Using Volk machine: …

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## [Class for data analysis: File.open once](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-for-data-analysis-file-open-once/229371)

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**Author:** [@soujiro0725](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/soujiro0725)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 10:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/class-for-data-analysis-file-open-once/229371 "2013-02-04T10:13:09Z")

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ruby 1.9.3p362 (2012-12-25 revision 38607) \[x86\_64-darwin12.2.1\] I am trying to analyze a file and extract necessary data from it. First I need to count the total number of lines and the blank lines. the class and met…

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## [Sparse xml string](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sparse-xml-string/223371)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 8:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/sparse-xml-string/223371 "2012-10-04T08:18:46Z")

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How to sparse a string like: suppose input is str=“1223” I want str\_a=\[“1”,“22”,“3”\] How can I get str\_a from str?

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## [Using a loop to run similar commands](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-a-loop-to-run-similar-commands/211783)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-a-loop-to-run-similar-commands/211783 "2011-09-14T15:53:36Z")

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Hi again, Is there a neater way to do this, by using a loop? create1 = agent.get(t1) create2 = agent.get(t2) create3 = agent.get(t3) create4 = agent.get(t4) create5 = agent.get(t5) create6 = agent.get(t6) create7…

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## [How to set the minimum size of the cache file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-the-minimum-size-of-the-cache-file/175593)

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**Author:** [@Chancey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chancey)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 1:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-set-the-minimum-size-of-the-cache-file/175593 "2010-04-14T13:03:03Z")

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Hi, How to set the minimum size of the cache file ? 2009-09-16 Chancey

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## [Checking File for a line](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-file-for-a-line/121065)

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**Author:** [@jazcyk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jazcyk)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-file-for-a-line/121065 "2007-11-25T20:44:38Z")

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Need to check a file for a line Lets say “this is an example” I am going to just take every line into an array and then have a For loop to check the array for that line. Im pretty sure this will work but is there any…

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## [Smart url](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smart-url/106859)

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**Author:** [@FrSSSSdSSSSric\_Logi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/FrSSSSdSSSSric_Logi)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/smart-url/106859 "2007-06-15T11:31:12Z")

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Bonjour, j’utilise ce snippet pour construire des url toto.com/fredix au lieu de toto.com/user/view/id : http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/536 Il marche trÃ¨s bien sauf pour la paginate qui est pÃ©tÃ© : toto.com/…

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## [Personalizar active\_scaffold](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/personalizar-active-scaffold/103188)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 5:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/personalizar-active-scaffold/103188 "2007-05-03T05:31:47Z")

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muy bueno el plugin gracias, pero saben como personalizo sobre todo el idioma? saludos

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## [Looking for Webric example code](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-webric-example-code/69747)

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**Author:** [@dokondr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dokondr)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 1:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/looking-for-webric-example-code/69747 "2006-09-25T01:54:53Z")

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I need examples of writing Webric code handling GET and POST requests. Thanks! Dima

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## [Installation on OSX](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955)

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**Author:** [@Bradley\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Bradley_M)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-on-osx/62955 "2006-06-16T16:12:42Z")

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Hi, Just got my first Mac. I’m trying to install rails on it, using the instructions in the rails wiki: Peak Obsession I go to install mysql, and the version of mysql supported by DarwinPorts appears to be 4.1.18. …

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## [Why doesn't "to\_s" DWIM?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-doesnt-to-s-dwim/55638)

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**Author:** [@Chris\_McMahon](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Chris_McMahon)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 9:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/why-doesnt-to-s-dwim/55638 "2006-03-22T21:48:58Z")

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How come to\_s doesn’t work here? #################################### require ‘test/unit’ class TOY\_CASE\<Test::Unit::TestCase def test\_toy\_test aoa = \[\[1,2,3\],\[4,5,6\]\] aoa.each do |arr| arr.each do |item| item = …

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## [XML Not Working in Explorer 6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-not-working-in-explorer-6/51199)

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**Author:** [@kbocek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kbocek)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-not-working-in-explorer-6/51199 "2005-12-29T17:18:24Z")

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I’m playing with XML using Builder but seem to be having some trouble in Explorer 6. My sample code: xml = Builder::XmlMarkup.new xml.instruct! xml.instruct! ‘xml-stylesheet’, :href=\>‘/stylesheets/style-xml.css’, :t…

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## [Invoking Rails from an API](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invoking-rails-from-an-api/50560)

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**Author:** [@Calling\_Rails\_using](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Calling_Rails_using)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 6:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/invoking-rails-from-an-api/50560 "2005-12-20T06:29:19Z")

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Hi, I am trying to use ruby int an embedded web server. The environment does not have the luxury of CGI or WebBrick. I find limited documentation on how to get this to work. As a test program on windows, I tried th…

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## [Writing to ferret index from multiple processes](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writing-to-ferret-index-from-multiple-processes/71966)

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**Author:** [@andreas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/andreas)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 2:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writing-to-ferret-index-from-multiple-processes/71966 "2005-12-20T02:47:06Z")

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Hi, what do I have to do to be able to write a ferret index from multiple processes at the same time? I was indexing a lot of documents with a script when another process made a change to the index; suddenly all of t…

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## [Possible bug when using definition list with no body](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/possible-bug-when-using-definition-list-with-no-body/194066)

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**Author:** [@ISSSSaki\_Baz\_C](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ISSSSaki_Baz_C)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/possible-bug-when-using-definition-list-with-no-body/194066 "2010-08-29T20:02:40Z")

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Hi, the following incomplete definition list breaks the rest of the textile document: hello := h1. Title some text. maps to: hello ------------------------ As you can see, is not terminated. Is it a bug? Re…

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## [Masked Input Fields?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/masked-input-fields/57820)

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**Author:** [@xwordguy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xwordguy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 3:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/masked-input-fields/57820 "2006-04-14T15:23:53Z")

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Fellow Rails Enthusiasts? Does Ruby on Rails have a form helper function to create a masked text input field? For example, a mask for entering a phone number might look like: ( ) - Also, does RoR have a functio…

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## [Open4-0.2.0](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open4-0-2-0/67763)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 6:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open4-0-2-0/67763 "2006-02-14T06:28:07Z")

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URIS http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group\_id=1024 http://www.codeforpeople.com/lib/ruby/ SYNOPSIS open child process with handles on pid, stdin, stdout, and stderr HISTORY 0.2.0 : - added exception marshaled from child…

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## [4x RX chains on USRP1 with DBSRX2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/4x-rx-chains-on-usrp1-with-dbsrx2/229909)

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**Author:** [@princenamor](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/princenamor)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/4x-rx-chains-on-usrp1-with-dbsrx2/229909 "2013-02-14T11:54:17Z")

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Hi, I’m wondering whether it’s possible/how to use a USRP1 with 2x DBSRX boards to generate 4 separate streams via the 4rx usrp1 firmware. The required channels will be within the front end bandwidth of the DBSRX2. A…

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## [Help making a method more concise](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-making-a-method-more-concise/206482)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-making-a-method-more-concise/206482 "2011-05-03T10:03:15Z")

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Hello, I’m looking to improve my skills as a Rubyist and would like to know if the “depth” method could be expressed more precisely. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks! require ‘test/unit’ class Node …

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## [Audio sink busy / segfaults of WX FFT + WX Waterfall](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/audio-sink-busy-segfaults-of-wx-fft-wx-waterfall/206331)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 8:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/audio-sink-busy-segfaults-of-wx-fft-wx-waterfall/206331 "2011-04-30T08:56:07Z")

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Hi, now I finally got grc running and I am trying to get familiar with it again. I ran into some funny stuff. First, audio sinks don’t work. Device or ressource busy. THAT is kinda weird. Of course, I have some stu…

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## [\[Bug #3657\] make clean$B$,%U%!%$%k$r:o=|$7$9$.(B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3657-make-clean-b-u-k-r-o-7-9-b/192770)

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**Author:** [@Takahiro\_K](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Takahiro_K)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3657-make-clean-b-u-k-r-o-7-9-b/192770 "2010-08-29T02:37:22Z")

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Bug #3657: make cleane$B$,%U%!%$%k$r:o=|$7$9$.e(B http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/3657 e$B5/I\<\<Te(B: Takahiro K. e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B: Open, e$BM%@hEYe(B: Normal e$B%+%F%4%je(B: build, Target version: 1.9.2 rub…

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## [Validating with Encryption](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-with-encryption/189164)

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**Author:** [@tashfeen.ekram](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tashfeen.ekram)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/validating-with-encryption/189164 "2010-05-27T23:00:55Z")

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I am encrypting data mainly email addresses. I would like to use the validations built into rails however I am not sure how to do that given that the actual data stored in the database is an encrypted version. i would…

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## [ActionController::UrlWriter bug -- need help URGENTLY, thanks!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actioncontroller-urlwriter-bug-need-help-urgently-thanks/173814)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/actioncontroller-urlwriter-bug-need-help-urgently-thanks/173814 "2010-05-21T02:30:51Z")

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So i’ve been banging my head against this for the better part of the last 5 hours and I have concluded that in my sleep deprived state I’m missing something really obvious and should just ask for help. I need to be ab…

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## [Named\_scope when using foreign keys](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/named-scope-when-using-foreign-keys/186214)

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**Author:** [@jeb](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jeb)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/named-scope-when-using-foreign-keys/186214 "2010-04-13T10:04:44Z")

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Hi all, I can’t get this named scope to work. Each store has a number of users. Each store can have one manager. I ant to use a nemed scope to find the manager by name. Have I got this totally backwards? Help appreci…

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## [Helper di pulizia html](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/helper-di-pulizia-html/184938)

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**Author:** [@alesc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alesc)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/helper-di-pulizia-html/184938 "2010-03-11T00:03:59Z")

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mi capita spesso di avere la necessitÃ di pulire l’html autogenerato (ad esempio aggiungere / in fondo a un tag ad esempio img o br) potrebbe essere comodo fare un helper che in automatico verifica se vi sono semplic…

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## [Upgraded to Ruby 1.9.1 and Mongrel now fails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgraded-to-ruby-1-9-1-and-mongrel-now-fails/184079)

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**Author:** [@asno](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2010, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/upgraded-to-ruby-1-9-1-and-mongrel-now-fails/184079 "2010-02-28T13:33:12Z")

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We recently upgraded to ruby 1.9.1 (in order to get new functions in the Math module). We’ve reinstalled Mongrel with it, and even gone so far to make some modifications to the compile (based on a post I found on one …

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## [\[Rails\] render\_to\_string in a controller fails under RSpec](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-render-to-string-in-a-controller-fails-under-rspec/178529)

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**Author:** [@skizzybiz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skizzybiz)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-render-to-string-in-a-controller-fails-under-rspec/178529 "2009-11-06T03:17:50Z")

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I’m using render\_to\_string in a controller to send some JSON data with an HTML fragment. Unfortunately, it seems that rspec-rails breaks that by intercepting render and simply recording that a render was called. Using…

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## [SSL session\_id variable](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-session-id-variable/176010)

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**Author:** [@senh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/senh)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 4:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-session-id-variable/176010 "2009-10-06T16:14:27Z")

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Hi, Is it possible to retrieve the SSL session\_id variable like in Apache? http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod\_ssl.html Regards, Sen

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## [Forum-rails se specialise dans les rencontres](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forum-rails-se-specialise-dans-les-rencontres/149257)

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**Author:** [@Jean-FranSSSSois\_Tr](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jean-FranSSSSois_Tr)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 1:51pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forum-rails-se-specialise-dans-les-rencontres/149257 "2008-09-23T13:51:03Z")

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Je viens seulement maintenant de m’apercevoir : http://www.forum-rails.com Ben elle est où la bête ? – Jean-François. – ça dépend

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## [Multiple HTTP Sockets or Threads for file uploads](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-http-sockets-or-threads-for-file-uploads/141109)

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**Author:** [@dezrtdude](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dezrtdude)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2008, 4:45am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-http-sockets-or-threads-for-file-uploads/141109 "2008-07-24T04:45:39Z")

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Hi All, I have a client for whom I developed a small application using Ruby and Curl to upload files to his file server (to and from Windows boxes). He now wants that application to have multiple sockets in order to…

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## [Newbie question concerning ruby and mysql](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-question-concerning-ruby-and-mysql/139689)

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**Author:** [@dreamwave](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dreamwave)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-question-concerning-ruby-and-mysql/139689 "2008-06-06T06:51:20Z")

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Hi, I’m taking this flat file and putting it into a mysql table. The question is, given the code I will be working from, what’s the Ruby way to skip the first line? Here’s the table “zip code”, “state abbreviation”,…

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## [How to do multi level layout](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-do-multi-level-layout/108856)

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**Author:** [@Dorren](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Dorren)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 10, 2007, 10:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-do-multi-level-layout/108856 "2007-07-10T22:05:06Z")

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A site has the default global layout and navigation links. Within the site, it has several different sections, each section has many pages, which has same sub nav links and some common parts. how do i wrap a …

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## [Getting the IP from an external rescource in ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-the-ip-from-an-external-rescource-in-ruby/92439)

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**Author:** [@mrpink](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrpink)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 20, 2007, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-the-ip-from-an-external-rescource-in-ruby/92439 "2007-04-20T16:16:19Z")

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Hi, just for fun I wanna share this oneliner which prints you the external IP on the screen :slight\_smile: require ‘net/http’ Net::HTTP.get\_response(URI.parse(‘http://www.wieistmeineip.de’)).body.scan(/^Ihre IP-Adre…

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## [Executing shell commands from Ruby... again](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/executing-shell-commands-from-ruby-again/89074)

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**Author:** [@kschell](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kschell)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/executing-shell-commands-from-ruby-again/89074 "2007-03-17T10:11:46Z")

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I’m not only very new to Ruby, but also to server side programming in general, so I’m having a hard time finding a good place to look for solutions. I’ve seen a number of posts regarding the execution of shell command…

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## [IO not closed by GC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/io-not-closed-by-gc/58011)

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**Author:** [@pure](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pure)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/io-not-closed-by-gc/58011 "2006-04-17T20:05:06Z")

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Hello, I often use constructions like the following: os = IO.popen(‘uname -sr’).readlines.to\_s.strip I assume that the Garbage Collector throws away the IO instance created by IO::popen, because it’s simply not neede…

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## [Javascript helpers not updating table row in IE6](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-helpers-not-updating-table-row-in-ie6/56721)

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**Author:** [@aftershock](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aftershock)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 2:59pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/javascript-helpers-not-updating-table-row-in-ie6/56721 "2006-04-03T14:59:55Z")

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Trying to replace a table row with an id using both RJS templates and normal link\_to\_remote :update. Neither work in IE6, fine in FF etc. If I use the same code but target a div with an ID it works. This is tricky as …

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## [Ruby IPC In an OpenMosix Cluster](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ipc-in-an-openmosix-cluster/85614)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-ipc-in-an-openmosix-cluster/85614 "2006-03-23T20:19:00Z")

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I’m undertaking a project that will eventually become a processing pipeline application of sorts. It will receive data in a common format, transform it into one of many other formats, compile and send it off to vario…

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## [Simple Script Help (New to Ruby)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-script-help-new-to-ruby/54436)

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**Author:** [@jmckible](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jmckible)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 5, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-script-help-new-to-ruby/54436 "2006-03-05T02:29:32Z")

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Hello Ruby Masters! I’m attempting to write a very simple guessing game script in an effort to expand my knowledge about the Ruby Language. I’m running ruby on my OpenSuse Linux 10 box at home. I’m typically a web-pro…

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## [Points in scope sink are missing when zooming in and out](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/points-in-scope-sink-are-missing-when-zooming-in-and-out/241882)

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**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/points-in-scope-sink-are-missing-when-zooming-in-and-out/241882 "2015-05-08T14:54:39Z")

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For debugging or other purposes, sometimes I use time domain scope sink. When I zoom in and out, points in the scope are missing. For instance, flow graph generates a stream: 1111111111000000000011111111110000000000 (…

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## [Trying to form a Goto method](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-form-a-goto-method/231187)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trying-to-form-a-goto-method/231187 "2014-07-31T00:00:38Z")

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0 def goto(label) 1 calls = File.open(FILE).read 2 if calls.lines.to\_s.include?(label) == true 3 label\_checker = {} 4 calls.lines.each {|x| label\_checker.store(calls.lines.find\_index(x), 5 x.to\_s.in…

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## [Debugging ssl and php-fpm](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/debugging-ssl-and-php-fpm/237685)

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**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/debugging-ssl-and-php-fpm/237685 "2013-11-24T17:10:23Z")

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Okay, so rule #1 is to never think a server migration will go easy. As I’ve said in another thread, I’ve been running nginx and php-fpm for years on my site. But I’m moving from a CentOS to an Ubuntu server and things…

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## [Mac Phusion Passenger Pane not working](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-phusion-passenger-pane-not-working/206069)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mac-phusion-passenger-pane-not-working/206069 "2011-04-21T18:56:17Z")

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I have a feeling that this is something centered around my apache/Passenger configurations but everything seems to check out. Another off the hand problem I’m having, and might be a clue is w/ my Passenger Pane. I …

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## [\[ironruby-core\] Installing Rails plugins](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-core-installing-rails-plugins/193209)

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**Author:** [@ryan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ryan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 8:37am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ironruby-core-installing-rails-plugins/193209 "2010-08-14T08:37:29Z")

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I’m trying to install a Rails plugin from github using IronRuby 1.1. Unfortunately, all I can get is: C:\\sample\>ir -S script/plugin install git:// github.com/technoweenie/restful-authentication.git Plugin not found: …

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## [Friendly\_id and Rake problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/friendly-id-and-rake-problem/176699)

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**Author:** [@davidstokar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/davidstokar)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/friendly-id-and-rake-problem/176699 "2009-10-05T14:38:47Z")

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Hello there, The plugin friendly\_id (GitHub - norman/friendly\_id: FriendlyId is the “Swiss Army bulldozer” of slugging and permalink plugins for ActiveRecord. It allows you to create pretty URL’s and work with human-fri…

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## [Model references fail in the initializer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/model-references-fail-in-the-initializer/150655)

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**Author:** [@kuma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kuma)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 11, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/model-references-fail-in-the-initializer/150655 "2008-10-11T14:04:16Z")

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I know that we shouldn’t make database calls in the Initializer, but how do we avoid this when a class ‘bootstraps’ itself when it is required, e.g. class Status \< ActiveRecord::Base Add constants representing the va…

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## [Rubyflowfr?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyflowfr/144567)

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**Author:** [@m4lloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/m4lloc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyflowfr/144567 "2008-09-02T15:02:05Z")

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Bonjour, Rubyflow - http://www.rubyflow.com/ - est une application de publications de liens à destination de la communauté Ruby. Peter C. a annoncé récemment le passage sous une licence libre du code de Rubyflow : Op…

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## [Difference between find\_by\_sql and Ruby find?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difference-between-find-by-sql-and-ruby-find/145710)

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**Author:** [@gandhi-tush](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gandhi-tush)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 4:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/difference-between-find-by-sql-and-ruby-find/145710 "2008-08-13T16:31:05Z")

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Hi, What is the difference between find\_by\_sql and ruby find method? Where I use find\_by\_sql ? and Where I use find query? Is there any performance related difference between them? If yes then, which is feasible to u…

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