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## [Some instructions to start rails project with jruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-instructions-to-start-rails-project-with-jruby/181703)

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**Author:** [@Miika\_LeppSSS\_nen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Miika_LeppSSS_nen)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/some-instructions-to-start-rails-project-with-jruby/181703 "2010-01-16T12:42:48Z")

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Hi I recently started a new project with jruby and rails and took some notes in the process. They can be found from here if anyone finds them usefull… http://github.com/milep/Basics Miika To unsubscribe from this…

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## [Something.new( :attribute =\> value) thing](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/something-new-attribute-value-thing/174994)

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**Author:** [@kingkadelfek](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kingkadelfek)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 10:10am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/something-new-attribute-value-thing/174994 "2009-09-07T10:10:04Z")

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Hello, I saw something very interesting in the code of FXRuby, and I would like to use this kind of code in my scripts : My\_Window.new(app, “Button Test”, :opts =\> DECOR\_ALL, :x =\> 100, :y =\> 100) I’m only able to do…

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## [Problem with creating migration files](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-creating-migration-files/154207)

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**Author:** [@indu](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/indu)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 11:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-creating-migration-files/154207 "2008-11-28T11:39:20Z")

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Hello , I am a ROR beginner. I have a controller named “users” and the corresponding view,model created using the command “ruby script/generate scaffold user name:string”.By running the command rake db:migrate will c…

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## [Simple session persistence base on IP address?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-session-persistence-base-on-ip-address/151980)

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**Author:** [@gio](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gio)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/simple-session-persistence-base-on-ip-address/151980 "2008-10-29T01:35:09Z")

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I’ve read that ppl use NginxHttpUpstreamRequestHashModule for session persistence. But I’m not sure how it works. Where can I get documention about it? Have any more simple way to do session persistence base on client…

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## [Create db row in my partial template](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/create-db-row-in-my-partial-template/142850)

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**Author:** [@jturney](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jturney)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2008, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/create-db-row-in-my-partial-template/142850 "2008-07-12T09:26:23Z")

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Hi, When I use script/generate scaffold for my db it automatically creates that page where I can select to add a new item to the database. In the controller, the create method looks like this: def create @user = Use…

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## [Regexp matching in a block of code](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regexp-matching-in-a-block-of-code/128241)

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**Author:** [@lmcilwain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lmcilwain)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 10:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/regexp-matching-in-a-block-of-code/128241 "2008-02-06T10:22:17Z")

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I am trying to create a script that will allow me to compare email addresses with a list of domains to see if they match. If they don’t match then everything is good to go, but if they do match, I want to be able to …

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## [Prefered way to deny access](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/prefered-way-to-deny-access/123754)

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**Author:** [@jawosis](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jawosis)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2007, 9:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/prefered-way-to-deny-access/123754 "2007-12-20T21:28:17Z")

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Lets say I have a session based login system: username = session\[:username\] (jochen) userid = session\[:userid\] (1) Now I want to book a room: http://127.0.0.1:3000/guests/1/bookings/new (works) But when I type …

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## [Active record - problemi](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-record-problemi/109241)

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**Author:** [@Massimiliano\_Balest](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Massimiliano_Balest)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/active-record-problemi/109241 "2007-07-12T19:34:56Z")

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ciao sto avendo seri problemi con activerecord. la stringa “nome” è una parola riservata? si è una domanda stupida ma non capisco… su una maschera non riesco a stampare il campo nome. mi dice metodo non definito: du…

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## [Problem with url\_for and https - overrides all options](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-url-for-and-https-overrides-all-options/86321)

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**Author:** [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-url-for-and-https-overrides-all-options/86321 "2007-05-10T17:42:51Z")

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I have a piece of code like this in one of my views: \<%=link\_to “link here”, :action=\>‘my\_action’, :id=\>1 %\> It works fine on my local development machine, running Webrick over http and it works fine on my testing ser…

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## [GRC version 0.60](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grc-version-0-60/84986)

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**Author:** [@Josh\_B](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Josh_B)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 9, 2007, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/grc-version-0-60/84986 "2007-02-09T19:09:12Z")

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Hello, For those of you who don’t know, GRC is a graphical interface for generating flow graphs in gnu radio. There was much struggle when deciding the cut-off point for a new version. I finally drew the line and re…

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## [Vim Question](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vim-question/65734)

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**Author:** [@timperrett](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/timperrett)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [August 21, 2006, 5:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/vim-question/65734 "2006-08-21T17:23:40Z")

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This is for all the Rubyists out there who can really rock the Vim. How do you invoke a shell command and pass arguments to said command? function Put(computer) !rsync -v -rulptzCF string(getcwd()) . “/” string(a:comp…

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## [":database\_manager =\>CGI::Session::MemoryStore" doesn't work](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-manager-cgi-memorystore-doesnt-work/95620)

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**Author:** [@sayoyo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sayoyo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 4:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/database-manager-cgi-memorystore-doesnt-work/95620 "2006-06-09T16:12:25Z")

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Hi, We are try to use the “database\_manager =\>CGI::Session::MemoryStore” for the session management. our website has a lot of “redirect\_to”. while the website is running under webrick, everything is fine. But when w…

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## [Mass mailing best practices](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mass-mailing-best-practices/57274)

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**Author:** [@Hammed\_M](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Hammed_M)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 10:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mass-mailing-best-practices/57274 "2006-04-09T22:29:45Z")

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I’m building a feature for my app which allows the admin to compose an email and send it to a list of registered users (~1000). What is the best method for doing this? Should I create one email and BCC all the recipie…

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## [SSL cert issues with mobile devices](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-cert-issues-with-mobile-devices/241421)

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**Author:** [@musicdenotation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/musicdenotation)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-cert-issues-with-mobile-devices/241421 "2015-04-06T22:39:07Z")

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I have an issue with my SSL certificate on some mobile devices, e.g. Safari on iPhone and Firefox on Android. Everything seems to be fine with desktop browsers as well as some mobile browsers (works fine on Chrome on…

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## [How to resolve error "\`assert\_exists': unable to locate element"](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-resolve-error-assert-exists-unable-to-locate-element/233167)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-resolve-error-assert-exists-unable-to-locate-element/233167 "2014-11-25T18:19:06Z")

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Hi, I am new to Watir webdriver and trying to write a small script which gives input to text field. Sample Code: require ‘rubygems’ require ‘Watir-webdriver’ browser = Watir::Browser.new :chrome browser.goto(“htt…

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## [SSL + Large file uploads (3GB+)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-large-file-uploads-3gb/235710)

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**Author:** [@alcina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alcina)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ssl-large-file-uploads-3gb/235710 "2013-07-12T12:53:43Z")

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Hello, I’m having problems uploading large files (3GB) to a server with SSL enabled. I’m using nginx 1.4.2 + passenger. Files around 1GB large work fine. My /tmp mount is large enough to handle files of that size. I …

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## [Problem with Gtk::TreeViewColumn, sorting, and adding records?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gtk-treeviewcolumn-sorting-and-adding-records/217918)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 4:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-gtk-treeviewcolumn-sorting-and-adding-records/217918 "2012-03-18T04:06:16Z")

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Hi: I worked for several hours today on a problem I’m having adding records to a listview.model when its sorted. I’m creating a model with a few columns including a String and and a DateTime. I want to be able to so…

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## [Ruby-xz 0.1.0 released](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xz-0-1-0-released/216958)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-xz-0-1-0-released/216958 "2012-02-17T19:14:27Z")

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\-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi folks, I am proud to announce the 0.1.0 release of ruby-xz, a binding to the liblzma compression library\[1\] whose native XZ compression format is known to achieve ver…

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## [\[ANN\] Ruby-GNOME2 1.0.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-gnome2-1-0-2/211947)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ann-ruby-gnome2-1-0-2/211947 "2011-09-18T23:29:29Z")

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Hi, The Ruby-GNOME2 project released Ruby-GNOME2 1.0.2: The source of https://ruby-gnome.github.io/ | ruby-gnome.github.io I’m sorry for the quick next release. :\< This is a bug fix release of 1.0.1. 1.0.1 can’t be …

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## [Ruby and CoCreateInstance](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-cocreateinstance/195955)

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**Author:** [@thomthom](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/thomthom)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 8:29am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-cocreateinstance/195955 "2010-10-04T08:29:33Z")

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I am writing plugins for Google SketchUp using their Ruby API. One of the common problems we (SketchUp scripters) have is that when a script is performing intensive operations it locks up the SketchUp UI and there is …

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## [No implicit conversion to float from nil](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-implicit-conversion-to-float-from-nil/191115)

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**Author:** [@RubyonRails\_newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RubyonRails_newbie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/no-implicit-conversion-to-float-from-nil/191115 "2010-07-07T21:52:06Z")

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Good Evening all!! I am writing a blog into my app at the moment and have got it so that users can comment on a post. THe comments render perfectly, so to enhance the experience, I wanted to add a note to show users …

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## [Find whole words in excel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-whole-words-in-excel/130437)

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**Author:** [@meena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/meena)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/find-whole-words-in-excel/130437 "2010-06-04T00:21:36Z")

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I am trying to locate a column name in excel and i am using the “find” method. But it seems to be doing a partial match (instead of whole word match). I have two columns in my excel “ParentOrgId” and “OrgId” , when i …

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## [Re: SSL doesn't activate in Mongrel](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ssl-doesnt-activate-in-mongrel/131914)

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**Author:** [@Nathen\_Harvey](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Nathen_Harvey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-ssl-doesnt-activate-in-mongrel/131914 "2008-03-14T18:39:40Z")

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Have you set the X-Forwarded-Proto request header? Here’s a snip from the apache config: # Set header to indentify https requests for Mongrel RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto "https"

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## [The Ruport Book : Your guide to mastering Ruby Reports](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-ruport-book-your-guide-to-mastering-ruby-reports/126190)

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**Author:** [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/the-ruport-book-your-guide-to-mastering-ruby-reports/126190 "2008-01-16T18:35:52Z")

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Hi folks, I am pleased to announce that Mike Milner and I have finished the Ruport Book. We have published it under our own company (Rinara Press LLC) through Lulu. With the help of the Ruport community, we’ve refin…

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## [Help with destroy method - newbie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-destroy-method-newbie/82152)

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**Author:** [@miked](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/miked)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2007, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-with-destroy-method-newbie/82152 "2007-01-17T22:25:41Z")

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Hello: I have a destroy method in my controller - pretty standard: def destroy @goal = Goal.find(params\[:id\]) respond\_to do |format| format.html { redirect\_to goals\_url } format.xml { head :ok } end end And the…

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## [XML Builder - xml header](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-builder-xml-header/96947)

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**Author:** [@spacechurro](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spacechurro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 3, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/xml-builder-xml-header/96947 "2006-07-03T19:22:37Z")

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for some reason, i am getting an extra: \<?xml version = "1.0"?\> in my xml file… i am using a file called: lastLogins.rxml and the code looks like: xml = Builder::XmlMarkup.new xml.instruct! :xml, :version=\>“1.0”, :…

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## [Montreal.rb February 2025 Design Patterns in Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/montreal-rb-february-2025-design-patterns-in-ruby/267508)

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**Author:** [@AndyMaleh](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/AndyMaleh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 4:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/montreal-rb-february-2025-design-patterns-in-ruby/267508 "2025-02-25T16:16:20Z")

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Design Patterns provide reusable solutions to common problems in Software Design and Implementation. Learn how to apply all 23 Design Patterns by the Gang of Four in Ruby by watching the Montreal.rb Ruby Meetup February …

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## [Mid-Sr Ruby on Rails Developer in Denver, CO](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mid-sr-ruby-on-rails-developer-in-denver-co/252170)

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**Author:** [@THRecruiter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/THRecruiter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/mid-sr-ruby-on-rails-developer-in-denver-co/252170 "2019-03-28T21:00:43Z")

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Travelers Haven seeks a Software Engineer with strong abstract problem-solving abilities to join our Engineering team. You will work directly with the executive team and the employees using our software to help shape the…

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## [How to freeze standard library?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-freeze-standard-library/263327)

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**Author:** [@luckydev1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luckydev1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2022, 4:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-freeze-standard-library/263327 "2022-10-10T04:20:47Z")

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Ruby allows to re-open any class and re-implement or override methods. Gems under supply chain attack can re-open standard library classes, re-implement frequently used methods and start recording or logging important d…

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## [Fb-connect -Missing client\_id parameter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fb-connect-missing-client-id-parameter/201197)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 6:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/fb-connect-missing-client-id-parameter/201197 "2011-01-05T06:22:30Z")

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Hi, I used facebook connect in my application for login and registration process using authlogic + authlogic connect gem. It works good in local machine, but in server it shows the error message like this. { “error…

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## [How to create index using btree](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-index-using-btree/152379)

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**Author:** [@Geekforaday-Learner](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Geekforaday-Learner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-index-using-btree/152379 "2008-11-03T13:28:11Z")

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Hi, I want to add a migration to create an index using btree , googled a little but couldn’t find anything thats relevant. is this possible in rails ? or is there a work around ? appreciate your help , thanks -CG

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## [MSIE download troubles](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/msie-download-troubles/143659)

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**Author:** [@Martin\_Eggen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Martin_Eggen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 21, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/msie-download-troubles/143659 "2008-07-21T17:44:54Z")

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Hi, I have a pretty standard nginx reverse proxy set up, nginx 0.6.31 terminates SSL and forwards requests to application server. Said application (portal) has some files available for download, Internet Explorer f…

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## [Help! Please, I'm lost!](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-please-im-lost/202160)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-please-im-lost/202160 "2011-01-23T22:58:40Z")

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Well, I’m a spanish user, so I’m sorry if my English isn’t good enough.Here\`s my problem: I’m a total newbie in Ruby (just finished Hackety Hacks) and I want to develop a program like this: Let’s have a dice. Written…

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## [Forum \<-\> ML gateway](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forum-ml-gateway/187510)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Mery](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Alejandro_Mery)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/forum-ml-gateway/187510 "2010-04-25T04:40:05Z")

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Hello, any idea why the forum/mailing list gateway ignores my replies? do I need to register there or there are certain “tokens” I need to include in the reply? Thanks, Alejandro Mery

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## [Best GUI toolkit for windows/OSX](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-gui-toolkit-for-windows-osx/123765)

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**Author:** [@e\_deleflie](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/e_deleflie)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 21, 2007, 9:02am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/best-gui-toolkit-for-windows-osx/123765 "2007-12-21T09:02:58Z")

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Hi, I’m developing a simple little application (with a GUI) in Ruby (newb status). Needs to run windows and OSX (and later on linux). So far I’ve been building it with tcl tk … but I’m wondering if there’s an other …

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## [Working RubyGems on Windows](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/116034)

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**Author:** [@Trans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Trans)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/working-rubygems-on-windows/116034 "2007-10-02T18:23:04Z")

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I really need to get RubyGems working on Windows. Versions 0.9.2, 0.9.4 and current trunk all fail. Can someone recommend a solution. Is there an old version that I can install that’s sure to work? Thanks, T.

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## [Choice of the word "inject" vs what the method actually does](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/choice-of-the-word-inject-vs-what-the-method-actually-does/108535)

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**Author:** [@Wayne\_ESSeguin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Wayne_ESSeguin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 10:34am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/choice-of-the-word-inject-vs-what-the-method-actually-does/108535 "2007-07-11T10:34:09Z")

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The word Inject essentially means to introduce something into a system and yet the inject method iterates over a series elements carrying forward some sort of result at each next step. Hence would it not make more sen…

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## [Rails video tutorails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-video-tutorails/93176)

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**Author:** [@Henry\_Addo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Henry_Addo)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 6:57am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-video-tutorails/93176 "2007-05-02T06:57:33Z")

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Hi I want to dive into rails this weekend. Does anyone knows where I can download free video tutorials on rails, or other resources which can get me started quickly. Thanks – ++henry For online local languages dict…

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## [Opening a large file many times / optimisation](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-a-large-file-many-times-optimisation/88470)

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**Author:** [@Paul\_Nulty](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Paul_Nulty)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 12, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/opening-a-large-file-many-times-optimisation/88470 "2007-03-12T14:30:36Z")

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hello, I have a method that basically searches through a largish (5mb) text file for a word. I need to call this method about 1400 times, and i care about speed. If i open the file at the start of the script and then…

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## [Solar local time](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solar-local-time/101941)

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**Author:** [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 9, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/solar-local-time/101941 "2006-08-09T00:27:45Z")

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i’m working on a sticky issue: i’m converting some times based on a utc time and longitude - the goal is the express the time as solar local time. the code i have is close. it does something like: DEG\_PER\_HR = 15.…

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## [Saluti e presentazione](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saluti-e-presentazione/99754)

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**Author:** [@tele](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tele)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/saluti-e-presentazione/99754 "2006-07-26T23:10:17Z")

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Ciao a tutti, Piacere mi presento sono tele. Dal python son passato al ruby ed e’ nato un amore, ormai e’ un po’ di tempo che lo uso. Lavoro nel campo TLC e dove posso cerco di usare Ruby/Rails quando mi e’ possibil…

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## [SCM for a Rails project - Darcs or Subversion?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scm-for-a-rails-project-darcs-or-subversion/58295)

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**Author:** [@alder](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/alder)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 10:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scm-for-a-rails-project-darcs-or-subversion/58295 "2006-04-21T10:18:43Z")

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Hi everyone. I’m choosing an SCM for my current Rails project. Up until now, for my other (non-Rails) codings, I used Darcs and liked it very much. I’d prefer to use Darcs for my Rails development as well. Looking in…

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## [IO stream help](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/io-stream-help/93894)

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**Author:** [@spdemac](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/spdemac)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/io-stream-help/93894 "2006-04-13T21:20:39Z")

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I am struggling with handling stdin and stdout in Ruby. A java application I have responds works as a helper for an external application by doing the following: in = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in)…

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## [Job Opportunity At MushroomObserver.org](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-opportunity-at-mushroomobserver-org/261563)

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**Author:** [@Palpatine1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Palpatine1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2021, 5:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/job-opportunity-at-mushroomobserver-org/261563 "2021-07-18T17:46:47Z")

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## [Ruby Chief Architect ($100k USD, remote)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-chief-architect-100k-usd-remote/245050)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-chief-architect-100k-usd-remote/245050 "2016-09-02T20:02:40Z")

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https://www.crossover.com/x/redirect/job/2256?utm\_medium=JB&utm\_campaign=Hea&utm\_source=rubyforum Are you one of top Software Chief Architects in the world? Do enjoy solving the incredibly complex problems that no one…

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## [Having trouble overriding bootsrap-sass Gem css with GMaps API accesssed through Gmaps4Rails Gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/having-trouble-overriding-bootsrap-sass-gem-css-with-gmaps-api-accesssed-through-gmaps4rails-gem/240709)

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**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 9:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/having-trouble-overriding-bootsrap-sass-gem-css-with-gmaps-api-accesssed-through-gmaps4rails-gem/240709 "2014-04-27T09:26:33Z")

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I am following the Gmaps4Rails tutorial and trying to implement it in a bootstrap framework, but am having problems. The map won’t load correctly… See here: http://i.imgur.com/qMiczCe.png. Zooming in function does not…

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## [Deploy heroku rails 4.1](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-heroku-rails-4-1/240538)

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**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 11:30am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/deploy-heroku-rails-4-1/240538 "2014-04-22T11:30:09Z")

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Ciao a tutti, ho iniziato da poco a studiare ruby e rails perci perdonate la domanda, probabilmente banale. Ho creato un’app di base con rails 4.1 e ho tentato il deploy su heroku. Aprendo l’app su Heroku ottendo un …

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## [Link to :confirm + Twitter Bootstrap =\> \<3](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-confirm-twitter-bootstrap-3/245694)

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**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/link-to-confirm-twitter-bootstrap-3/245694 "2013-07-02T20:15:17Z")

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Ciao Lista, di norma mi faccio vivo solo per spammare… anche questa volta :-D. Se usate questo idioma in Rails: link\_to 'foo', :method =\> :delete, :confirm =\> 'Are you Sure?' e siete poi annoiati da quanto siano poc…

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## [Help needed: Hacking JRuby in Berlin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-hacking-jruby-in-berlin/226589)

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**Author:** [@skade](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/skade)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-needed-hacking-jruby-in-berlin/226589 "2013-01-02T20:55:38Z")

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Hi JRubyists, I voiced some concerns about the state of some JRuby libraries on Twitter a few days ago\[1\]. Being someone that uses many nuances of Ruby, I still run into JRuby\<\>MRI problems on a regular basis, mostly …

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## [Installation Problem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problem/225157)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 18, 2012, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installation-problem/225157 "2012-12-18T18:56:12Z")

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Hi Guys, I’m completely new to ruby on rails and I’m having a little issue installing it! I’m following the tutorial on railsinstaller.org step by step but I guess I did something wrong and now I can’t get the server …

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