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## [Counting in for .. in](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/counting-in-for-in/130693)

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**Author:** [@liberte](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/liberte)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/counting-in-for-in/130693 "2008-03-03T12:19:17Z")

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Hi, i’m doing my first steps in ruby (on rails) and often use things like for thing in @several\_things print thing end Ok so far, looks great :slight\_smile: But i often need a counter inside of the loop, may it be …

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## [0.50.0 RELEASES file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-50-0-releases-file/127920)

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**Author:** [@gmichelson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/gmichelson)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 2, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/0-50-0-releases-file/127920 "2008-02-02T18:02:28Z")

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Dear devs, I have updated the file doc/RELEASES in the repo. I would appreciate if some of you could have a look at this file and the rest of the files in doc, and fix some typo/english errors. thanks, -g.

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## [Typo 5.0 "Eugene Atget" for Rails 2.0 is out](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/typo-5-0-eugene-atget-for-rails-2-0-is-out/124598)

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**Author:** [@Frederic\_de\_Villami](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Frederic_de_Villami)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/typo-5-0-eugene-atget-for-rails-2-0-is-out/124598 "2007-12-30T23:34:02Z")

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Typo 5.0 “Eugène Atget” finally finished after about 7 month of making. This in an important release, stuffed with great new features, loads of fixes and an incredible amount of polish. This may sound like DHH introdu…

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## [Partial :object vs instance var](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/partial-object-vs-instance-var/117479)

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**Author:** [@S-gw](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/S-gw)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/partial-object-vs-instance-var/117479 "2007-10-17T22:58:39Z")

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I’m questioning what appears to be a recommendation that makes no sense in AWDWR 2nd Ed. I get the point being made, but the actual convention/implementation seems to make the point ineffective. If I have a controller…

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## [AAF: find\_by\_contents on AR Association Total Hits](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/aaf-find-by-contents-on-ar-association-total-hits/112807)

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**Author:** [@stevetooke](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/stevetooke)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 12:36pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/aaf-find-by-contents-on-ar-association-total-hits/112807 "2007-08-28T12:36:22Z")

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I seem to be getting some behaviour thats unexpected (for me anyway) when using find\_by\_contents on an ActiveRecord has\_many association. The results that are returned are only the records that belong to the model ret…

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## [Can typo put an image in a feed?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-typo-put-an-image-in-a-feed/109891)

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**Author:** [@rykkers](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rykkers)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-typo-put-an-image-in-a-feed/109891 "2007-07-20T00:36:14Z")

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I’m using the latest gem version of typo (4.1.1). I’d like to have my feeds contain an image if it’s included in the article. Lots of blog feeds do this, and it looks quite nice in places like google reader. I’ve tr…

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## [Are there any HTML+CSS to PDF converters in ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-there-any-html-css-to-pdf-converters-in-ruby/106819)

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**Author:** [@ashwin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ashwin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 5:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/are-there-any-html-css-to-pdf-converters-in-ruby/106819 "2007-06-14T17:19:57Z")

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Hi, I tried PDF writer , but it doesn’t have HTML to PDF Converter. Infact it is a PDF writer itself not a converter… I've HTML pages with rich css or Strings with html+css such that they are converted to PDF. The i…

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## [Number formatting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/number-formatting/105609)

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**Author:** [@cory](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cory)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/number-formatting/105609 "2007-05-31T18:14:39Z")

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folks - can’t quite figure this one out… foo = 5 bar = 10 basically - when i go to print out the numbers - i want to format ‘foo’ with a leding zero so that it reads ‘05’ and is aesthetically pleasing when compared …

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## [Using rails without a database](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-rails-without-a-database/104709)

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**Author:** [@isopaleocopria](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/isopaleocopria)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/using-rails-without-a-database/104709 "2007-05-21T21:46:59Z")

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I want to try writing a rails app, using edge rails, all models of which will extend ActiveResource. In other words, I don’t need a database. How do I configure my app so that rails doesn’t look for an RDBMS and data…

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## [Apache/Mongrel Cluster - What's this?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-mongrel-cluster-whats-this/86353)

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**Author:** [@al-evans](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/al-evans)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2007, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/apache-mongrel-cluster-whats-this/86353 "2007-02-23T19:20:20Z")

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I’ve just set up a server with Apache 2.2, mod\_proxy\_balancer, and a pack of Mongrels. I’m seeing something I haven’t seen before with this setup. Here’s an example: Processing StoriesController#index (for 80.129.122.…

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## [Rails CMS - Testers Needed](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-cms-testers-needed/83411)

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**Author:** [@mdaoust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mdaoust)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 25, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-cms-testers-needed/83411 "2007-01-25T23:05:25Z")

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I have finished a Ruby on Rails CMS for one of my recent projects, and I am looking to release it as a general product. Therefore I am looking for people who may want to be involved in testing. Please let me know if y…

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## [RubyForge down](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyforge-down/73912)

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**Author:** [@jfperusse](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jfperusse)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 11:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rubyforge-down/73912 "2006-10-27T23:09:05Z")

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Hi, I can’t access the RubyForge website… Any idea when the site will be back online? Thanks!

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## [Rails magic for MySQL -\> XML file -\> MySQL and back again?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-magic-for-mysql-xml-file-mysql-and-back-again/59047)

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**Author:** [@wpwood](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wpwood)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rails-magic-for-mysql-xml-file-mysql-and-back-again/59047 "2006-09-04T14:45:21Z")

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Greetings! My little app collects data from the user, persists it in about a dozen tables during the session, writes out / saves an XML file that’s downloaded to the user’s PC when they’re done, then clears the db of …

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## [Trouble migrating login\_engine schema](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-migrating-login-engine-schema/60514)

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**Author:** [@jpettet](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jpettet)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/trouble-migrating-login-engine-schema/60514 "2006-05-18T14:18:24Z")

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Hello, I tried to migrate the schema for Login\_Engine but I get this error rake engine\_migrate ENGINE=login rake aborted! No such file to load – authenticated\_user I cannot seem to find anyone else with the same p…

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## [ActiveRecord and Cursors (with PostgreSQL)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-and-cursors-with-postgresql/51999)

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**Author:** [@allen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/allen)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/activerecord-and-cursors-with-postgresql/51999 "2006-01-10T00:05:03Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to access database cursors using Rails, preferably through ActiveRecord? I believe the standard usage loads the entire result set into memory. However, for extremely large results (or when I don’t …

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## [Retaining the order of columns in a result set](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/retaining-the-order-of-columns-in-a-result-set/48741)

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**Author:** [@austin](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/austin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2005, 10:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/retaining-the-order-of-columns-in-a-result-set/48741 "2005-11-25T22:42:52Z")

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HI, I am trying to get the ordered column names in a result set using find\_by\_sql. Perhaps my approach is all wrong, but I am using each .. do. How do I go about keeping the order of the columns as they appear in t…

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## [Issue while parsing a big file](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issue-while-parsing-a-big-file/244489)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/issue-while-parsing-a-big-file/244489 "2016-04-21T00:00:11Z")

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Hi, i’ve an issue with Ruby (version ruby-2.2.4-x64-mingw32/ Windows 10). I’m parsing a 2 Gb file, line by line, searching the following regex 123456$ Code : counter = 0 counter2 =0 #$/ = “\\r\\n” filename = “…\\……

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## [Nginx Ubuntu package policy](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-ubuntu-package-policy/243687)

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**Author:** [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 22, 2015, 12:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-ubuntu-package-policy/243687 "2015-12-22T00:06:40Z")

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Hi, Is there any document specifying Nginx’s policy on the pre-built Ubuntu packages? I’d like to know how it is decided which Ubuntu releases are supported, from which point, for how long, with which Nginx releases …

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## [What factor determines input\_item size (ninput\_items)?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-factor-determines-input-item-size-ninput-items/243174)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/what-factor-determines-input-item-size-ninput-items/243174 "2015-08-29T15:42:00Z")

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I am testing my OOT module in various condition of different machines. A certain block implementing a state machine requires a certain number of items or more. Thus, I’ve stated it in forecast(): https://gist.github…

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## [答复: nginx plus with ssl on TCP load balance not work](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-plus-with-ssl-on-tcp-load-balance-not-work/242281)

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**Author:** [@Detlef\_R](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Detlef_R)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/nginx-plus-with-ssl-on-tcp-load-balance-not-work/242281 "2015-06-11T10:59:21Z")

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When I’m trying http ssl, I found need to set proxy\_set\_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme; in server block, or it will also encounter ERR\_TOO\_MANY\_REDIRECTS. Is TCP has same kind of setting? -----邮件原件----- 发件人: smith…

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## [How to save xml values to mysql database](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-save-xml-values-to-mysql-database/245622)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 7:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-save-xml-values-to-mysql-database/245622 "2013-06-25T19:20:06Z")

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Hi All, I have a xml and I have to save those values into my mysql database using ruby1.87. How can I do it. Kindly guide me how can I get values and save them. Thanks in advance Cheers, Kp

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## [Name of current example's file:line in a before block?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/name-of-current-examples-file-line-in-a-before-block/208327)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/name-of-current-examples-file-line-in-a-before-block/208327 "2011-06-15T21:52:06Z")

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Hi, I have an idea for a tool I want to build. In a Cucumber Before() block, I can say: Before do |scenario| puts scenario.file\_colon\_line end That then gives me the information I’d need to run that test case (and …

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## [How-to Contribute to IronRuby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-contribute-to-ironruby/203850)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 10:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-contribute-to-ironruby/203850 "2011-02-28T22:57:24Z")

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I’ve been trying to find information on how to contribute to the project. Given the recent changes to the solution source and website, is the information on becoming a contributor still current? My hope was that I co…

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## [Numeric textbox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/numeric-textbox/186392)

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**Author:** [@hendra\_kusuma](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/hendra_kusuma)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/numeric-textbox/186392 "2010-04-07T05:52:28Z")

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Dear all, what is a good way to implement a textbox that can only receive number? when I tried to implement it using text\_updated event it runs so slow that it disturb overall process (my menu stop working) or even b…

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## [Ruby-Entwickler dringend gesucht](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-entwickler-dringend-gesucht/151881)

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**Author:** [@BjSSSSrn\_Jensen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/BjSSSSrn_Jensen)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 3:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-entwickler-dringend-gesucht/151881 "2008-10-27T15:28:29Z")

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Moin zusammen, ich bin erst relativ neu hier und weiss nicht so recht, was in dieser UG für Absprachen bzgl. Jobangeboten getroffen worden sind. Von daher sende ich diese einfach mal über die Liste. Ich bin auf der Su…

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## [Typo rspec and coverage](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/typo-rspec-and-coverage/147592)

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**Author:** [@cappelaere](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/cappelaere)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/typo-rspec-and-coverage/147592 "2008-09-03T15:24:31Z")

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I am trying to run rspec for the latest release of Typo and am running into a lot of errors (which could be self-inflicted). So before I dive too deep into this, should we expect Typo 5.1.3 to pass all the tests? And …

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## [Stripping non alphanumeric characters](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stripping-non-alphanumeric-characters/147441)

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**Author:** [@benjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/benjohnson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/stripping-non-alphanumeric-characters/147441 "2008-09-01T22:08:46Z")

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I know this is a noob question. What would be the best / most efficient way to replace all non alphanumeric characters in a string? Thanks for your help.

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## [Writing a game in Ruby](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writing-a-game-in-ruby/142768)

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**Author:** [@jwigal](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jwigal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/writing-a-game-in-ruby/142768 "2008-07-11T13:09:48Z")

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Hi there, I’m in the process of writing what will eventually be a card game using ruby. However, first things first I’m trying to set up the graphics functions. Currently I’m using a Gtk window with a sigle widget, …

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## [Changing the installation prefix to the lib after configure/make/make install](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/changing-the-installation-prefix-to-the-lib-after-configure-make-make-install/132617)

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**Author:** [@llothar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/llothar)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/changing-the-installation-prefix-to-the-lib-after-configure-make-make-install/132617 "2008-03-22T00:54:59Z")

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Lets say i compile ruby on Unix with ./configure --prefix=$HOME/my\_ruby; make; make install And later i want to move it to $HOME/your\_ruby What can i do to get the inital paths for the standart library to also refer…

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## [Multiple Applications Setup](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-applications-setup/106501)

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**Author:** [@sjames](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/sjames)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 1:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/multiple-applications-setup/106501 "2007-06-11T13:18:52Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m just getting started with RoR - I’m a bit behind the game! Anyway, I have several website I want to move over to this format and which I want to host on a single Linux Virtual Machine (that’s what my …

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## [Script/generate scaffold pluralizes class names](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-generate-scaffold-pluralizes-class-names/62689)

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**Author:** [@jfoxny](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jfoxny)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2006, 1:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-generate-scaffold-pluralizes-class-names/62689 "2006-06-07T13:14:44Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m a rails & ruby nuby, and this is my first post to the list. Here’s my environment in case it helps diagnose my problem: Ruby version 1.8.4 (powerpc-darwin8.6.0) RubyGems version 0.8.11 Rails versi…

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## [Cannot Sign-up](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-sign-up/86233)

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**Author:** [@kdclark](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kdclark)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 27, 2006, 10:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cannot-sign-up/86233 "2006-03-27T22:49:20Z")

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I have been implementing the login\_engine on a i386 and a Mac for two different projects. Using the 305 build of the engine and login\_engine I finally have my mac working but the i386 doesn’t actually write to the da…

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## [1.4.1 SPDY error FIXME: chain too big in spdy filter](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-4-1-spdy-error-fixme-chain-too-big-in-spdy-filter/235062)

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**Author:** [@addis\_a](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/addis_a)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/1-4-1-spdy-error-fixme-chain-too-big-in-spdy-filter/235062 "2013-06-30T19:07:46Z")

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Hi, Running 1.4.1 and using SPDY and SSL extensively (exclusively, actually). Seeing a ton (thousands) of errors in the error log, similar to: 2013/05/29 00:22:53 \[alert\] 25981#0: \*8781732 FIXME: chain too big in sp…

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## [Rewriting](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewriting/245391)

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**Author:** [@Rafa\_F](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Rafa_F)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rewriting/245391 "2013-05-27T04:26:47Z")

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Hi, I use opencart with nginx+php-fpm. Sometimes it is necessary to redirect all clients, except admin (190.212.201.0/24), to “Service unavailable” page which is simple index.html file with logo, background image and …

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## [\[ruby-trunk - Bug #6993\]\[Open\] Class#allocate の仕様変更（Cレベル）](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-trunk-bug-6993-open-class-allocate-c/222725)

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**Author:** [@aris](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/aris)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-trunk-bug-6993-open-class-allocate-c/222725 "2012-12-12T13:21:00Z")

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Issue #6993 has been reported by ko1 (Koichi Sasada). Bug #6993: Class#allocate の仕様変更（Cレベル） Author: ko1 (Koichi Sasada) Status: Open Priority: Normal Assignee: nobu (Nobuyoshi N.) Category: core Target version: …

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## [Parentheses vs braces](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parentheses-vs-braces/219262)

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**Author:** [@Gurdipe\_D](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Gurdipe_D)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/parentheses-vs-braces/219262 "2012-05-01T00:21:37Z")

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Working thru a Rails tutorial… Can anyone tell me why the first example uses braces and the second example uses parentheses? Is it because 1st example is a hash literal, second is not? u = User.find(2) u.attributes…

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## [Uom gem](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uom-gem/215161)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 24, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/uom-gem/215161 "2011-12-24T21:56:11Z")

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Hi all, Im beginner with ruby and rails… Im creating one personal project (to learn more…) and for this project I need measure something using height cm and kg. I saw the uom gem ( GitHub - madriska/uom: Ruby library…

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## [Send() docs are wrong](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/send-docs-are-wrong/210128)

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**Author:** [@luislavena](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/luislavena)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/send-docs-are-wrong/210128 "2011-07-31T22:22:18Z")

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obj.send(symbol \[, args…\]) → obj obj.send(symbol \[, args…\]) → obj http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Object.html#M000999 Somehow, I don’t expect the return value of send() to be the receiver. Let’s test send()'s return…

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## [Correct way to search datetime column by date](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/correct-way-to-search-datetime-column-by-date/201455)

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**Author:** [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/correct-way-to-search-datetime-column-by-date/201455 "2011-01-07T19:04:12Z")

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Hi, I have a flight model. I want to find all flights with a specific arrival airport, a specific departure airport and which depart on a certain date. My problem is that the departure date is a datetime column in th…

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## [\[Bug #3490\]\[Assigned\] test\_pack\_utf8 failure on mswin64](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3490-assigned-test-pack-utf8-failure-on-mswin64/190783)

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**Author:** [@Yusuke\_E](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Yusuke_E)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/bug-3490-assigned-test-pack-utf8-failure-on-mswin64/190783 "2010-07-02T03:06:57Z")

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e$B%A%1%C%He(B #3490 e$B$,99?7$5$l$^$7$?!#e(B (by Yusuke E.) e$B%9%F!\<%?%9e(B Opene$B$+$ie(BAssignede$B$KJQ99e(B e$BC4Ev\<Te(B Usaku NAKAMURAe$B$K%;%C%He(B e$BM%@hEYe(B Normale$B$+$ie(BLowe$B$KJQ99e(B e$B1sF#$G$9!#e(B …

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## [Calculation of means in Narray objects](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calculation-of-means-in-narray-objects/184917)

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**Author:** [@milo](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/milo)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 3:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/calculation-of-means-in-narray-objects/184917 "2010-03-10T15:34:53Z")

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I’m trying to perform some calculations on data held in NArray objects but it is not entirely clear to me how this ought to be done (I’ve looked here: http://narray.rubyforge.org/SPEC.en). The data consist of 3-dimens…

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## [Use of extend \<module\> from within a Class](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-of-extend-module-from-within-a-class/179836)

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**Author:** [@mperham](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mperham)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/use-of-extend-module-from-within-a-class/179836 "2009-12-08T00:36:33Z")

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I would like to include a module into a ‘static’ class - such that all the modules methods are class methods. The problem is that code in the module that uses "self.class.XYZ’ breaks and when this code is included, ru…

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## [Routes from raw js (using XMLHttpRequest)](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-from-raw-js-using-xmlhttprequest/172643)

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**Author:** [@mistressjanna](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mistressjanna)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 12:43pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/routes-from-raw-js-using-xmlhttprequest/172643 "2009-07-27T12:43:05Z")

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I am making an ajax call from js to call a method (assocboxchange) in my controller (AssociatesController), using XMLHttpRequest. I know the XMLHttpRequest works fine because I use it in other places with success. M…

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## [Generated test files and bad require 'test\_helper'](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generated-test-files-and-bad-require-test-helper/168005)

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**Author:** [@fipa](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/fipa)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 11:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/generated-test-files-and-bad-require-test-helper/168005 "2009-05-14T23:56:06Z")

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Why do the generated test files have: require ‘test\_helper’ It cannot obviously find the file because it’s located in a subdirectory. That’s annoying.

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## [How to create new database to oracle?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-new-database-to-oracle/140179)

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**Author:** [@mokkai](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mokkai)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 3:41pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-create-new-database-to-oracle/140179 "2008-07-16T15:41:51Z")

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i have rails-2.1.0 my database.yml development: adapter: oracle database: pe username: or password: or rake db:create rake db:version —\>Current version: 0 rake db:migrate rake aborted! ORA-12154: TNS:could n…

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## [Restful-Authentication Rspec Failure Rails 2.0.2](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603)

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**Author:** [@casper\_the\_ghost](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/casper_the_ghost)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/restful-authentication-rspec-failure-rails-2-0-2/124603 "2008-01-01T03:06:32Z")

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I am trying the Restful-Authentication (latest version, downloaded today) and upon running the generator, doing the migration, prepping the test system and putting the resources in routes.rb I get a Rspec test failure…

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## [Two layouts for one controller](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/two-layouts-for-one-controller/121817)

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**Author:** [@ror-user](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ror-user)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 1:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/two-layouts-for-one-controller/121817 "2007-12-04T01:47:55Z")

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Hi all, I am implementing the functionality of content management through FCKeditor. I have a controller called aboutus and the corresponding table in the database for accessing the contents. Layouts of back end and …

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## [Installare Typo 4 su UnBit](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installare-typo-4-su-unbit/90393)

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**Author:** [@marcos](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/marcos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/installare-typo-4-su-unbit/90393 "2007-03-28T18:16:41Z")

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Salve a tutti, ho dell’hosting presso UnBit, che supporta rails. Ora mi interessava installare Typo come sistema di blogging, ma non riesco a configurare il tutto sotto UnBit. Qualcuno della ml che ha spazio su UnBit…

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## [Can associations take arguments?](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-associations-take-arguments/83515)

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**Author:** [@Christopher\_JSBott](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Christopher_JSBott)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2007, 11:05am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/can-associations-take-arguments/83515 "2007-01-27T11:05:14Z")

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Let’s say an Author has many books. Can I say stuff like: author = Author.find :first author.books :order\_by =\> ‘publication\_date’ or author.books :condition =\> \[‘publication\_data \> ?’, somedate\] Thanks for the hel…

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## [Checking for an asset existence](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-an-asset-existence/79353)

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**Author:** [@Brian\_Sam-Bodden](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Brian_Sam-Bodden)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 11:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/checking-for-an-asset-existence/79353 "2006-12-16T23:01:09Z")

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Fellow Radiant users: I have a site for which I have a “highlights” image for certain pages. Sort of a branding/marketing image. I’ve put those images in a /highlights directory and named them after the page they belo…

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