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...just any old database tables you have lying around the home is all you?ll need to perform this trick! No cover charge. No free steak knives. No heavy lifting involved. Installation, DIY magical instructions, and a world of mystery awaits you at: http://magicmodels.rubyforge.org Dr Nic: http://drnicwilliams.com -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hi Is there a way to save session data on the file system (like in Rails) instead of a database table? The reason I''m asking is, that I''m writing a Camping application without using ActiveRecord (mostly for learning purposes) and I don''t want to use ActiveRecord just for sessions. Thanks, Thomas -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was

Anyone know how to setup EdgeRails with RadRails ? Stuart

The first administrative console screencast is now available at: http://screencasts.visualjquery.com/demo1/ I''ve posted a bunch about the Admin Console, but it''s essentially an automated scaffold that works as an engine. The screencast is a quick overview of the minor things you''ll need to do in models, environment.rb, and others, as well as ::drumroll:: a demo of

When developing applications, Webrick will automatically reload controllers, models, etc. if the source changes. For obvious reasons, it doesn''t do this for plugins, which makes it a pain to develop said plugins. I was hoping Mongrel might have some facility to say "watch this directory too and reload any changes". Obviously, re-init''ing all plugins would be

In the event that I really don''t want a certain model, can I delete it? Is there a tool that I can use besides ''rm'' to ensure I hit everything related to the model? Right now my only guess is to just remove all files that match a filemask and hope for the best.

I''m having a strange display issue when trying to update a tablerow using RJS. This is the code in the RJS template: page.replace_html "item_#{@item.id}", :partial => ''item_display'' So the existing <tr> has an id like item_1. When the update actions completes, it renders this template and effectively replaces the tr with item_display which as a

...ve written up a short explanation about the Class Creation feature of Dr Nic''s Magic Models. I know most forum posts start with "How do I..." but thought it might be interesting reading for the ppl who answer the forum posts that start with "How do I..." :) http://drnicwilliams.com/2006/08/10/bts-magic-models-class-creation/ Cheers Nic -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Announcement Release 0.7.1 provides support for the new rails 1.1.5/6 releases that included an updated activerecord-1.14.4 version. It will now also support all future version (as it should have in the first place) More information on release: http://drnicwilliams.com/2006/08/12/magic-models-and-activerecords-1144/ Description of Dr Nic''s Magic Models Dr Nic''s Magic Models means you never need to write an ActiveRecord model class again; or if you do write them, it will automatically provide you with associations and validations. Cheers...

....rubyforge.org/) is an extension to ActiveRecords to provide support for composite primary keys (Duh!) in a simple, transparent way. Your single primary key code should work with a composite primary key model. Associations can even include composite foreign keys. Dr Nic''s Blog: http://drnicwilliams.com Cheers Nic -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I want to create a new scaffold. Would it be best to implement as a plugin? Any tips on how to get started? -- Best Regards, -Larry "Work, work, work...there is no satisfactory alternative." --- E.Taft Benson -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL:

I''m getting into camping in a big way--I love that you can put together full-fledged apps with so little code and overhead. Does anyone know of any documentation about getting Camping apps running on Media Temple''s GridServer? Of course I''ve found the Camping server page[1], but I can''t work out how to associate running camping apps with a (sub)domain

...omposite Primary Keys allows an ActiveRecord to support 2+ primary keys using the set_primary_keys class method. Previous versions provided full CRUD and find support. This latest release provides support for more ActiveRecord magic: associations (has_many, belongs_to, etc) Full report: http://drnicwilliams.com/2006/08/02/composite-primary-keys-supports-associations/ Cheers Dr Nic -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I side with David when it comes to databases. They suck! Just my own opinion. So what about the people who don''t want to define validations and stuff in the database, but still want to be DRY. I really hate how the schema is separate from my models. I kind of like how Django defines the table attributes in the model. I was think about trying something like that in Rails. You could

Campers -- In a few weeks there will be a bunch of people in Portland, OR, for a conference. A long time ago some campers mentioned that might be a good time for us to get together and hold a mini CampingConf for a few hours. Is anyone interested? Does anyone want to organize it? I''m thinking Wednesday night, May 16. We could possibly get a spot at FreeGeek (not likely since they are

Ive been trying all day to get either eclipse or radrails to work on my machine but I must be doing something wrong. If anyone could help Id be much appreciated. Im using windows xp. I first downloaded radrails and it looked ok, but when I create a new rails project absolutely nothing is inside of it??? If I manually create the project in the command line it works fine and the server

For expats from other languages, what''s the next best step after the Agile Web Dev book: Rails Recipes or Ruby for Rails? Thanks, -- Austin -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

To the aide of anyone whose had to create new models, migrations and unit tests for the common many-to-many relationship, using "has_many :through" (that''s almost everyone). I''ve created a new generator that generates two model classes, plus a many-to-many relationship class, e.g. User, Group, plus the Membership model between them. It also generates the migrations

ActiveRecords with composite primary keys now seem to happily support find/create/update/destroy options. Url: http://compositekeys.rubyforge.org Background: Rails/ActiveRecords has long been critised for not supporting legacy databases, especially composite primary keys. This gem extends ARs with this support. Cheers Nic -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I want to be DRY. I have a controller action, component, that renders html. I have another controller action, component_update, that returns RJS: This what I''d like for ''component_update.rjs'': page[params[:scaffold_id]].replace_html render(:action => "component", :layout => false) page[params[:scaffold_id]].visual_effect :highlight But, the render is