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Hi all, I just updated lighttpd from 1.4.8 to 1.4.9 and it now refuses to start with the following error: 2006-01-24 23:12:24: (mod_fastcgi.c.989) execve failed for: public/ dispatch.fcgi No such file or directory 2006-01-24 23:12:24: (mod_fastcgi.c.1015) the fastcgi-backend public/ dispatch.fcgi failed to start: 2006-01-24 23:12:24: (mod_fastcgi.c.1019) child exited with status 2

Hi all, I would like to write some custom helpers like the ones available as form helpers text_field, text_area and the like. My first try was this: custom_helper(obj, meth) ''some_string'' + obj.send(meth) + ''some_other_string'' end Object and method are being passed as symbols like this: custom_helper(:person, :name) and Ruby rightfully complains that

Hi all, I am writing a simple shopping cart which will consist of a single class. There will be no DB table for carts so I do not want to make my Cart a model. But where do I place my Cart class so that I can access it in my controllers? I want to be able do do things like this (for instance in a shop controller): def add_to_cart @session[''cart''].add(article_id, amount)

Hi all, I have a mutilingual app and want to customize the validation error messasges. I cannot override them as I need them in more than one language, so I have done the following: validates_presence_of :some_attr, :message => _(''should not be blank'') I am using gettext to translate the message. This works in development mode, but not in production, even after a

Hi all, if I have a has_many and belongs_to relations like this category has many articles article belongs to category is there a way I can specify the order of articles when pulling them up with @some_category.articles ? Many thanks in advance! -- Nicky

Hi all, I am working on a small project--a backend for a website with a tree like structure. I have a Node model which acts_as_tree and use polymorphic associations to "link" differend resources (a free form page, a course description and so on) to the nodes. In my routes.conf I have map.connect ''/homepage/*path_info'', :controller => "index",

Hi all, I have set up the following catch all route: map.connect ''/homepage/*path_info'', :controller => "index", :action => "show_node" Now I can access url like /homepage, /homepage/company/history and so on. I want to add a search action at /homepage/search. Adding map.connect ''/homepage/search'', :controller =>

Hi all, I have a node structure which acts_as_tree. I am pulling the first two levels under the root node with: @root = Node.find(1, :include => [ { :children => [ :children, :parent ] }, :parent ]) How do I pull out the first three levels? What about four? @root = Node.find(1, :include => [ { :children => [ { :children => [:children, :parent] }, :parent ] }, :parent ])

Hi all, I would like to get one of the parameters for a link_to_remote with JavaScript prompt. So far I have this: link_to_remote(image_tag("/images/interface/add.png"), :before => "$name = prompt(''Name?'')", :url => { :action => ''add_child'', :id => node, :name => XXX }, :update =>

Dear Railers, I am toying with a new project and have a schema design question. I have a tree-like node structure. Each of the nodes will be associated with a single object. This associated object can be of a variety of types. I represent the tree through a Node class which acts_as_tree. Now imagine three other classes--Animals, Fruits and Vegetables. Each node will have an association

Hi all, I am using the LoginGenerator and Ezra''s acl_system2 to protect certain actions in my controllers. I have written some functional tests to check for correct handling of redirects, flashes, etc. The flashes however only get populated on the first get action in any given test. Here is what I have so far: In the controller: class PageController < AC before_filter

Hi all, is there a way to automatically convert uploaded images to an RGB colorspace? I have a small intranet app, in which people can upload images. Sometimes a large 300dpi CMYK image intended for print sneaks in and causes trouble... Many thanks in advance, Nicky

Hi all, I noticed that my sessions and flashes are not working in IE6 (no problem with safari or firefox). I did a <%= debug session %> and indeed IE6 is showing session[:new_session] to be true all the time. This means a new session is created for every request. An old version of the same application is running on the same server under a different subdomain. In this sessions are

Hi all, I want to extend AR::B is such a way as to be able to support and display different language versions of objects. I know of and have tried Globalize but still want to do this on my own for a multitude of reasons (the educational value probably being most important). My table for the objects has columns named like en_name, de_name, fr_name, en_description, de_description,

Hi all, is there a way to override the validation methods so as to avoid the div.fieldWithErrors divs from being created on the redisplayed form? Many thanks in advance, Nicky