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We''ve just released our first in the RealApps series - a dead-simple CMS for Rails. It''s implemented as a plugin you can download, which then generates scaffolded code for administering your content. It''s designed to be a starter system for small sites, and of course you can build on it as you want. It''s also a good place to look if you want to see how

This has been in the news lately, so I wrote up an article about a method I use to protect my app against XSS attacks. It''s easy to use if you don''t care how it works, and I go through some of the metaprogramming techniques I used if you do. Check it out: http://blog.explorationage.com/articles/2006/01/25/how-to-protect-your-rails-apps-against-cross-site-scripting-attacks

Hi I couldn''t figure out, how to create a drop-down list with Markaby. How would I create something like this: <select name="character"> <option value="marvin">Marvin the paranoid Android</option> <option value="arthur">Arthur Dent</option> <option value="zaphod">Zaphod

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

I''m switching all my fulltext searching over to ferret using the acts_as_ferret plugin on windows (for development, will be deployed on linux). In my tests I have a setup method as follows to ensure the index is reset for each test: def setup Item.rebuild_index end This works fine for the initial few tests but then suddenly fails for the last few tests when it seems to be failing

Hi, I''m running the edge Typo and the latest acts_as_ferret plugin and ferret gems (as of 11 April). In my Content model I put acts_as_ferret :fields => [:title, :body] In the console, I call Content.rebuild_index to index all of my existing content. All the directories get created etc, but I get the following error back: Loading development environment. >>

Hi, I have a couple of daemons that im trying to setup to be run for my app. The environment load is as follows.. ENV["RAILS_ENV"] ||= "development" require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), "/../../config/environment") And the error I get is #<LoadError: no such file to load -- active_support> #<Gem::Exception: can''t activate activesupport (=

Thought some of you guys might like to know that that it looks like the BBC are trialing Rails. I got a DB error when trying to connect to their prototype cataloging system the other day. http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=136006235&size=o Sorry if this is old news. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hello! I'm looking for an easy way to filter data frames. Some rows in my data frame needs to be left out, for instance, rows with invalid data. Right now, if I want to pair two columns of this data frame, I have to do this: > pairs(as.data.frame(list(tstart=df$tstart[valid],tend=df$tend.sdr[valid]))) or this: >

Hey guys, I know I can run search(q).total_hits, but if I try to put :limit=>0 it gives me an error. I don''t want it actually query any of the results, I just want it to tell me how many total_hits I would have if I wanted to search it. How can I do this? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

So I''m interested in creating an application specific generator. The script/generate command tells me that all I have to do is put a generator in my rails_root/generators: > 2. Unzip to directory /Users/{username}/.rails/generators/login > to use the generator with all your Rails apps > or to {app_root}/generators/login > to use with this app only. So I

Hello, I''m playing around with Rails and I''m having problems with displaying swedish characters. This is how far I''ve gotten: I have a controller... class MiscController < ApplicationController def swedish_chars @chars_to_display = ''???'' end end ...and a template (swedish_chars.rhtml) <head> <title>Test with swedish

We''re currently evaluating ZFS prior to (hopefully) rolling it out across our server room, and have managed to lock up a server after connecting to an iSCSI target, and then changing the IP address of the target. Basically we have two test Solaris servers running, and I followed the instructions on the post below to share a zpool on Server1 using the iSCSI Target, and then import that

The open solaris dtrace page (http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/dtrace/) has a bad link to the DTrace Guide(http://docs.sun.com/db/doc/817-6223). This message posted from opensolaris.org

Hello, I''ve installed the Ferret gem and also got the act_as_ferret code from the wiki. I''ve set up my model "Branch" to act as ferret using the code below. acts_as_ferret :options => {:fields => [''name'', ''body_text'', ''address'']} I''ve also set up a ferret_controller with the code below def find

Hi all, I''m newly discovering Ferret, and just did a crash course on Lucene to (I get the concepts behind it). But I''m have a few doubts: 1. What is the ''recommended'' way of integrating Ferret into my app now? The gem version or the plugin? 2. Where do I checkout the plugin from? Do I just copy the version on the wiki? Those apart, Ferret is really

Cross-Site scripting (XSS) attacks have been appearing lately, so I wrote up an article about one way to protect yourself. It''s pretty easy to use and, for those who care, I go into some of metaprogramming techniques I used to create it. Check it out at http://blog.explorationage.com/articles/2006/01/25/how-to-protect-your-rails-apps-against-cross-site-scripting-attacks Justin p.s. My

is it possible to write a custom sort routine for ferret? I use ferret right now to index all my products. One of the variables in these product documents is the product popularity, where 1 = best selling production, 2 = 2nd best, etc.. Right now, I''m just sorting by the popularity column in my search results, although this doesn''t always provide "good" results,

Hi all This week I have worked with Rails and Ferret to test Ferrets (and Lucenes) capabilities. I decided to make a mixin for ActiveRecord as it seemed the simplest possible solution and I ended up making this into a plugin. For more info on Ferret see: http://ferret.davebalmain.com/trac/ The plugin is functional but could easily be refined. Anyway I want to share it with you. Regard it as a

Hi all This week I have worked with Rails and Ferret to test Ferrets (and Lucenes) capabilities. I decided to make a mixin for ActiveRecord as it seemed the simplest possible solution and I ended up making this into a plugin. For more info on Ferret see: http://ferret.davebalmain.com/trac/ The plugin is functional but could easily be refined. Anyway I want to share it with you. Regard it as a