lo there, i have the book Agile development, and the PickAxe book. I am just getting started with both ruby, and a demo project on rails from the tutorial. I have a monstrosity of a site that i have designed for work. I started the project a year ago, while i was learning php. The site started as a simple way to get info to ag buisnessmen about current status of their machines. Now, however, we have added new features, and different functionality that makes the site very different from how it started out. Firstly, its a mess. Everything was built in pieces that do not really work together well. I want to do a complete rewrite. I would love to do it in rails.. but... i have a couple of questions that concern me about it. I like how so much stuff is automated in Rails. But the content of our site now depends on a lot of conditionals. if condition exist, do this formula and display results in this table cell, if not do that formula, unless something else, then to do something else. etc.... Is this kind of thing as easy to pull off in rails as it is in php? ( not that its really easy in php ) another question... after a huge site is built, if something new comes along that we need to support, It will require more tables or more cells. Will this mess anything up? Lastly, one of the ways i am trying to sell this to my boss is by the ease of use with ajax. I want to learn this to enhance our user experience. We want this site to be world class, and after showing off some sites to my employer, he was pretty excited about some of the widgets for our site. Does rails really make it easier to do this ? I am going to be learning rails eventually anyway for my own pet projects. But if any of you have some feedback here on my concerns or to quell my nervousness about this, I would really appreciate it a lot. If you have read this far, i thank you for your time. happy coding. shawn --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
When you say "table cell" do you mean a html table, or a database table? If you mean that you''re displaying the data differently based on the context - that''s super easy. If you''re talking about doing lots of programming inside the database using SQL conditionals - it may be possible, but isn''t the best idea with rails. Cheers Starr -- www.thebootstrapnation.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
no no, not programming the inside the database. I mean display of different content inside table cells based on certain conditions. Updating table rows based on conditions, etc.. thanks. sk On Oct 6, 9:33 am, "Starr" <snho...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> When you say "table cell" do you mean a html table, or a database > table? > > If you mean that you''re displaying the data differently based on the > context - that''s super easy. > > If you''re talking about doing lots of programming inside the database > using SQL conditionals - it may be possible, but isn''t the best idea > with rails. > > Cheers > Starr > --www.thebootstrapnation.com--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
What I''ve found is that almost everything is easier in Rails than PHP.
The fact that it separates everything out into views and controllers
makes putting the login into your pages so much easier. For instance, if
you want to display different views based on a condition:
def report
if [a condition]
render :action => ''template1''
else
render :action => ''template2''
end
end
You can also call partials from within your view if that is necessary to
display just a small piece of a page.
I''m currently on a project where I use ajax to update small sections of
a page every 10 seconds or so. You don''t have to use any javascript to
implement ajax functionality in rails apps.
Also, I know what you mean about PHP apps growing out of control. You
will not have that problem with rails as it''s so much better organized.
Good luck,
Jason
nephish wrote:> lo there,
>
> i have the book Agile development, and the PickAxe book. I am just
> getting started with both ruby, and a demo project on rails from the
> tutorial. I have a monstrosity of a site that i have designed for work.
> I started the project a year ago, while i was learning php. The site
> started as a simple way to get info to ag buisnessmen about current
> status of their machines. Now, however, we have added new features, and
> different functionality that makes the site very different from how it
> started out. Firstly, its a mess. Everything was built in pieces that
> do not really work together well. I want to do a complete rewrite. I
> would love to do it in rails..
> but... i have a couple of questions that concern me about it.
>
> I like how so much stuff is automated in Rails. But the content of our
> site now depends on a lot of conditionals.
> if condition exist, do this formula and display results in this table
> cell, if not do that formula, unless something else, then to do
> something else. etc....
> Is this kind of thing as easy to pull off in rails as it is in php? (
> not that its really easy in php )
>
> another question... after a huge site is built, if something new comes
> along that we need to support, It will require more tables or more
> cells. Will this mess anything up?
>
> Lastly, one of the ways i am trying to sell this to my boss is by the
> ease of use with ajax. I want to learn this to enhance our user
> experience. We want this site to be world class, and after showing off
> some sites to my employer, he was pretty excited about some of the
> widgets for our site. Does rails really make it easier to do this ?
>
> I am going to be learning rails eventually anyway for my own pet
> projects. But if any of you have some feedback here on my concerns or
> to quell my nervousness about this, I would really appreciate it a lot.
>
> If you have read this far, i thank you for your time.
>
> happy coding.
> shawn
>
>
> >
>
>
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Well Jason, i think you have provided sufficient ammo to go after this project as a rails rewrite. I have one last thing. this website is for three different companies. three different domains point to three different sites on our virtual host. I want to combine all three into one web folder. That way, if I update something, I only have to do it once. Now, I could have all three sites point to to the same folder from the apache config, however, each site needs different logos. There are also some minor differences on which info is displayed ( that i could work around ) but in order to share code, i need to have a variable that tells me which domain was accessed to get there. I know that this can be done. Do you have a good reccomendation about how to do that ? I think mongrel may help me out. Don''t know for sure. thanks for your help on this, by the way. Whether i can use all the same code for all three sites or not, i certainly am wanting to do it in rails. cheers. shawn On Oct 6, 11:19 am, Jason Norris <jasonmnor...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> What I''ve found is that almost everything is easier in Rails than PHP. > The fact that it separates everything out into views and controllers > makes putting the login into your pages so much easier. For instance, if > you want to display different views based on a condition: > > def report > if [a condition] > render :action => ''template1'' > else > render :action => ''template2'' > end > end > > You can also call partials from within your view if that is necessary to > display just a small piece of a page. > I''m currently on a project where I use ajax to update small sections of > a page every 10 seconds or so. You don''t have to use any javascript to > implement ajax functionality in rails apps. > Also, I know what you mean about PHP apps growing out of control. You > will not have that problem with rails as it''s so much better organized. > > Good luck, > > Jason > > nephish wrote: > > lo there, > > > i have the book Agile development, and the PickAxe book. I am just > > getting started with both ruby, and a demo project on rails from the > > tutorial. I have a monstrosity of a site that i have designed for work. > > I started the project a year ago, while i was learning php. The site > > started as a simple way to get info to ag buisnessmen about current > > status of their machines. Now, however, we have added new features, and > > different functionality that makes the site very different from how it > > started out. Firstly, its a mess. Everything was built in pieces that > > do not really work together well. I want to do a complete rewrite. I > > would love to do it in rails.. > > but... i have a couple of questions that concern me about it. > > > I like how so much stuff is automated in Rails. But the content of our > > site now depends on a lot of conditionals. > > if condition exist, do this formula and display results in this table > > cell, if not do that formula, unless something else, then to do > > something else. etc.... > > Is this kind of thing as easy to pull off in rails as it is in php? ( > > not that its really easy in php ) > > > another question... after a huge site is built, if something new comes > > along that we need to support, It will require more tables or more > > cells. Will this mess anything up? > > > Lastly, one of the ways i am trying to sell this to my boss is by the > > ease of use with ajax. I want to learn this to enhance our user > > experience. We want this site to be world class, and after showing off > > some sites to my employer, he was pretty excited about some of the > > widgets for our site. Does rails really make it easier to do this ? > > > I am going to be learning rails eventually anyway for my own pet > > projects. But if any of you have some feedback here on my concerns or > > to quell my nervousness about this, I would really appreciate it a lot. > > > If you have read this far, i thank you for your time. > > > happy coding. > > shawn--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
One minor lookout, Shawn -- be sure you have given yourself a sufficiently long "runway" to learning + building your first RoR site(s). I found it very tough to get to the point where I could simply code some stuff "from my head" rather than looking up how to do literally everything. There is so much magic in Rails, but you really need to understand the magic before you can build sites beyond the 15-minute demo sites in the books and screencasts. Like you I set out to build a complicated site as my first project -- quite a journey! -Ryan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
yeah, each thing i learn has a huge learning curve. I like this kinda stuff a lot, but it all comes with a price. We have a test domain where we set everything up for fake till it works, then point the server at it. I mainly wanted to know that all this is possible and worth the move to rails, which i am thinking more and more that it is. thanks for your time here, by the way. I wouldn''t mind hearing about your journey though. Did you blog it somewhere ? Might save me some pain. cheers, Ryan ! shawn On 10/6/06, Ryan Walker <wwwguru-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > One minor lookout, Shawn -- be sure you have given yourself a sufficiently > long "runway" to learning + building your first RoR site(s). I found it very > tough to get to the point where I could simply code some stuff "from my > head" rather than looking up how to do literally everything. There is so > much magic in Rails, but you really need to understand the magic before you > can build sites beyond the 15-minute demo sites in the books and > screencasts. Like you I set out to build a complicated site as my first > project -- quite a journey! > > -Ryan > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
no blog postings - I don''t get to do Rails as my day job (yet) so it''s been night work over the past 6 months, I actually restarted the site 2x as I learned new things and as Rails developed (for instance, the recent rise of RJS + REST). But I''m actually getting the hang of it a bit now, it''s exciting! :) The tough part for me is that the edge rails stuff is very cool, but not nearly as well-documented as 1.1, and unfortunately for me my personality draws me towards the edge far too often. So it''s a struggle to find good documentation + examples. I''ve bought books (Pickaxe, AWDwR 1 + 2, Ruby for Rails, Cody Fauser''s RJS ebook, Rails Recipes) and even a screencast ($9 RJS screencast @ www.peepcode.com - Geoff is coming out with a REST screencast, too, soon, I hear.) Actually a blog posting might be theraputic for me :) -Ryan On 10/6/06, shawn bright <nephish-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > yeah, each thing i learn has a huge learning curve. I like this kinda > stuff a lot, but it all comes with a price. We have a test domain where we > set everything up for fake till it works, then point the server at it. I > mainly wanted to know that all this is possible and worth the move to rails, > which i am thinking more and more that it is. > thanks for your time here, by the way. I wouldn''t mind hearing about your > journey though. Did you blog it somewhere ? Might save me some pain. cheers, > Ryan! > > shawn > > On 10/6/06, Ryan Walker <wwwguru-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > One minor lookout, Shawn -- be sure you have given yourself a > > sufficiently long "runway" to learning + building your first RoR site(s). I > > found it very tough to get to the point where I could simply code some stuff > > "from my head" rather than looking up how to do literally everything. There > > is so much magic in Rails, but you really need to understand the magic > > before you can build sites beyond the 15-minute demo sites in the books and > > screencasts. Like you I set out to build a complicated site as my first > > project -- quite a journey! > > > > -Ryan > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
On 10/7/06, nephish <nephish-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > Well Jason, > i think you have provided sufficient ammo to go after this project as > a rails rewrite. > I have one last thing. > > this website is for three different companies. three different domains > point to three different sites on our virtual host. I want to combine > all three into one web folder. That way, if I update something, I only > have to do it once. Now, I could have all three sites point to to the > same folder from the apache config, however, each site needs different > logos. There are also some minor differences on which info is displayed > ( that i could work around ) but in order to share code, i need to have > a variable that tells me which domain was accessed to get there. > I know that this can be done. Do you have a good reccomendation about > how to do that ? I think mongrel may help me out. Don''t know for sure.When you get to this part, where you need to seperate out the functionality, perhaps you can use a different layout for each, or just store a logo image in the company information. before_filters can be used to set things at the start of the request so that the logic is set for the rest thanks for your help on this, by the way. Whether i can use all the> same code for all three sites or not, i certainly am wanting to do it > in rails. > > cheers. > shawn > > On Oct 6, 11:19 am, Jason Norris <jasonmnor...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > What I''ve found is that almost everything is easier in Rails than PHP. > > The fact that it separates everything out into views and controllers > > makes putting the login into your pages so much easier. For instance, if > > you want to display different views based on a condition: > > > > def report > > if [a condition] > > render :action => ''template1'' > > else > > render :action => ''template2'' > > end > > end > > > > You can also call partials from within your view if that is necessary to > > display just a small piece of a page. > > I''m currently on a project where I use ajax to update small sections of > > a page every 10 seconds or so. You don''t have to use any javascript to > > implement ajax functionality in rails apps. > > Also, I know what you mean about PHP apps growing out of control. You > > will not have that problem with rails as it''s so much better organized. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Jason > > > > nephish wrote: > > > lo there, > > > > > i have the book Agile development, and the PickAxe book. I am just > > > getting started with both ruby, and a demo project on rails from the > > > tutorial. I have a monstrosity of a site that i have designed for > work. > > > I started the project a year ago, while i was learning php. The site > > > started as a simple way to get info to ag buisnessmen about current > > > status of their machines. Now, however, we have added new features, > and > > > different functionality that makes the site very different from how it > > > started out. Firstly, its a mess. Everything was built in pieces that > > > do not really work together well. I want to do a complete rewrite. I > > > would love to do it in rails.. > > > but... i have a couple of questions that concern me about it. > > > > > I like how so much stuff is automated in Rails. But the content of our > > > site now depends on a lot of conditionals. > > > if condition exist, do this formula and display results in this table > > > cell, if not do that formula, unless something else, then to do > > > something else. etc.... > > > Is this kind of thing as easy to pull off in rails as it is in php? ( > > > not that its really easy in php ) > > > > > another question... after a huge site is built, if something new comes > > > along that we need to support, It will require more tables or more > > > cells. Will this mess anything up? > > > > > Lastly, one of the ways i am trying to sell this to my boss is by the > > > ease of use with ajax. I want to learn this to enhance our user > > > experience. We want this site to be world class, and after showing off > > > some sites to my employer, he was pretty excited about some of the > > > widgets for our site. Does rails really make it easier to do this ? > > > > > I am going to be learning rails eventually anyway for my own pet > > > projects. But if any of you have some feedback here on my concerns or > > > to quell my nervousness about this, I would really appreciate it a > lot. > > > > > If you have read this far, i thank you for your time. > > > > > happy coding. > > > shawn > > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
Well thanks, I had not really thought of a company info table before, but it would make a lot of sense. The trick i don''t know how to pull off is how to have code shared between sites, while at the same time have domain1.com pull a different display in logos, etc. while domain2.com will pull something different. Still keeping all of the logic in place. thanks. shawn On 10/7/06, Daniel N <has.sox-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > > On 10/7/06, nephish <nephish-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > > > Well Jason, > > i think you have provided sufficient ammo to go after this project as > > a rails rewrite. > > I have one last thing. > > > > this website is for three different companies. three different domains > > point to three different sites on our virtual host. I want to combine > > all three into one web folder. That way, if I update something, I only > > have to do it once. Now, I could have all three sites point to to the > > same folder from the apache config, however, each site needs different > > logos. There are also some minor differences on which info is displayed > > ( that i could work around ) but in order to share code, i need to have > > a variable that tells me which domain was accessed to get there. > > I know that this can be done. Do you have a good reccomendation about > > how to do that ? I think mongrel may help me out. Don''t know for sure. > > > When you get to this part, where you need to seperate out the > functionality, perhaps you can use a different layout for each, or just > store a logo image in the company information. before_filters can be used > to set things at the start of the request so that the logic is set for the > rest > > > thanks for your help on this, by the way. Whether i can use all the > > same code for all three sites or not, i certainly am wanting to do it > > in rails. > > > > cheers. > > shawn > > > > On Oct 6, 11:19 am, Jason Norris <jasonmnor...-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > What I''ve found is that almost everything is easier in Rails than PHP. > > > > > The fact that it separates everything out into views and controllers > > > makes putting the login into your pages so much easier. For instance, > > if > > > you want to display different views based on a condition: > > > > > > def report > > > if [a condition] > > > render :action => ''template1'' > > > else > > > render :action => ''template2'' > > > end > > > end > > > > > > You can also call partials from within your view if that is necessary > > to > > > display just a small piece of a page. > > > I''m currently on a project where I use ajax to update small sections > > of > > > a page every 10 seconds or so. You don''t have to use any javascript to > > > implement ajax functionality in rails apps. > > > Also, I know what you mean about PHP apps growing out of control. You > > > will not have that problem with rails as it''s so much better > > organized. > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > Jason > > > > > > nephish wrote: > > > > lo there, > > > > > > > i have the book Agile development, and the PickAxe book. I am just > > > > getting started with both ruby, and a demo project on rails from the > > > > tutorial. I have a monstrosity of a site that i have designed for > > work. > > > > I started the project a year ago, while i was learning php. The site > > > > started as a simple way to get info to ag buisnessmen about current > > > > status of their machines. Now, however, we have added new features, > > and > > > > different functionality that makes the site very different from how > > it > > > > started out. Firstly, its a mess. Everything was built in pieces > > that > > > > do not really work together well. I want to do a complete rewrite. I > > > > > > would love to do it in rails.. > > > > but... i have a couple of questions that concern me about it. > > > > > > > I like how so much stuff is automated in Rails. But the content of > > our > > > > site now depends on a lot of conditionals. > > > > if condition exist, do this formula and display results in this > > table > > > > cell, if not do that formula, unless something else, then to do > > > > something else. etc.... > > > > Is this kind of thing as easy to pull off in rails as it is in php? > > ( > > > > not that its really easy in php ) > > > > > > > another question... after a huge site is built, if something new > > comes > > > > along that we need to support, It will require more tables or more > > > > cells. Will this mess anything up? > > > > > > > Lastly, one of the ways i am trying to sell this to my boss is by > > the > > > > ease of use with ajax. I want to learn this to enhance our user > > > > experience. We want this site to be world class, and after showing > > off > > > > some sites to my employer, he was pretty excited about some of the > > > > widgets for our site. Does rails really make it easier to do this ? > > > > > > > I am going to be learning rails eventually anyway for my own pet > > > > projects. But if any of you have some feedback here on my concerns > > or > > > > to quell my nervousness about this, I would really appreciate it a > > lot. > > > > > > > If you have read this far, i thank you for your time. > > > > > > > happy coding. > > > > shawn > > > > > > > > > > > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. 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On 10/8/06, shawn bright <nephish-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > Well thanks, I had not really thought of a company info table before, but > it would make a lot of sense. The trick i don''t know how to pull off is how > to have code shared between sites, while at the same time have domain1.compull a different display in logos, etc. while > domain2.com will pull something different. Still keeping all of the logic > in place. > > thanks. > > shawnI''m not really 100% on what your after. Checkout the account_location plugin http://dev.rubyonrails.org/svn/rails/plugins/account_location/ This will help you to identify the domain that your using. In fact I''m not sure that you need this to determine your domain but it does make it nice. You can include this in the application_controller as a before filter so that everytime someone accesses an action, it the domain is identified an put into a method/varaible so that you can use it easily anywhere in the controller / view of the action. I believe you can also set a different layout in a before_filter so that depending on the domain, you can apply a different layout. (I''m not completely sure on this but I think so) so you might do something like class ApplicationController < ActionController before_filter :set_domain_variable def set_domain_variable # logic in here to set the domain self.class.layout = "some_domain_layout" end end the layout method is a class method of the controller. Hope that''s something like what your after --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
YES ! this is exactly what i am after ! thanks very much. This should make it work. way cool. shawn On 10/7/06, Daniel N <has.sox-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:> > > > On 10/8/06, shawn bright <nephish-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote: > > > > Well thanks, I had not really thought of a company info table before, > > but it would make a lot of sense. The trick i don''t know how to pull off is > > how to have code shared between sites, while at the same time have > > domain1.com pull a different display in logos, etc. while domain2.comwill pull something different. Still keeping all of the logic in place. > > > > thanks. > > > > shawn > > > I''m not really 100% on what your after. > > Checkout the account_location plugin > http://dev.rubyonrails.org/svn/rails/plugins/account_location/ > > This will help you to identify the domain that your using. In fact I''m > not sure that you need this to determine your domain but it does make it > nice. > > You can include this in the application_controller as a before filter so > that everytime someone accesses an action, it the domain is identified an > put into a method/varaible so that you can use it easily anywhere in the > controller / view of the action. > > I believe you can also set a different layout in a before_filter so that > depending on the domain, you can apply a different layout. (I''m not > completely sure on this but I think so) > > so you might do something like > > class ApplicationController < ActionController > before_filter :set_domain_variable > > > def set_domain_variable > # logic in here to set the domain > self.class.layout = "some_domain_layout" > end > end > > the layout method is a class method of the controller. > > Hope that''s something like what your after > > > > > > > > >--~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---