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Hi, I am trying to use STI since my classes only vary by one column in the database. Here is the structure (names have been changed to protect the innocent): Case / \ Registered Initial \ / Children A registered case has additional information than an initial case (I realize I could just set a flag to separate them, but there is a good reason to separate

Hi all, This is just a quick question about organization of code. I have an app that is checking domain information via the Yahoo and Google APIs. I have a model, Domain, that represents the domain I am checking. My question is where would you recommend I put the methods that access the APIs, in the model or the controller? Thanks Peer -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hi all, I am looking for a nice way to do multiple date selection in a rails application. The app I am working on is a type of scheduling application where the users need to select the days they are available. In many cases these dates won''t follow any type of pattern as availability will be different for everyone. Ideally it would be nice to show them a calendar and allow them to

Hi all, I am trying to patch a small rails app into a large system we have at our company. The legacy has a large database that naturally does not match the Rails conventions, but this has not been a serious problem thanks to rails flexibility. The problem I just ran into is that my "LineItems" table links back to the "Products" table using a modified foreign key. For

Hello all, I am a rails nuby and I am evaluating using Rails for a new web application. The application will have a large number of tables (>70) that will basically mimic a large collection of paper forms that user would otherwise have to fill out. From what I have read on rails thus far it seems I would have to create a lot of models and form templates. Is this common and if so does

Hello all, I am working on a app right now that is going to replace a paper form process out client has. This process has quite a few forms (about 30) and different groups of forms (section) need to be filled out based on what information is required from the user. For example, here is a possible process of 2 users: user 1 user 2 Section 1 Section 1 Section 2 Section 2