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...9;'localhost'') # test the connection to the Memcache server @@cache.get(1) rescue MemCache::MemCacheError @@cache = nil end # See ActiveResource::Base.find for method description def self.find(*args) if args.length == 1 && args.first.is_a?(Fixnum) cached_record = self.cache_read(args.first) return cached_record if cached_record end # if find(int) is not a cache hit or if the # find is more complex, do the find as normal # and cache the answers records = super(*args) case records when Array records.each {|r| r.ca...

I''m thinking of experimenting with some currency conversion. However, I''d like the conversions to be in synch with the current rates. Anyone know (and this maybe out in left field) if there is some online (perhaps xml) or other data stream I can connect with in my code to output values based on user selection ? TIA Stuart