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...e done some research and found REXML, but I can''t get it working correctly. With "@cust_xml_string = File.read("CUST.xml")", and debug (@cust_xml_string) i''ve been able to show the content of the xml on the screen. I''ve also been using ''Hash.create_from_xml'', but then I get the following error: ''undefined method `create_from_xml'' for Hash:Class'' And I think REXML is faster, isn''t it? Now I''m a little bit stuck and confused on how to work further. Thx! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~------...

...What about some > utility class that really doesn''t fit as a model? > > Thanks again, > > - Brent > > On 3/20/06, Norman Timmler <lists@inlet-media.de> wrote: > > I would suggest storing your Article model in the app/models directory > > and adding a create_from_xml class method, or parse the xml in the > > controller as you already do. > > > > -- > > Norman Timmler > > > > http://blog.inlet-media.de > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Rails mailing list > > Rails@lists.rubyonr...

Sorry if this is a complete newbish question, but I''m trying to wrap my head around creating custom classes in my rails webapp. I''m normally a Java developer, but I figured I''d give RoR a try and see how I like it, and whether it would be useful for production use with a new client. Anyways, what are the best practices for custom classes? Where and/or how do I create

Greetings! My little app collects data from the user, persists it in about a dozen tables during the session, writes out / saves an XML file that''s downloaded to the user''s PC when they''re done, then clears the db of all data entered, and deletes the XML file from the server. Now I need to allow the user to upload the same XML file they created earlier and put it back