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Sorry - working on a simple tutorial but something is throwing me here. I''m supposed to get a Time.now() print to the page but it''s not working and I can''t figure out why. No errors are thrown my the page shows: Howdy, world! My name is Stuart Felenstein. This was verified at . So no time stamp showing. I went into IRB , did a Time.now() and it''s working

I started working on an app. It''s new at this point so backing up wouldn''t be difficult, however I''m wondering if there is some plugin that exists where I can use it to grab the current database (set up without migrations) and create a migration file ? Sort of grab a current snapshot of the database and use that as a stating point for my migrations directory. TIA Stuart

Hello, I have to code a small application for a car repair shop running under Windows (98 SE but may be my client could upgrade to 2000) and using RoR is my definite choise ! The app will be powered by WebRick (which is enough powerfull for a small app used by only ONE user at a time) My questions are targeted to the best database to use... I had a look to SQLite and Firebird but support

And compared to PHP? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

In http://www.aidanf.net/rails_user_authentication_tutorial there is the string/method protected in the model. What does it do? Can''t find that in http://api.rubyonrails.org/. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

This is so frustrating. Is RoR that easy to learn or is it hype or is it just me? I wonder how many newbies like me are surfing the docs trying to get a clue of the basics. Every tutorial I find is much the same, and seems to skip the fundmental parts. How should you understand the Ruby API http://api.rubyonrails.org/? What is < ActionController::Base? Can''t I set a cookie under

Hi all, I''m a web designer/-developer. I found Ruby and Ruby on Rails, and as I can understand (for now) this is what I''ve been looking for. I''m really exited about this. Prior to this I''ve used Lasso and PHP. But a few questions (sitting on Mac OS 10.4.6). I tried to install according to this:

i have a copy of the typo source on my desktop that i am going through just to get a better understanding of the rails framework and ruby itself. i''m fairly new to everything so it has proved to be very helpful and very inspiring. i''m stuck on a part though. i was trying to figure out how everything on the sidebar works. i found the components folder and started looking

How is the performance running RoR with Apache2 compared to running it with PHP? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

In an migration file there is one up and one down method. Below is from Agile Web Development with Rails: class CreateOrderHistories < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up create_table :order_histories do |t| t.column :order_id, :integer, :null => false t.column :created_at, :timestamp t.column :notes, :text end end def self.down drop_table :order_histories end end Why is there a drop

When creating a scaffold you get a layout file. How does it work? I thought I would find the var @content_for_layout in the controller, but I didn''t. Where is layouts defined or controlled? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I''m having trouble installing lighttpd for local development on Mac OS X Tiger. Here are the commands I''ve run: sudo port install fcgi sudo port install lighttpd Here''s a snippet from running "port installed" with several ports removed for brevity: fcgi @2.4.0_1 (active) lighttpd @1.4.9_0 (active) rb-rubygems @0.8.11_0 (active) readline @5.0.005_0+darwin_8

I''m considering rolling my own rails-based blog, but want to take a look at what''s available first. Here''s what I know about: Typo http://typosphere.org/ Simplelog http://simplelog.net/ Mephisto http://weblog.techno-weenie.net/2006/6/12/mephisto-out-in-the-wild Am I missing anything?? Thanks, -TJ

Can I use the table name "adm_users" (mysql)? Will that give the model name "adm_user"? Or should it be "admusers" and "admuser"? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Two announcements, so I''ll split this post into two pieces: MR. NEIGHBORLY''S RUBY AND RAILS NOW IN BETA ========================================= My Ruby on Rails book is now in beta. You can roll on over to the website for more information and pricing: http://www.rubyonrailsbook.com/ Here''s a rundown: Beta eBook is available now, print hopefully in July sometime.

Maybe this should apply to Ruby forums directly, but I''ll try here. I understand the concept of classes and subclasses thanks to the excellent "Programming Ruby - The Pragmatic Programmer''s Guide". However, I don''t understand what :: signify in terms of inheritance, parent and child in e.g. ActionController::Base -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

How can I modify the style of a RoR field like text_field or password_field? I can use input in css, but how do I add a class? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

What are the different parts of; class TestController < ActionController::Base? I look at the http://api.rubyonrails.org/ and try to understand but I don''t. Could someone give me a hint? I get the part of Test being the "folder", def and all that, but I can''t find an explanation of the basic stuff. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

Hello, First and foremost sorry for off topic message, but I thought maybe you smart guys can help me to decide about purchasing a MacBook or not. I was going to buy a MacBook but I found a story on digg.com about case discoloring and after googling the subject I found MacBook defects: http://www.appledefects.com/wiki/index.php?title=MacBook_Pro I''m totally confused, should I buy it?

When I `sudo gem install mysql` I get the following: --snip-- $ sudo gem install mysql Attempting local installation of ''mysql'' Local gem file not found: mysql*.gem Attempting remote installation of ''mysql'' Updating Gem source index for: http://gems.rubyforge.org /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133: [BUG] Segmentation fault ruby 1.8.4 (2005-12-24)