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2006 Feb 12
5
Passing Multiple Values In URL
Been a while since I programmed in Ruby and Rails and some of the basic concepts I just loose so quickly. This one I can''t find any examples of. I want to pass two pieces of information in my URL. The :id plus I want to pass my user_id. How do I pass it using the link_to? Stupid question I know... but I can''t find the answer. John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com
2006 Feb 14
8
Best Practices For back/cancel/return button
Are there any best practices for implementing a back/cancel/return button... even when the page you want to return people too is 2 pages back (when people submit form and then want to return)? Thanks :-) Your Friend, John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com ===================================================================== http://www.soen.info - source of the freshest software engineering
2006 Feb 13
2
Overriding the error_messages_for method
If I wanted to override the error_messages_for method where within the rails structure would I put it? Which file? Thanks :-) John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com ===================================================================== http://www.soen.info - source of the freshest software engineering information on the net http://cusec.soen.info - software engineering conference
2006 Feb 17
2
acts_as_versioned and acts_as_taggable on same model?
I am trying to use acts_as_versioned and acts_as_taggable (plugin) on the exact same model. Has anyone successfuly done this? I think what I need to do is make model_versions acts_as_taggable instead of my main model. Anyone have any other suggestions or any suggestions how to do this? Your Friend, John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com
2006 Feb 15
2
Ruby 1.8.2 work with Edge Rails
Does ruby 1.8.2 of ruby work with edge rails or do I need to upgrade? John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com ===================================================================== http://www.soen.info - source of the freshest software engineering information on the net http://cusec.soen.info - software engineering conference
2006 Feb 14
6
Creating a String of Random Characters and Numbers
I want to create a random string of length n that is made up of characters and integers. Is there a function in rails or ruby that allows me to do this? Thank you my friend :-). John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com ===================================================================== http://www.soen.info - source of the freshest software engineering information on the net
2006 Feb 14
1
Additional Model Validation
I created a method to do additional validation on my model. How can I have that run whenever a model is being saved? (For now I don''t want to extend AR.) John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com ===================================================================== http://www.soen.info - source of the freshest software engineering information on the net http://cusec.soen.info -
2006 Feb 13
3
Getting Rid of Error Divs around fields that have errors
Is there a way to get rid of the divs around an error field. These divs are causing me headaches. Any suggestions :-)? John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com ===================================================================== http://www.soen.info - source of the freshest software engineering information on the net http://cusec.soen.info - software engineering conference
2006 Feb 11
2
Migrations and Unintialized Constants Error
I am running into a problem with two of my tables and the "uninitialized constant" error when using migration. I get the "uninitialized constant Note" when running the following code in my migration file: create_table :notes do |t| t.column :id, :integer t.column :noteshare_id, :integer t.column :title, :string t.column :covered, :string
2006 Feb 15
8
[OT] I user CocoaMySQL... anyone have any other preferences for MacOS X?
Looking for a quality alternative... if there is one :-). John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com ===================================================================== http://www.soen.info - source of the freshest software engineering information on the net http://cusec.soen.info - software engineering conference
2006 Feb 16
5
Edge Rails, Ruby 1.8.2 and "uninitialized constant ''modelname''" error
I know it might seem like I am repeating myself but I can''t seem to find the solution to my problem. I am trying to run edge rails using "rake freeze_edge" and every time I do that my application stops to work. I get an error on every page. I get a "uninitialized constant modelname" error where modelname is the object being created for that view Has
2006 Feb 14
10
acts_as_versioned and getting authors
Hey guys and gals, I have the following object that has acts_as_versioned: class Note < ActiveRecord::Base acts_as_versioned belongs_to :user end The schema for my notes table is as follows: create_table :notes, :force => true do |t| t.column :id, :integer t.column :noteshare_id, :integer t.column :user_id, :integer t.column :title, :string
2006 Feb 17
3
Accessing Yahoo!, Hotmail and Gmail address book?
Just wondering if any one has been able to come up with a solution to access Hotmail / Gmail / Yahoo address books via their ROR app? Thanks for any tips/guidance you can provide. Frank --------------------------------- Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it''s free and works with Yahoo! Mail. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML
2006 Jun 10
3
Weird Problem With Active Record
Is it me or is my model getting the created_at from the wrong model! I have a HABTM relationship between Problems and Tags. In one of my controller I do the following: def view @tag = Tag.find_by_name @params[:id] end In my view I do this: <% @tag.problems.each do |problem| %> ... <%= problem.created_at %> ... <% end %> Now, how come the created_at
2006 Jun 09
2
Creating An Extra Association Between Two Tables
Good Friday Everyone :-). These are my models: Problem -> has_and_belongs_to_many :tags Tag -> has_and_belongs_to_many :problems Now if a tag does not exist and I create it and associate it to the problem it works self.tags << Tag.create(:name => tag) But if I have the tag already in the DB and just want to link it to another problem it does not really like me. I do it
2006 Mar 20
4
Capistrano: cap show_tasks working but rake show_tasks not?
Does it make sense that if I type cap show_tasks it works but when I type rake show_tasks I get: rake aborted! Don''t know how to build task ''show_tasks'' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.0/lib/rake.rb:1287:in `[]'' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.0/lib/rake.rb:300:in `[]''
2006 May 26
2
link_to and fragment identifiers
Fragment identifiers, it took me 30 minutes just to figure out what they are called. I would like to be able to create url that looks like this: post/view/id#comments How do I do that with a link_to function? link_to "Comments", :controller => "post", :action => "view", :id => post.id ??? Thanks guys! :-) John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com
2006 Jun 09
1
Updating Fields In Migration for HABTM Relationship
Earlier I forgot to add updated_at and created_at columns for my HABTM relationship so I created a migration to add them. In the migration I also want to go back and set the value of the created_at and updated_at columns for the previous rows. What is the best way to do that? Initially I thought I was being smart and decided to put an UPDATE SQL query in a find_by_sql statement and
2006 Jun 10
1
Validating Object Without Saving It
Is their a way to validate an object without saving it? So I can do something like this if user.save else end But where save is just validating it but not actually saving it into DB. I just don''t want to save the object yet. Thanks guys and gals :-) John Kopanas http://www.kopanas.com ============================================================ http://www.soen.info - Index of
2006 May 23
2
HABTM for Dummies Question
Taking time off from programming is always painful :-). I have the following Models: ==== class Tag < ActiveRecord::Base has_and_belongs_to_many :problems end class Problem < ActiveRecord::Base belongs_to :user has_and_belongs_to_many :tags end ==== And the following migrations: ==== create_table "problems" do |t| t.column "user_id", :integer