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Hi, Am relatively new to the RoR world. My question is quite simple. I have a query like such: shipmentNumbers = Order.find_by_sql(["select distinct s.id from orders o, line_items li, shipment_lines sl, shipments s where o.number=? and o.id = li.order_id and li.id = sl.line_item_id and sl.shipment_id = s.id", number]) The above query works fine. I wanted to do the same query using

The following script creates a search index and then searches it. I get no results? Where am I going wrong? Thanks. -----------BEGIN SCRIPT---------------- require ''rubygems'' require ''ferret'' include Ferret path = ''/tmp/myindex'' field_infos = Ferret::Index::FieldInfos.new() field_infos.add_field(:name, :store => :yes, :index => :yes)

Hi, We have a RoR app deployed using Apache + fastcgi in production mode. When we make a change to say a controller filie on the server and go back to that page that executes that controller action it takes no effect. Does Rails cache pages and if so how does one force the new page to be used? Thanks,

Hi, I know that Apache2 + fastcgi is sometimes difficult to setup, but I was wondering if anyone has come across this error and if yes what did you do to resolve it? [Wed Jan 18 14:58:12 2006] [error] [client 77.123.19.115] FastCGI: comm with server "/var/htdocs/ot/public/dispatch.fcgi" aborted: idle timeout (120 sec) [Wed Jan 18 14:58:12 2006] [error] [client 77.123.19.115]

Hi, I have a method showme_xml in my controller manager_controller.rb class ManagerController < ApplicationController def shome_xml end end I have got a shome_xml.rxml template in my view section. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

I am trying to test drive RJS templates in Rails 1.2. Here is what I did: create table categories (name varchar(255) ); rails RJSTest cd RJSTest rake update_javascripts script/generate controller home index add script/generate model category Note: When I did a rake update_javascripts, I did not see any output. I configured database.yml to talk to mysql. Next I wrote

"Google: Evil or Not?" is my first Rails webapp and I''ve just made it public at http://evilornot.info Do you still believe the ?Do no evil? Google mantra? Do you think Google Book Search, the AOL deal, and Larry and Sergey?s 767 point to Google losing it?s pristine morality and turning over to the dark side? Now you can discover what the world thinks and contribute your

I am trying to test drive ferret on a ubuntu dapper installation. I have a ferret-test.rb file like: ----begin--------- require ''ferret'' include Ferret index = Index::Index.new(:path => ''/opt/search-index'') ----end----------- When i issue: ruby ferret-test.rb, I get: ferret-test.rb:1:in `require'': no such file to load -- ferret (LoadError)

I have a list of categories, when I delete one of them, I want that item to fade and then get removed. So I do the following: 1. home_controller: def delete @category = Category.find_by_name(params[:name]) @element_id = @category.name Category.delete_all(["name = ?", @category.name]) end 2. delete.rjs: if @element_id page.visual_effect :fade, @element_id

Hi, Sorry abt the half finished post that I sent out earlier. The idea is to generate an output xml response as such: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1" ?> <response status=''NOT_AVAILABLE''> <message>Some text</message> <from>Me</from> </response> I make a request like such

I have a file rmg.rb: require ''RMagick'' include Magick cat = ImageList.new("prod.jpg") cat.display exit The file prod.jpg is in the same directory as this file above. I execute the following: ruby rmg.rb I get the following output: /usr/lib/ruby/1.8/RMagick.rb:1377:in `read'': unable to open image `'': No such file or directory:

I have a controller method as such: def delete @category = Category.find_by_name(params[:name]) @element_id = @category.name Category.delete_all(["name = ?", @category.name]) end (For the purpose of this exercise, category names are unique) I have the corresponding delete.rjs file: if @element_id page.remove :id => @element_id page.visual_effect :highlight,

Hi, I understand that the layout concept is very similar to OpenSymphony''s Sitemesh project. I have done a lot of development with Sitemesh, but am fairly new to Rails. I am wondering if there is a way for a layout in rails to find out value of a variable from a page it is decorating? In sitemesh you would be able to do <meta name="show_menu" content="true"> on

Anyone have suggestions on where to recruit Ruby on Rails developers? My startup''s in Berkeley, CA and I''m looking for a talented technical lead. I''ve tried LinkedIn and Craigslist but the pickings are slim. This project provides an opportunity to use OpenLaszlo. rocky at_sign teampatent dot com -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.

1. A category has parent categories. 2. A product is in many categories and a category has many products. 3. Products and category both have images in the same image table. ie. a product and / or category could have multiple images.<=== my question is related to this So among other things I presume I have to do the following: class Category < ActiveRecord:Base #...

Hi Railsers, How do you design your applications? Do you start coding HTML? Start with the controllers/models? Start in a program like photoshop/gimp/illustrator/inkscape? I start in inkscape, it''s a SVG editor. I sketch all the views of my application, and then I create the views that belong to one controller in RHTML. After that, I do the models/controller, and move on to the

I am being barraged with Ruby, Rails and Rich Internet application work right now. Almost enough that I could quit the day job and make a go of it, forgetting about Java altogether. Places in the greater Miami area are turning on to Rails and Ruby -- much of it fueled by the stronger voices in the local Java community. Am I alone in this, or do many of you see absolutely explosive growth in Ruby,

I am very new to RoR. I need to do: 1. credit card authorization only and / or 2. charge the credit card via the Authorize.net payment gateway via RoR? QUESTION 1. I came across the payment module available as a ruby gem. I am wondering if anyone has used this gem in a real life application to do the above? The other problem was that on this page:

Hi, I have a layout xyz.rhtml. And a footer.rhtml. Both these files reside in app/views/layouts/. In that layout, I am making a call like this: <%= render :file => "footer", :use_full_path => true%> I have also tried: <%= render :file => "footer"%> footer.rhtml is in the same directory as in xyz.rhtml. I get this exception:

Hello everyone, I am looking for a way to pass off a simple payment to paypal using our own interface. I understand that this requires making full use of Paypal''s API since we won''t be using their shopping cart or anything. I found the article by Pranav Bihari on his site and in the Wiki on using SOAP4R and the paypal WSDL file to interface with paypal web services, but I