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 | [QUOTE=tins;324918]I am looking for a good tutorial oriented towards someone who knows how to program, but is new to ruby. I'd like ruby on rails to be covered. Please let me know if you have any recommendations. Thanks![/QUOTE] If I were you I'd get to grips with ruby alone first, … |
 | Personally it doesn't bother me; I think that moderators should warn people (and edit their posts accordingly) if they use poor contrast or a bad combination of colours excessively. As for the highlight bbcode tag I didn't know it existed! I [highlight]may[/highlight] use it more often from now on |
| | [QUOTE=Bam30]My internet is working fine. Except that I can't sign into any .net passport related site. I can sign into MSN explorer and check my emails but when I try to sign into MSN Messenger it sais the service is temporarily unavailable. At first I could not sign into MSN …  |
 | Matt is right; try to get used to closing a tag right after you open it then typing between them (this way you won't leave any tags unclosed). Some html editors do this for you (bluefish, quanta, notepad++). |
 | Re: Running PHP [QUOTE=chubbywubba;367626][COLOR=#000000]If PHP is ran through the Apache server the files must be in the what folder?[/COLOR][/QUOTE] Look in httpd.conf (possibly called apache.conf) for the webroot. On a linux system its probably in /var/www  |
| | 'Costs more money' does not automatically mean better. |
| | Teens statistically are more likely to have an accident due to inexperience on the road but its wrong to say all teens are bad drivers. I'm 24 now, I have 6 years no claims and my insurance is still over a grand! |
 | 4MB is fast enough for gaming (I still ping the same on Counter Strike on 4MB as I did when I was on 512k). The only thing people would use 100MB for is downloading television shows or movies. Out of interest what are all the Mac/Linux folks doing now the … |
| | [QUOTE=briskal;364381]All right, I'll admit it - I'm ancient enough to be from the "old" school. In my case, this means I am a textual learner - I don't relate well to visuals. Searching though the FAQs, I was delighted (and very appreciative) to find the list of Smilies - what …  |
 | If you like the Office I suggest you seek out the original BBC ones, the american one is pretty good but the original will make you cringe so much you hurt. |
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| | I'm no PHP expert but do you have to have a complete comparison for each item in the expression? eg [code=php] if ( ($variable == "GBP") || ($variable == "EUR") ){ $display = "my text here"; } [/code] |
| | Re: Halo 3.... My Xbox 360 got 3 red lights so I phoned MS and they say its out of warrenty so they want to charge me £80 for repairs. It broke on its own; it gets used 3-4 hours a week (Xbox live Pro Evo sessions!) and is only 18 months old, …  |
 | [QUOTE=FireSBurnsmuP;288891]Alrighty. I would like to know the specs on the major (or minor, that's cool too) desktop managers. I would like the fastest one, but I do want my computer to look pretty, too. I am running Debian etch (testing), currently using Gnome and KDE (trying to switch to KDE, … |
| | Don't store images in your database; you're best storing them on your file system and storing their location/filename in the database [code] name | age | image -------+-----+-------------------------- Leroy | 19 | images/people/leroy.jpeg (1 row) [/code] And you don't want to be storing whole HTML files in the database; just … |
| | You may find [url=http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~harrison/Java/sorting-demo.html]this[/url] article interesting  |
| | [QUOTE=iamthwee;352204]Ok I'm getting there. I have managed to get my printer to work, and I have got g++ and gcc working! Yay. Before I try and get my graphics card working,how do I burn cds?:'( Thanx[/QUOTE] As jbennet says nautilus is fine for burning files. For burning ISOs and other … |
 | I came across [url=http://www.campaignmonitor.com/blog/archives/2007/04/a_guide_to_css_support_in_emai_2.html]this[/url] post about CSS in email - it may be of some use. Make sure you encode it as a multipart-mime though because some email clients don't like HTML |
| | Working with unindented and uncommented/undocumented code is a nightmare. I think that indentation is essential; it makes reading code far easier and helps avoid simple mistakes matching stuff up. On larger projects it doesn't matter what set of standards you stick to so long as everyone uses them and produces … |
| | hi - depending on the version of delphi you have, the indy components may be installed. if not you can get em from [url=http://www.indyproject.org/]their site[/url]. the indy (internet direct) suite is a set of components that allow you to do network stuff, they include a ftp server component and an … |
 | [QUOTE=Gazco;350418]Hey, I'm learning Ruby and I've just about got it sorted. I have just one (or maybe more) question(s): What is marshal.dump and does it allow you to save data to a file outside of the Ruby program? If not, how do I create saved data (ie. character attributes inside … |
| | [QUOTE=benyam_dessu;315204]Once upon a time I've seen a software that handles company telephone calls, gives different privilages to different staffs and record informations concerned about telephone call. Now I'm thinking to develop such type of software. But dear colleagues I need to know something from you. Does such software requires assembly …  |
| | Re: SQL Permissions [QUOTE=jwhelan;348553]Hi all, I am writing a web interface which uses a MSSQL Server 2000 database. I have checked and double checked all permissions and can't find any problems but when I run a [code]select * from sales[/code] I get the 'Permission denied for `sales` database `dbasename` database owner `sqluser` I … |
 | [QUOTE=stupidenator;344528]Hi everyone, What is the difference between UNIQUE and DISTINCT? It seems that they do the same thing. Thanks, Nick[/QUOTE] UNIQUE is a constraint applied to tables that ensures that all values in the given columns are unique. If you try to insert a existing value the you will get … |
| | thepiratebay.org is legal under Swedish law. The reason they were raided was due to the Swedish government being put under pressure by the US government and the MPAA Also, referring to the downloading of music, films and software as [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theft]theft[/url] is totally incorrect. It is [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement]copyright infringement[/url]. The two are … |
 | [QUOTE=edouard89;342840]Hi, My question is on weather it is possible to move the mouse on a page after it has touched something. For example: Lets say some one moused over an image, after which the mouse would move down across a certain part of the page. If it is possible how … |
| | [QUOTE=amithasija;341844]can we use collection_select with :selected option if yes ,plz let me know.if not than plz tell me how to use select instead of collection_select and where to write query in select if i dont want to find all records. thnx in advance.[/QUOTE] You need to give more information. What … |
 | [QUOTE=RwCC;318228] but is Rugby wide-spread enough to warrent learning for any other reason than fun.[/QUOTE] Its not that well spread yet; still most popular in the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. |
| | [QUOTE=atulsweet82;343740]hi how can count a text , image , button etc on a paticular page with watir. plzzz help me thanks & regards atul[/QUOTE] [code] ie.form(:index, 1).images.count [/code] Can't test it don't have a Windows machine handy |
| | [QUOTE=Itrenner;341411]I need to change a logo to the vector-graphic - format. What can I do? Who can help me? regards from Austria...happy easter... Itrenner[/QUOTE] I presume you mean SVG. You can use a program like [url=http://inkscape.org/]Inkscape[/url] (or Adobe Illustrator, Xara Xtreme etc but these are expensive) to create your logo. |
| | Re: send mail [QUOTE=amithasija;326708]how to send a mail using ruby..?plz help me[/QUOTE] quick example using action_mailer. If you don't have it already gem install 'action_mailer' [code] require 'action_mailer' ActionMailer::Base.server_settings = { :address => "your.smtp.server", :port => 25, :domain => 'yourdomain', :user_name => "your_user_name", :password => "shhhsecret", :authentication => :login } class Emailer < … |
| | [QUOTE=janda5;335382]I have an Intel Pentium 166MHz w/MMX computer with 64 MB RAM and I use Windows 98. While attempting to renew my Norton Antivirus subscription online, the following message appeared: "Your browser is not supported because it is not considered secure enough to conduct an online transaction. Please upgrade your … |
| | For what you want a Mac would be ideal and I'm sure you'll pick up Mac OSX in no time (not to mention the other advantages such as no spyware, viruses and when you buy the new machine it won't come with a load of free crap already installed). If … |
 | [QUOTE=tycoon_007;336033]I'm developing a site using mysql and php. For the backend database I use mysql and my htm page consists of both HTML and PHP scripts. It was suggested that I use 3 tier architecture to seperate the business logic and the presentation layer. My problem is , how do … |
| | [QUOTE=amithasija;331115]can any body help me out in my situation ,i want to retrieve some results from database , when i choose a value from the selection box. thanx in advnce tc[/QUOTE] You need to be using the [url=http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/Helpers/PrototypeHelper.html#M000535]observe field[/url] function. If you google it along with tutorial am sure something … |
 | [QUOTE=Rashakil Fol;326409]My keyboard is a buckling spring keyboard: [url]http://us.st11.yimg.com/us.st.yimg.com/I/pckeyboards_1922_6667[/url] [/url].[/QUOTE] I have one at work and one at home (both [url=http://www.pckeyboard.com/customizer.html]unicomp customisers[/url]). Typing just feels so good. I don't think the other guys in the office totally approve but hey  |
 | [QUOTE=Asif_NSU;129841]I have realized that I should start learning some scripting language from now on. So where do I start? Perl, PHP, asp, javascript etc. I mean which language would be better to start with?[/QUOTE] I used perl and python at ruby but then discovered Ruby. Try it in your browser. … |
| | [QUOTE=beihkya;332101]hello..anyone help me to give an example code for search?[/QUOTE] [code] select name from idiots where cant_be_arsed_making_an_effort = true and will_fail_college = true name ------- beihkya (1 row) [/code] |
| | I use [url]http://www.famfamfam.com[/url] |
 | Re: Password [QUOTE=maui_mallard;331999]Hey, My buddy has a problem, his parents put a password on his computer on startup so that he cannot go on his computer while they are not home. Would the best thing to do is to pound F8 until he gets the screen and just log in in safe … |
| | [QUOTE=Kakashi;332242]I wanted to know and learn more about Ethereal software. What else can it does other than analyzing the network? My lecturer said by using Ethereal we can crack passwords, is that true? If yes, i want to know how......[/QUOTE] I wish people would make a SLIGHT effort. How hard … |
| | [QUOTE=F083153WM;331904]Forgive my ignorance, I am new to RDMS and SQL both. My question is this: I have 2 tables, one a primary table and 1 a relational table table 1 has ten rows valued 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10 table 2 has 4 rows keying from table 1 row1 = 1 2 row2 = … |
| | [QUOTE=hallehalle]With the internet flooded with over the top flash sites, it refreshing to see a company use flash just to get there point across. On top of that they provided a fun ass game. Here’s the link to the site and direct to the game: [URL="http://adopt.thelittlepenguin.com/"][U][COLOR=#003399]http://adopt.thelittlepenguin.com/[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [URL="http://adopt.thelittlepenguin.com/intro.swf"][U][COLOR=#003399]http://adopt.thelittlepenguin.com/intro.swf[/COLOR][/U][/URL][/QUOTE] best way to … |
| | Re: Aimer... [QUOTE=Wigglesworth;328564]Hello my name is chris. I play Counter Strike and Americas Army ocasioanlly. So I have an Idea that would make playing alot easyer, if I could find or make a program that I could open to run, and use task manager to close. I need the program to run … |
| | Re: MySQL query's [QUOTE=dami06;317164]Hi, I am trying to understand MySQL as i am new to this and i have a few queries I am having problems with and I was wondering if anyone can help me with it.. How would you solve this problem using the Select, from, where etc commands. For example … |
| | [QUOTE=amithasija;329162]can anybody tell me how to define multi demensional array in ruby on rails. thanx buddies for previous replies and for this in advance.[/QUOTE] I think narray will do what you need. [url]http://narray.rubyforge.org/index.html.en[/url] |
 | Re: Your Desktop: I have the same fascination. You can tell a lot about someone by their desktop and workspace. Here is [url=http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pd.yates/screenshots/Screenshot-Edgy.png]mine[/url] from a few months ago (but its still the same). I'm not a fan of having icons on the desktop - I just use the desktop as a 'to do' … |
| | Re: C in Ubuntu [QUOTE=jamshid;321172]I have a problem ; that i can't compile and Run my C files in Ubuntu , so how can i do this??[/QUOTE] Do you have a c compiler installed? if not do : [code] sudo apt-get install build-essential [/code] |
 | Does TDate not provide the functionality you require? |
| | [QUOTE=chewbacca;296125]Add my vote to the ROR category as well[/QUOTE] mine too |
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