Ruby

pseudo-randomize an array in a consistent order
Does anyone know how to pseudo-randomize an array (eg with a seed) so that you get the same order every time you do it? thanks max -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. ... 4 Jul 2008 07:57

Software for web-based private discussion groups
Dear all, I'd like to set up a web-based discussion group for some 20-50 people. It should be possible to restrict access to some of the messages, as it is finance-related ... Can you recommend a software written in Ruby to do this easily ? Thank you very much. Best regards, Axel -- GMX startet ... 3 Jul 2008 10:26

Ruby C API Question
[Note: parts of this message were removed to make it a legal post.] I've been going over the Ruby API and I have a couple questions. Why are the variables defined outside the block? What effect does this have on the variables? static VALUE fsdbm_s_open(argc, argv, klass) int argc; VALUE *argv; ... 6 Jul 2008 03:48

Load xml data in a html file
I have in a xml file a hard disk folders/files structure <folder id='1'> <folder id='2'> <file> <filename>new.txt</filename> <filesize>1234</filesize> .................................... I want to load that xml file in a hmtl one so that:in the left of the html page i have a frame wit... 3 Jul 2008 08:23

any 3 letters
> xxx765xxx should match vvv123vvv should be omitted is it possible to write proper regular expression? Yes, it's possible, but you may find it less mind-bending just to use two regular expressions: puts "match" if foo =~ /\A[a-z]{3}\d{3}[a-z]{3}\z/ && foo !~ /\A...123/ If you really want a single... 3 Jul 2008 07:22

yet another regexp problem
Hello- I need to match any string which contain: any 3 letters any 3 digits _but_not_123_ any 3 letters so: xxx765xxx should match vvv123vvv should be omitted is it possible to write proper regular expression? Regards- shaman ... 3 Jul 2008 08:23

Detecting a connection loss && other network questions
Hello all, I'm trying to get acquainted with network programming in Ruby and I'm facing several problems. The biggest 2 are 1) How do I detect a connection loss when it happens while the client is blocking, waiting for data? According to Stevens, most tcp implementations time out after 11 minutes, but I discon... 3 Jul 2008 06:20

method for assigned value
Hello, Like this: class A attr_accessor :attr1 attr_accessor :attr2 end A.attr1="x" A.attr2="y" Is there any method to code like this : A = {"x", "y"} thanks. ... 3 Jul 2008 06:20

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Likely bug in Mechanize 0.7.6
I was trying to use Mechanize when it kept throwing an exception at me. After trying to debug it, I found this code snippet starting at line 441 of mechanize.rb: url = ((base && base.uri && base.uri.absolute?) ? base.uri : cur_page.uri) + url url = cur_page.uri + url Now, without knowin... 3 Jul 2008 16:37