Ruby

[ANN] July 14 Phoenix Ruby User Group Meeting
July Phoenix Ruby User Group Meeting Date: Monday, July 14, 2008 Time: 6:30 pm - at Saguaro branch Phoenix Public Library Place: Saguaro branch Phoenix Public Library 2808 N. 46th Street Phoenix, AZ 85008 IMPORTANT: We are now meeting at the Saguaro branch of the Phoenix Public Librar... 7 Jul 2008 15:35

File.open initialization error
Greetings, I want to create new file using: f = File.new('filename', 'r+') I've got following output: file.rb:lineNo:in 'initialize' file.rb:lineNo:in 'open' Looks like File.new (before using open method) couldn't initialize. Totally don't know what to do with it. I've got ruby installed properly, a... 8 Jul 2008 06:56

Meta_data from Raw Image files and *.psd files
Hi I am needing to extract metadata from image files primarily canon *.CR2 and photoshop*.psd files so I can use the metadata in a mysql database. Does anyone know of any available routines to help with the task.. I would rather not have to reinvent the wheel (beside I am lazy <chuckles>). David ... 7 Jul 2008 13:31

Meta_data from Raw Image files and *.psd files
Hi I am needing to extract metadata from image files primarily canon *.CR2 and photoshop*.psd files so I can use the metadata in a mysql database. Does anyone know of any available routines to help with the task.. I would rather not have to reinvent the wheel (beside I am lazy <chuckles>). David ... 10 Jul 2008 08:14

[ANN] Vancouver.rb Open Ruby Hack Night #5 - Today 7pm - Whenever(9ish) @ Waves Coffee
Hello, Are you a Rubyist in the greater Vancouver metro in British Columbia (B.c.) on Canada's West Coast in the Americas? Join us and drop by for the weekly Vancouver.rb Open Ruby Hack Night at Waves Coffee (offering free wireless) in downtown Vancouver at the Hastings and Richards corner one block from t... 7 Jul 2008 13:31

Another logical precedence question
I am used to using the following shortcut: value = ARGV.shift or usage where usage is a method. However, I recently ran into a situation where the following did not work (as expected, anyway): $user_type = ARGV.shift or usage $user_map = ARGV.shift or DEFAULT_MAP DEFAULT_MAP is just a string constant. Wh... 7 Jul 2008 12:29

Multiply elements in array
Hi, This is what I have got: arr = ["abc", ["def", "def", "def"]] This is what I would like: arr_final = [["abc", "def"], ["abc", "def"], ["abc", "def"]] --------------------------------------------------- If I manage to modify arr to a2 = [["abc", "abc", "abc"], ["def", "def", "def"]] I could simpl... 8 Jul 2008 07:57

advice needed on testing strategy
Greetings! I'm working on a library that wraps REXML processing of a specific XML format (CCR - Continuity of Care Record). The objective is to process the XML so that the developer doesn't have to. So, for example, I can do... ccr = RubyCCR::Document.open('demo.xml') #open file / read the XML into a set of ob... 8 Jul 2008 07:57

Gnuplot with ruby - unset variable?
Hi all, Seems like rgplot2.2 is inactive - is this correct? I am used to gnuplot, so I went to it first when starting with Ruby. One problem - trying to replicate 'unset border' All of the 'set' actions in Gnuplot::Plot are listed individually. This means that to do 'set border <some args>' you do plot.border ... 16 Jul 2008 20:16

rubygems troubles
Scenario#1: In my rails app, i use several awesome gems. Gem X depends on 0.4 version of rubyforge, while Gem Y, depends on 1.0 version of rubyforge gem. They all come with that value hardcoded in gemspecs. Now, this creates loads of troubles. I have managed to fix this somehow till now fortunately, because in my ... 7 Jul 2008 18:41