[Rails] Question About Incremental and Ongoing Seeding of Database Throughout Application Life Cycle

2012-02-23 Thread Frank Guerino
Hi, I have a question about how best to handle ongoing and incremental seeding of a database, after the application is built. Summary of Application: I need to build a multiple choice testing application where, in short, each Question has four Answer Choices. A User Specific Test will consist

[Rails] Re: Best Way to Execute Ruby Scripts via HTTP Requests?

2012-02-23 Thread Frank Guerino
Thanks Philip! I didn't know that Rails could be used to execute Job-like processes. This is great info! I wish the Rails marketing documentation would publicize this info more. My Best, Frank -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are

[Rails] Best Way to Execute Ruby Scripts via HTTP Requests?

2012-02-22 Thread Frank Guerino
Hi, I have a client that has many existing Ruby Scripts that interact with data on the File System (i.e. the scripts both create data and report data). They (the client) want to be able to build a Web Application around these existing scripts in a manner that allows them to reuse the existing

[Rails] Rails Installation Error

2011-01-31 Thread Frank Guerino
Hi, I am trying to install Rails on my Max OS X 10.6.5. I run the gem install rails command and it seems to stop short, yielding a File not found: lib message. There is no Error message but the installation just stops. The command and the output are as follows... if4it$ sudo gem install rails

[Rails] Re: Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-28 Thread Frank Guerino
tutorial and a reference section. In short, you'll have to invest some time in finding these and other resources yourself and try to show a bit of appreciation when people go out their way to assist you. Good luck, -Conrad Sent from my iPhone On Oct 27, 2009, at 6:21 PM, Frank Guerino

[Rails] Re: Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-28 Thread Frank Guerino
Regarding the multiple referrals to Programming Ruby, I just wanted to say that I already read it and, yes, I agree that it is a solid reference. Thanks again, Frank -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message

[Rails] Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-27 Thread Frank Guerino
Hi, I'm trying to learn how to use Rails on a Mac. Can anyone possibly point me to a free online tutorial that walks me through all the steps of installation and setup of each and every relevant technology, including MySQL? Any help is greatly appreciated. My Best, Frank -- Posted via

[Rails] Re: Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-27 Thread Frank Guerino
Thanks everyone. I'll check them out. My Best, Frank -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Ruby on Rails: Talk group. To post to this group, send email to

[Rails] Re: Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-27 Thread Frank Guerino
Joe dude wrote: Frank Guerino wrote: Thanks everyone. I'll check them out. My Best, Frank I'm also in the process of teaching myself RoR. See if http://www.learningrails.com helps. There are 8 audio lessons and 15 screencasts, all for free. What I'm looking for is a complete

[Rails] Re: Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-27 Thread Frank Guerino
Did you even go to the page on http://www.learningrails.com that showed the list of lessons they have to offer... ? Hi, Yes, I did. Thanks, but it's not what I'm looking for. I'm not looking for audio and video examples. I'm specifically looking for detailed text with clear code for

[Rails] Re: Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-27 Thread Frank Guerino
Frank Guerino wrote: Did you even go to the page on http://www.learningrails.com that showed the list of lessons they have to offer... ? Hi, Yes, I did. Thanks, but it's not what I'm looking for. I'm not looking for audio and video examples. I'm specifically looking for detailed

[Rails] Re: Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-27 Thread Frank Guerino
Joe dude wrote: Check out some of my bookmarks: http://delicious.com/jaql/ruby http://delicious.com/jaql/ruby+rails http://delicious.com/jaql/ruby+rails+mysql http://delicious.com/jaql/ruby+rails+osx If all else fails: http://tinyurl.com/yfvyc8x Thanks very much! It looks like a

[Rails] Re: Ruby On Rails Tutorial for Mac?

2009-10-27 Thread Frank Guerino
Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote: Marnen, Thank you so much for taking the time to answer with so much detail. Your responses are very much the type of breakdown I was looking for. My goal is a detailed, step by step process for doing it all... a set of directions that are so dummy-proof that