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ActiveRecord OR query

ActiveRecord OR query How do you do an OR query in Rails 3 ActiveRecord. All the examples I find just have AND queries. > Edit: method is available since Rails 5. See [ActiveRecord::QueryMethods](http...

link_to method and click event in Rails

link_to method and click event in Rails How do I create a link of this type: using method `link_to` in Rails? I couldn't figure it out from [Rails docs](http://api.rubyonrails.org/classes/ActionView/H...

29 Dec at 20:51

How to redirect to a 404 in Rails?

How to redirect to a 404 in Rails? I'd like to 'fake' a 404 page in Rails. In PHP, I would just send a header with the error code as such: How is that done with Rails?

Rails how to run rake task

Rails how to run rake task How do I run this rake file in terminal/console? my statistik.rake in lib/tasks

29 Mar at 01:31

How do I loop over a hash of hashes?

How do I loop over a hash of hashes? I have this hash: How do I access the separate values in the value hash on the loop?

16 Dec at 10:54

rails simple_form - hidden field - create?

rails simple_form - hidden field - create? How can you have a hidden field with simple form? The following code: results in this error: ``` undefined method `hidden' for #SimpleForm::FormBuilder:0x000...

Remove duplicate elements from array in Ruby

Remove duplicate elements from array in Ruby I have a Ruby array which contains duplicate elements. How can I remove all the duplicate elements from this array while retaining all unique elements with...

26 Sep at 18:13

In Ruby on Rails is there a way to view the properties of a model

In Ruby on Rails is there a way to view the properties of a model I am using NetBeans to create my first Ruby on Rails application. Is there a way by which I can view all of the properties of a model?...

How do you do relative time in Rails?

How do you do relative time in Rails? I'm writing a Rails application, but can't seem to find how to do relative time, i.e. if given a certain Time class, it can calculate "30 seconds ago" or "2 days ...

15 Oct at 15:54

How to add 10 days to current time in Rails

How to add 10 days to current time in Rails I tried doing something like but that doesn't work, even though I vaguely remember seeing, and being very impressed, with being able to do something like `2...

Rails DateTime.now without Time

Rails DateTime.now without Time I need to use DateTime.now to grab the current date, and "strip off" the time. For example, this shows what I want: `DateTime.now => Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:54:13 UTC +00:0...

19 Nov at 18:55

Internationalizing whole text with markup in Rails 3

Internationalizing whole text with markup in Rails 3 What's the best practice for internationalizing, say, a Terms of Service document in Rails 3? I can think of two options: - - `` None of these seem...

transform time into local time in Ruby on Rails

transform time into local time in Ruby on Rails Right now I have: `Time.strftime("%I:%M%p")` which gives me the `hr:min AM/PM` format which I need. However it's coming back in UTC and I need it local ...

24 Feb at 22:15

How to chain scope queries with OR instead of AND?

How to chain scope queries with OR instead of AND? I'm using Rails3, ActiveRecord Just wondering how can I chain the scopes with OR statements rather than AND. e.g. That normally returns: but I'd like...

Write to rails console

Write to rails console When I want to try or debug smthing I run `rails console` and do some stuff there. I can print some text or variables from code by raising exception with `raise "blablabla"`. Ho...

How to read ruby on rails config values from within the application controller

How to read ruby on rails config values from within the application controller If i have a configuration file like this How do I get the value from within my application controller, e.g: ``` # app/con...

3 Sep at 16:20

How to run a single RSpec test?

How to run a single RSpec test? I have the following file: What command in terminal do I use to run just that spec and in what directory do I run the command? My gem file: ``` # Test ENVIRONMENT GEMS ...

How can I download a file from a URL and save it in Rails?

How can I download a file from a URL and save it in Rails? I have a URL to an image which i want to save locally, so that I can use Paperclip to produce a thumbnail for my application. What's the best...

11 Jan at 05:41

How to reverse a 'rails generate'

How to reverse a 'rails generate' I want to delete all the files it created and roll back any changes made, but not necessarily to the database, but more to the config files. I'd like to automatically...

24 Jan at 23:44

How to delete migration files in Rails 3

How to delete migration files in Rails 3 I would like to remove/delete a migration file. How would I go about doing that? I know there are similar questions on here but as an update, is there a better...

rails active record nuances and protecting against injection attacks

rails active record nuances and protecting against injection attacks When I make a query... is there any meaningful difference between using a find_by helper or not? Are there any reasons I'm overlook...

Why do migrations need the table block param?

Why do migrations need the table block param? Why does the ruby on rails migration syntax look like this: And not: Personally I find the second snippet much more readable, are there any reason

Rails ActiveRecord date between

Rails ActiveRecord date between I need to query comments made in one day. The field is part of the standard timestamps, is `created_at`. The selected date is coming from a `date_select`. How can I use...

Testing for empty or nil-value string

Testing for empty or nil-value string I'm trying to set a variable conditionally in Ruby. I need to set it if the variable is nil or empty (0 length string). I've come up with the following: While it ...

14 Apr at 18:40

Rails formatting date

Rails formatting date I am posting a date to an API and the required format is as follows: I can get the date from the model like so: That returns: How can I use Rails or Ruby to format it like the re...

7 Dec at 23:39