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Here’s a simple but elegant solution to handling file uploads with the marvelous Ajax Scaffold plugin. It seamlessly extends (not replaces) the ajax-scaffold plugin so posts can be made via an iframe, allowing the possibility of file uploads. Because it extends, and not replaces, you can continue to update your copy of ajax-scaffold-plugin without having to back and redo anything!

install via script/plugin install svn://rubyforge.org/var/svn/timcharper/ajaxscaffoldp_upload

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We’ll be one of the sponsors at the upcoming MtnWest RubyConf 2007. You should be there if you haven’t planned already.

Registration is $50 and includes access to all conference session as well as a nifty t-shirt.

Details:
March 16-17, 2007
Salt Lake City Library
For more information, contact mtnwestruby at gmail dot com or go to Mt West Ruby Conference

To register directly go to Mt. West ruby registration page
See you all there.

I have a fresh copy of fedora core 6 installed on my own server which I use for personal projects (like my brother-in-law’s piano website). Recently, I wanted to install RMagick on the server for a image-uploading gallery I put on (using the wonderful file-column plugin). I used the distro version of ruby from the rpm repositories, and the rpm specifically compiled for fedora core 6 from the website, and the gem command line to install rmagick.
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I am a windows rails developer, and I love rad-rails. However, it has a big gap when it comes to debugging features. But, when using the ruby-debug gem in tandem with the external tools feature of rad-rails (eclipse), debugging can become surprisingly pleasant. In this article I will show you how to set up various “External Tools” shortcuts to aid you debug rails applications (and do other things).
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