The following novarubygroup poll is now closed. Here are the final results: POLL QUESTION: We did this poll almost 2 years ago... I'd like to see how the...
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Dec 2, 2007 8:45 am
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Hey guys! First time posting so let see how this goes.. got a question: I'm trying to find a record in a table minus any leading / trailing whitespaces. This...
Nabeel, Good to see yo on the list! for this search, you are going to want to delve a little more into SQL, using the LIKE operator. If you change your...
Sorry - my line should have read: ["MyColumn LIKE ?", ""%#{someValue}%"] the magic here being the wrapping of your desired value in the percent signs. ... ...
I'm not a SQL expert, but to limit it to just whitespace, would this work? [ "LTRIM(RTRIM(MyColumn) LIKE ?", someValue ] Another possibility using regular...
Ok I got the solution after looking around: I'm using MySQL and it lets u remove trailing and leading whitespaces using TRIM so now the working line is: ...
Keep in mind that TRIM() is a MySQLism. This may not be important to you, but if you want it to work with other databases (including Oracle and SQL Server)...
That's a Xandy question. Right now one group was talking about doing a case study on developing their Rails app -- although I'm predisposed against two case...
I am not sure if this would go over well, but would be interesting based on last week's discussions. I would be willing and interested in giving a talk on web...
... One thing to watch for in this situation is that using a function will prevent an index from being used on the column... so it'll do a full table scan...
My company (Communications Training Analysis Corporation http://www.ctacorp.com/) is hiring developers for two positions: Web Applications Developer (2+ years...
Ruby on Rails Developer Contract Position<http://collectiveinsight.net/ruby-on-rails-developer-position> Collective Insight LLC seeks a skilled Ruby on Rails...
DCRUG's December meeting is this Thursday - Steve Keener will be discussing OpenID. Anyone is welcome to attend - please RSVP so we can get a headcount for...
I regret that there will be no meeting this month. I had made some plans, which fell through. And unfortunately I haven't had the time to setup something...
Don't worry about it, Xandy. It's a busy time of year. Even if there was a meeting the attendance would have probably been low. Merry Christmas! Paul ... ...
Ruby and Rails are technologies that have proven themselves to be great for writing command line scripts and developing Web applications. I wonder if Ruby is...
An organization I am currently consulting for is looking for an employee to extend and integrate the Rails applications I have built for them, as well as take...
Tom - At RubyConf in Charlotte I asked Mats about that. Someone else who was there feel free to correct me, but as I remember it, he acknowledged that Ruby is...
Tom, I think that JRuby might just be a good answer to the question of using Ruby in large scale, 'industrial' applications. The thing with JRuby is that you...
All - NovaLUG has moved to the Oracle offices in Reston. This may make attendance more practical for some of you, as it does for me. For more info, see: ...
The Linux Journal (LJ) makes its Ruby predictions for 2008: http://www.linuxjournal.com/node/1005977 The same LJ writer, Pat Eyler, made his _2007_ predictions...
The only prediction that is not forward looking is the Rails training on DVD. My prediction is that there will be more screencasts and online training. It is...
Merb is a great project- it's being developed actively by a number of smart rubyists, and growing at a tremendous pace. Compared to rails, merb is already 2-4x...
Did you guys see this rant from Zed Shaw http://www.zedshaw.com/rants/rails_is_a_ghetto.html. I knew he was pretty blunt but here he goes all out against...
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