Ruby rails: script/plugin discover problem [worked around]

I have a working Ruby on Rails environment on my Arch system. Recently tried to get the plugins working which according to the Rails wiki is done by typing:
script/plugin discover
This unfortunately gives me an error that it can't find /usr/bin/ruby1.8 In Arch ruby is in /usr/bin/ruby
Can this be fixed? I'm pretty sure that Ubuntu/Debian use /usr/bin/ruby1.8 which is why it's defaulting here.

Machiavelli wrote:
hm.
ln -s /usr/bin/ruby /usr/bin/ruby1.8
perhaps?
Yeah.. that worked. <slaps head> But ruby won't be 1.8 forever.. should I file a bug?
edit Guess not. Seems like it would have to be a bug somewhere..

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var Minutes = Today.getMinutes();
var Suffix = "";
if (Timeformat == 12) {
    if (Hours >= 12 ) {
Suffix = PM;
} else {
Suffix = AM;
if (Hours >= 13) {
Hours = Hours - 12;
if (Hours < 1) {
Hours = Hours + 12;
var PreHour = ((Hours < 10) ? "0" : "");
var PreMin = ((Minutes < 10) ? "0" : "");
return PreHour+Hours+TimeSep+PreMin+Minutes+Suffix;
function DateUpdate(Name) {
var docpath = activeDocument.path.fsName;
var docname = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:\.([^.]+))?$/,'$1');
var extension = activeDocument.name.replace(/(.*?)(?:(\.[^.]+))?$/,'$2');
if (docpath.slice(2,3) == "\\") {
    docsep = "\\";
} else {
    docsep = ":";
var content = Name.slice(11);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILE\}/,docpath+docsep+docname);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILEPATH\}/,docpath);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILENAME\}/,docname);
var content = content.replace(/\{FILEEXT\}/,extension);
var content = content.replace(/\{DATE\}/,TodayDate());
var content = content.replace(/\{TIME\}/,TodayTime());
return content;
function date_n_time()
if (selection.length == 1) {
    if (selection[0].typename == "TextArtItem" || selection[0].typename == "TextFrame") {
      if (selection[0].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
        dateformat = selection[0].name.slice(11);
        Check = false;
        if (AIversion == "10") {
          Check = confirm( MSG_unsetmark );
        } else {
          dateformat = prompt(MSG_editformat, dateformat);
        if(dateformat != "" && Check) {
          selection[0].contents = selection[0].name.slice(11);
          selection[0].name="";
          selection[0].selected = false;
        if(dateformat == "" && !Check) {
          selection[0].name="";
          selection[0].selected = false;
        if(dateformat && dateformat !="" && !Check) {
          selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
          selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
      } else {
        dateformat = selection[0].contents;
        if(dateformat.search(/\{DATE\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{TIME\}/) == -1 && dateformat.search(/\{FILE[A-Z]*\}/) == -1) dateformat = format_preset;
        Check = false;
        if (AIversion == "10") {
          Check = confirm( MSG_setmark );
        } else {
          dateformat = prompt(MSG_askformat, dateformat);
        if (dateformat || Check) {
          selection[0].name="actualDate:"+dateformat;
          selection[0].contents = DateUpdate(selection[0].name);
          selection[0].selected = false;
    } else {
      alert ( MSG_notexto );
} else if (selection.length > 1) {
    alert ( MSG_selectedmany );
} else {
    if (AIversion == "10") {
      var textArtItems = activeDocument.textArtItems;
      for (var i = 0 ; i < textArtItems.length; i++)
        if (textArtItems[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
          textArtItems[i].selected = true;
          textArtItems[i].contents = DateUpdate(textArtItems[i].name);
    } else {
      var textFrames = activeDocument.textFrames;
      for (var i = 0 ; i < textFrames.length; i++)
        if (textFrames[i].name.slice(0,11) == "actualDate:") {
          textFrames[i].selected = true;
          textFrames[i].contents = DateUpdate(textFrames[i].name);

Carlos or anyone, I've been working on several ideas & think that I have come up with the best approach to work around these bugs. But need it to work in java script.
1) In AppleSript I can build a script that will trigger an "Action" to run. The "Action" will select an object by its "Attributes" "Note". The selected text box in picture is called "UPPER FORDDOC NAME" so it will select this object only.
activate application "Adobe Illustrator"
on doAction(scriptName, actionSet)
          tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
do script scriptName from actionSet
          end tell
end doAction
tell application "Adobe Illustrator"
          tell me to doAction("Save Part # Delete -", "TIC Color 03-13-12")
end tell
Can this be done in Java?
If so then:
2) I built an AppleScript that can open the "Find and Replace" then simply close it; by using "System Events" to select the keystrokes.
Is this possible to do in Java with out buying an extra program? This AppleScript works great but need it to work also on the PC's.
activate application "Adobe Illustrator"
tell application "System Events"
tell process "Adobe Illustrator"
--This is the quick key to open the "Find and Replace" window
keystroke "K" using {command down, shift down, option down}
delay 1
--This is the esc key
key code 53
end tell
end tell
I HOPE SO ssssssssoooooooo MUCH!

Snow Leopard and hosting Ruby Rails: mysql problem

Hi, I'm just starting to look at ruby rails hosting on my 10.6.1 server. I have been working through the Apple tutorial "deploy rails on leopard" ( http://developer.apple.com/tools/deployonrailsleopard.html ).
I have hit a problem with Capistrano attempting to use the Ruby MySql gem on the Snow Leopard server. The error is "The bundled mysql.rb driver has been removed from Rails 2.2. Please install the mysql gem and try again: gem install mysql"
Now, after much googling I have found a number of folks struggling to get the Ruby MySql gem working on 10.6 Clients. Mostly the suggestions involve installing a newer version of MySql and setting the compiler options during gem build.
I'm a little nervous of just trying to mimic this approach on a server system. So I have a two part question:
1. Has anyone found good documentation for setting up Ruby Rails on Snow Leopard server?
2. Has anyone found good documentation on getting the Ruby MySql Gem running on 10.6 server?
many thanks in advance, Jonathan

it should work the same way as on 10.6 client.
you might try this approach:
http://hivelogic.com/articles/compiling-mysql-on-snow-leopard/

Does anyone know of a work around for this problem? : iphone 5 will not work on Chryslers uconnect. I found out that they are working on it but have no ETA.   However, they will not help you if your vehicle is older thatn 2008.

Do not get an iphone 5 if you want to use it with a Chrysler product. The Chrysler Uconnect system might pair with your phone but the uconnect system will usually abend and become unusable after a few telephone conversations. I have been to the dealer twice. They have reset the uconnect system twice and I find it works for about 2 to 3 phone calls then it abends and uconnect becomes useless. They had me call Chrysler at 1-800-247-9753. I was told that the iphone five is not compatable at this time with any chrysler uconnect phone through the dash system, even the new vehicles. He had me get on this web site: www.uconnectphone.com as a place to monitor as when it would be compatable. They told me that Samsung seems to be working harder to make it compatible than apple is and they had no idea when it would begin to work. In effect Chrysler was telling me dump the iphone and get a Samsung if you want it to work in a Chrysler. Also, the site would only give you information for Chrysler that were 2008 or newer, they gave the following number to call if your vehicle was older.    I called that number and they told me that Chrysler and Uconnect had no plans at all to make the iphone 5 work, in the future, on any Chrysler older than 2008. So.......If you have a Chrysler or Dodge that is older than 2008 you will NEVER be able to use an iphone5 on the uconnect through the dash system.   Do not buy an iphone if you have an older vehicle. It will never be supported for the $1,000 you paid for this uconnect system on your car. My car is a 2005 Town and Country. I asked both Chrysler and uconnect if their was some sort of work around so I could use my phone. They both told me their was not and that they had no plans to resolve this situation for my vehicle. This means that I need to either get rid of my $42,000 vehicle with low milage or get rid of my Iphone 5. Niether are really good options.
I was also givne the following places to send formal complaints, even though I was told that neither Chrysler, Dodge or Apple were going to do anything to correct my problem:
for email:   [email protected]   or Mail: Chrysler customer Assistance P.O. Box 218004, Auburn Hills, Michigan 48321
If anyone hears of a work around to be able to use an Iphone 5 in a Chrysler or Dodge product, please let me know.

This response is a little late as I just read about your problem. I have a 2012 Dodge Charger and a 2012 Chrysler Town and Country and both worked flawlessly with the iPhone 5s my wife and I had. However, we just upgraded to the iPhone 6 and Uconnect will receive calls but you cannot answer them. You can callout successfully, however. the annoyance being the inability to answer incoming calls in the HandsFree mode.

Work-around to "unknown device" problem

I found a work-around to the "unknown device" problem, a pain to do, but much less painful than any alternatives I've found so far.
In my case, I can connect my Ipod one time. After I eject it, if I reconnect, I get the Unknown Device error. That's where this work-around comes in.
There is an INF file (a Windows hardware configuration file) in the Windows\INF directory that has a name that will be specific to your computer. Once you determine that file, you need to re-install it. Re-installing it allows the Ipod to be recognized the next time it is connected. These are the steps:
1) Determine the file name on your computer. You only need to do this one time, and then remember the name. Using Regedit, navigate to HKEYLOCALMACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{36FC9E60-C465-11CF-8056-44455354 0000}. Then do an Edit / Find for "ipod" without the quotes, making sure that "Data" is checked and "Match whole string only" is not checked. It should find "Apple iPod USB Driver" in the "DriverDesc" value in one of the sub-keys. There will be another value called "InfPath". The data for that is the file name for the INF file on your computer. On my computer it is oem51.inf. It will be something like that on yours.
2) In Windows Explorer, go to C:\Windows\Inf and find that file. In addition to "oem??.inf", there will be an "oem??.pnf" (same numbers), which is a binary version of the .inf file. Delete that file, or rename it if you prefer. If it exists, step 3 will not work.
3) Right click on the .inf file and select Install. The computer will chug for a few seconds. The .pnf file should reappear and, more importantly, your iPod should now be able to connect one time. At least it does for me.
I hope that Apple puts out a fix for this problem sometime soon. Meanwhile, doing steps 2 and 3 every time I want to connect is annoying, but bearable.

I would like to apologize for posting this message. I promise that it did work and did seem to be the solution at the time I posted it, but it helps me no longer. My Ipod was recognized several consecutive times after I posted this with no work-around, but then it became an unknown device again, and there it stays, seemingly forever.
I am a highly skilled and experienced Windows system programmer, and this has me stumped. I apologize for any time that my message may have wasted for others. I have also tried every other solution that has been posted here and elsewhere, and none work.
I would recommend that Apple pay me a lot of money to find and fix this problem. Short of that, they should pay someone else to fix it. To have this many fatal problems for so many people should be considered unacceptable. Until a fix is available, I shall just be happy that I got as much onto my Ipod as I did before it became unavailable.

Work around for server not found problems on FF36

I have found a work around for all the people having server not found problems with FF36.
If you manually set your network adapter DNS to an external DNS server (as opposed to your local ISP) then the problem goes away. I set mine to use the two google DNS servers:
Preferred: 8.8.8.8
Alternate: 8.8.4.4
Not a clue why this works but it is 100% successful on my desktop PC, whereas before I could hardly connect to a webpage with FF36 without multiple page refreshes and much frustration, even though FF35 was fine and rolling back to FF35 was also fine.
Something has changed in FF36 and either the way it handles DNS or the way it works with some network adapters.
It is nothing to do with add-ons, profiles or firewall software as I have tried all of these things and only the DNS change made a difference. I even copied over a full working profile and the program files directory for Mozilla from my portable which was having no problems and the problem still existed on the desktop, which is why I started looking at the network adapater since everything else between the working PC and the non working one was identical.
Hopefully this will help the developers to pin down the real cause of the problem and fix it in the next release.

Well done. Thanks for finding that.
That is not only assigned but has an approved patch included in the scheduled Fx36.0.1 release so it should be fixed in few days, watch out for the upgrade.
* Bug 1093983 - DNS resolver should not use 'ANY' to get cached records for TTL <sup>[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1093983#c35 c#35]</sup>
* https://wiki.mozilla.org/Firefox/Channels/Meetings/2015-03-03#Schedule_Update
With the bug now fixed it would not really be appropriate to add further comment. I do now see another related bug assigned but not being fast tracked, so if all goes well that will probably land in Firefox 39.
* Bug 1138242 - DNS: Request A and AAAA record types rather than ANY when obtaining TTL on Windows

I upgraded to GB 10.0.2. But now its sandboxing 3rd pty apps and plugins can't connect to license manager. a Work around?

I had been using Garageband and downloaded some 3rd party apps which worked great, among them was BFD ECO. I just upgraded my iMac to Yosemite and so I could upgrade to the Garageband 10.0.02. Great program, however, BFD ECO no only opens in plugin window in an error message that says, " Can't open BFD ECO because can not locate the license manager. I contacted BFD who told me that the license manager can't connect to garageband because its being "sandboxed", due to changes in the new GB and to contact Apple for a work around. Thanks for your help.

I had been using Garageband and downloaded some 3rd party apps which worked great, among them was BFD ECO. I just upgraded my iMac to Yosemite and so I could upgrade to the Garageband 10.0.02. Great program, however, BFD ECO no only opens in plugin window in an error message that says, " Can't open BFD ECO because can not locate the license manager. I contacted BFD who told me that the license manager can't connect to garageband because its being "sandboxed", due to changes in the new GB and to contact Apple for a work around. Thanks for your help.

Printing Problem Solved (Temporary Work-around)

I've posted before, and others have posted here and elsewhere, about problems printing with Aperture since upgrading to Leopard. In my case, it's been with an Epson R1800.
Well, believe it or not, with the help of Epson support on the phone, I've figured this out. First of all, there is definitely a problem with Aperture's (or Leopard's) color management. What used to work (setting a color profile in the Aperture print dialog, and selecting "no color management" in the printer dialog) definitely does not work correctly at this point.
If you want color management, what you have to do is select "System Managed" in the Aperture print dialog, and select (for Epson) "Color Controls - Epson Standard" in the Epson dialog. What this does is select the standard Epson profile for the paper you have selected. For example, if you've chosen Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper, the printer driver will use the "SPR1800 Premium Glossy" profile (Epson's standard profile for that paper, assuming you've downloaded it). Of course, that gives you Epson's version of what you want to print. If you have created your own profiles, using a spectrophotometer for example, you need to get the printer driver to apply YOUR profile instead of Epson's.
Here's how to apply your profile: Open Colorsync (in the Utilities folder), and select "Printers" in the Devices menu. Under the printer model, Stylus Photo R1800, in my case, select the profile for the paper you're interested in, say "SPR1800 Premium Glossy", and look on the right side of the window at "Current Profile:". Click the down arrow, and select "Other". Navigate to the profile you've created, and click "Open". This will set the profile you've created as what the printer driver will use when it thinks it's applying the SPR1800 Premium Glossy profile. Set other paper profiles (e.g., "SPR1800 Enhanced Matte") to whatever profile you've created for those papers.
Now, when you select "System Managed" in the Aperture dialog, and "Color Controls - Epson Standard" in the Epson dialog, it will apply your own profile.
Hopefully, Apple will fix the problem with color management, and we'll be able to go back to color management as it was before. In the meantime, this is the only work-around I've found.

I was/am totally a Mac guy, meaning my roots were System 7 based, and my knowledge of all things UNIX is being built slowly as needed in the OS X world. While I can make Photoshop & Aperture (and the GUI portions of OS X) stand on their heads and do backflips for treats I can't, with much conviction, speak on the roots of UNIX drivers. I think, and someone please correct me if I'm wrong, that Gutenprint drivers are CUPS 'compatible' drivers, but not necessarily "CUPS" drivers in that they work with other printing platforms as well. Here are some sources of info:
http://gimp-print.sourceforge.net/
http://www.cups.org/
The Gutenprint drivers may be the CUPS drivers for the Epson printer, I don't know for sure. On the Canon site, there are two drivers available for download for the Pro9000. One labeled standard, the other labeled CUPS. By default, when adding the printer, my system uses the CUPS driver. I can actually have the Pro9000 added twice, once with the CUPS driver, once with the standard driver. I spoke with an Canon engineer the other day, and contrary to the advice you get from the standard phone support reps, he told me to definitely use the CUPS driver when printing RAW or 16-bit images from Photoshop or Aperture, as it's the only way to do 16-bit printing.
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How to use a calc script to work around Implicitly share members

I have a hierarchy which has some implicitly shared members( one child per parent)
For example my cost center dimension is built the following way
CostCenter
|
|-------------------CostCenter1
| |
| |--------------Member A( child of COst Center 1) ---------------------------Has 4 children members
|
|
|------------------CostCenter 2
|
| Member B( Child of Cost Center 2)______________________ has 4 children
Anytime I use a function to reference Member A from COstCenter 1, the function is automatically skipping the next level and looking at the bottom level
For example if I do a @COUNT(SKIPNONE, @children(COstCenter1))
it returns 4 instead of 1
I know that if I use the never share option for the members it will fix the issue, but I want to know if there's a work around for it
Here's the full script I am using
/*Calculate gross and net values for all regions for parent level cost centers*/
FIX(@RELATIVE("A_76867",0), @RELATIVE("A_76868",0),
"USD",
"GROSS_VIEW",
"WorkingVersion",
/*@IDESCENDANTS("Regions"),*/
@IANCESTORS("R_Americas1"),
@UDA("Scenarios", "CurScen"),
@RELATIVE("F_ALL_FUNDING",0),
/*@REMOVE(@IDESCENDANTS("E_10041716"), @RELATIVE("E_10041716",0))*/
@ANCESTORS("E_10041676")
FIX(@UDA("Years", "CurYear"), @UDA("Periods", "CURRENT_Q"))
"No_LegalEntity"
"GROSS_VIEW" = @SUMRANGE("NET_VIEW", @children(@currmbr(CostCenters)));
IF (@ISDESC("A_76867"))
IF(@COUNT(SKIPNONE,@children(@currmbr(CostCenters)))>1)
"NET_ADJUSTMENTS" = @COUNT(SKIPNONE,@children(@currmbr(CostCenters)))*
(1 - "A_LMV"->"NETTING_PERCENT"->"Annual_P"->@UDA("Years", "CurYear")->"R_global");
ELSE "NET_ADJUSTMENTS" = (20000) *
(1 - "A_LMV"->"NETTING_PERCENT"->"Annual_P"->@UDA("Years", "CurYear")->"R_global");
ENDIF;
ELSEIF (@ISDESC("A_76868"))
IF(@COUNT(SKIPNONE,@children(@currmbr(CostCenters)))>1)
"NET_ADJUSTMENTS" = @COUNT(SKIPNONE,@children(@currmbr(CostCenters))) *
(1 - "A_SMV"->"NETTING_PERCENT"->"Annual_P"->@UDA("Years", "CurYear")->"R_global");
ELSE "NET_ADJUSTMENTS" = (20000) *
(1 - "A_LMV"->"NETTING_PERCENT"->"Annual_P"->@UDA("Years", "CurYear")->"R_global");
ENDIF;
ENDIF;
ENDFIX
FIX(@UDA("Years", "Future1"), @UDA("Periods", "FUTURE_Q"))
"No_LegalEntity"
"GROSS_VIEW" = @SUMRANGE("NET_VIEW", @children(@currmbr(CostCenters)));
IF (@ISDESC("A_76867"))
IF(@COUNT(SKIPNONE,@children(@currmbr(CostCenters)))>1)
"NET_ADJUSTMENTS" = @SUMRANGE("NET_ADJUSTMENTS", @children(@currmbr(CostCenters))) *
(1 - "A_LMV"->"NETTING_PERCENT"->"Annual_P"->@UDA("Years", "CurYear")->"R_global");
ELSE "NET_ADJUSTMENTS" = ("NET_ADJUSTMENTS") *
(1 - "A_LMV"->"NETTING_PERCENT"->"Annual_P"->@UDA("Years", "CurYear")->"R_global");
ENDIF;
ELSEIF (@ISDESC("A_76868"))
IF(@COUNT(SKIPNONE,@children(@currmbr(CostCenters)))>1)
"NET_ADJUSTMENTS" = @SUMRANGE("NET_ADJUSTMENTS", @children(@currmbr(CostCenters))) *
(1 - "A_SMV"->"NETTING_PERCENT"->"Annual_P"->@UDA("Years", "CurYear")->"R_global");
ELSE "NET_ADJUSTMENTS" = ("NET_ADJUSTMENTS") *
(1 - "A_LMV"->"NETTING_PERCENT"->"Annual_P"->@UDA("Years", "CurYear")->"R_global");
ENDIF
ENDIF;
ENDFIX
ENDFIX
________________________________________

it is choosing the chilod member instead of the parent eventhough the fix is defined to use the parent memberAnd that's an implied share.
Per Kevin's recommendation, make the parents Never Share and your code will work the way you expect.
Regards,
Cameron Lackpour

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