Allow HTML String - Ruby on Rails
Just a quick post on how to prevent escaping for HTML within a string. Simply use html_safe?. i.e. The following will show the bold tags as text: <b>GOOOOOOOGLE</b>…
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Access Log - PeopleSoft
I came across a requirement today where I needed to find out when a user had last logged into PeopleSoft. The record PSACCESSLOG came in handy here, it stores all of…
Read postNot Recognised by the 'identify' command - Paperclip
Just a quick post on another problem I ran into while setting up PaperClip. When attempting to submit a form WITHOUT an image I received the following error message:…
Read postPaperClip Issues - Ruby on Rails
I finally decided to replace all my existing code to handle images with Paperclip. I was following the screencast by Emerson Lackey, #134 Paperclip, however I ran…
Read postCreating Postcode Based Locations - Rails
My goal for today was to populate a record with all of the Australian postcodes and their corresponding suburb and state descriptions. To do this I had to complete…
Read postConnect to Database - PostGreSQL
This is just a quick post on how to connect to particular database via the console in PostGreSQL. First, make sure you’ve logged in – just swap my_app for your role…
Read postStop an Application - Heroku
Just a quick post on how to stop an app on Heroku: This will display a static page to all visitors but still allows for migrations etc: Image unavailable in the…
Read postUnable to edit files uploaded to document library where url length is more than 260 characters - SharePoint
Just a quick problem I came across in SharePoint today when trying to edit a file: Unable to edit files uploaded to document library where url length is more than 260…
Read postCreate Button which does not Submit - Ruby on Rails
Just another quick post – how to create a button which does not submit a form when it’s clicked: Let me know if you have any problems.
Read postStart Rails Console - Ruby on Rails
Just a quick post on the command to start the rails console: Here’s the documentation, it provides a pretty good summary of all the commands you’re likely to need.
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