Monthly Archives: November 2012

Sorting with has_many :through and acts_as_list

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Rob Nichols

I’m currently working on a questionnaire system which has two main objects: Question and Questionnaire. I had been associating them using has_and_belongs_to_many, but a new requirement means that I now need to be able to define a question order within … Continue reading →

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Using json data outside the original JavaScript function

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Rob Nichols

I’ve been working on a Reckoner that helps people calculate some figures. I started by hard coding some threshold figures into the JavaScript while I worked on most of the functionality. However, once that was done, I needed to modify … Continue reading →

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Simple local only mail

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Rob Nichols

I’m working on an application that needs to send notifications via email, and I want to be able to test it in the development environment. In the past, I’ve either been able to set up a small Windows mail server … Continue reading →

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