Debugging with Exceptions - Ruby on Rails
Ran into a bit of trouble with a model today, after a bit of a google I came across this technique which helped me solve it: This simply allows you display variable…
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undefined method `to_sym' for nil:NilClass - Ruby on Rails Migration
While trying to do a migration today I received the following message: undefined method `to_sym’ for nil:NilClass #After running a trace (rake db:migrate –trace)…
Read postSetting Default Slider Value - jQuery UI
Had a bit of a muck around with jQuery sliders today, just though I’d post the code I used to set a default value in case anyone else has a use for it: Just sub…
Read postSubmit form_for to Custom Action - Ruby on Rails
Just another quick problem I ran into with rails this afternoon – how to submit a form_for to a custom action. Luckily there’s quite a bit on how to do this in the…
Read postCopying Text from Notepad++ to Microsoft Word
In the middle of doing up some documentation I realised that the formatting and colors aren’t kept when you copy and paste from Notepad++ to Microsoft Word. Luckily…
Read postError when trying to Edit a SharePoint Document - SharePoint
Ran into the following error when trying to open a word document stored on SharePoint today: The document could not be opened for editing. A Microsoft SharePoint…
Read postHow to Edit a Message Catalog Definition - PeopleSoft
Editing a message catalog definition in PeopleSoft is pretty straight forward, simply browse to the following menu path: PeopleTools > Utilities > Administration >…
Read postUncaught TypeError: Object # has no method 'toggle' - jQuery
Ran into a bit of a problem with jQuery today, not entirely sure what the issue was but apparently it did not like me using the .get() function. I received the…
Read postFlash Notice Appearing Twice - Ruby on Rails
Ran into another flash notice issue, my messages were not disappearing after the first view. My code was as follows: It turns out that all you have to do to fix this…
Read postSleep Function Within PeopleCode - PeopleSoft
While at work today I discovered that there doesn’t appear to be any built in functionality to allow for a delay to be implemented within PeopleCode. Thankfully there…
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