On Fri, Jan 16, 2009 at 8:32 AM, naevity <[email protected]> wrote: > > Is this even possible? I've got a ruby expression stored in a > database, it's the code to run a plugin since I was having trouble > passing variables stored in the database. > > When I try to call the code, it either outputs it as text, or doesn't > display it at all. It's supposed to generate an image and display it. > > right now the code is stored in the database as: > > <%= barcode TEST1234, :encoding_format => Gbarcode::BARCODE_128 %> > > and in the View, I have this: > > <%= code.upc %> (where upc is the column name in the database) > > When I do this, nothing outputs in the view, but if I view the source, > I can see the ruby expression. > > If I change the code stored in the database to this: > barcode TEST1234, :encoding_format => Gbarcode::BARCODE_128 > > This just displays the code on the webpage, which I would expect it > to. > > am I doing something wrong or is this not possible?
This smells funny... so I wanted to ask for more information. How is the ruby code going to be added into the database? Would users be inputting ruby code somehow? Robby -- Robby Russell Chief Evangelist, Partner PLANET ARGON, LLC design // development // hosting w/Ruby on Rails http://www.planetargon.com/ http://www.robbyonrails.com/ aim: planetargon +1 503 445 2457 +1 877 55 ARGON [toll free] +1 815 642 4068 [fax] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
