Phlip
7/20/2008 3:00:00 PM
Ott Mr wrote:
> Here is an example of what i would like to do. We use a package builder
> to customize installs. The only part that it can't do is user related
> preferences and library files. Which means we(IT department) have to
> copy the files. It is easy to do and it only takes about 3mins. But it
> would be nice if i could just double click a script and have it take
> 5sec. Is this something I can do with ruby?
In general, in addition to the other answers, I would try this:
- install Ruby on Rails
- write one page
- put one button on it
- install an Authentication plugin
- give your users accounts
- when they click the button, paint a page showing what they did
- deploy your RoR site to an intranet server
We do that at work. Rails is the front-end to our corporate database. Each
feature the knowledge workers need, they request it, and we add it to the Rails
project. The turnaround on this system can be as short as a couple hours for a
new button, or a week for a whole new page.
Classical web systems, such as ASP.NET or Tomcat, are way too top-heavy for you
to consider using them for your in-house administration interface. Don't think
Rails will be like that!
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Phlip