Rails Example Application - Typo

Sang Shin, sangshinpassion@gmail.com, Sun Microsystems, www.javapassion.com/j2ee

In this hands-on lab, you are going to build typo example Rails application step by step.

Expected duration: 90 minutes (excluding homework)

Software Needed

Before you begin, you need to install the following software on your computer.

Java Standard Development Kit (JDK™) version 6.0 (download)

If you already have installed JDK 5.0 or JDK 6.0, you can skip this.

NetBeans IDE 6.1 (download)

When you install NetBeans IDE, it will ask you which JDK you want to use.
Select All, which includes Ruby module.

MySQL (download)
5543_rails_typo_app.zip (download)

It contains this document and the lab contents
Download it and unzip in a directory of your choice

OS platforms you can use

Windows
Solaris x86, Solaris Sparc
Linux
Mac OS X

Change Log

Oct. 10th, 2007: Created

Things to do (by Sang Shin)

Add exercise to change
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Lab Exercises

Exercise 1: Build and run "typo" sample application (30 minutes)
Homework Exercise

Exercise 1: Build and run "typo" sample application

In this exercise, you will get an exposure to more advanced features of JRuby on Rails. This exercise is based on the Putting Filckr on Rails tutorial contributed by Brian Leonard. This exercise requires direct connection to the Internet and does not work if you are working behind a proxy.

Open "Typo" NetBeans project
Create database
Migrate database (Create and populate tables)
Run "Typo" NetBeans project

(1.1) Open "Typo" NetBeans project

1. Open Typo NetBeans project.

Select File->Open Project (Ctrl+Shift+O). The Open Project dialog box appears.
Browse down to <LAB_UNZIPPED_DIRECTORY>/rails_typo_app/solutions directory.

If you unzipped the 5543_rails_typo_app.zip file under C:\handsonlabs directory under Windows, the directory to which you want to browse down should be C:\handsonlabs\rails_typo_app\solutions.
If you unzipped the 5543_rails_typo_app.zip file under $HOME/handsonlabs directory under Solaris/Linux, the directory to which you want to browse down should be $HOME/handsonlabs/rails_typo_app/solutions.