Issues while using sqlplus with ruby - ruby-on-rails

I want to use sqlplus within ruby. Dont want to use any gems[bec I cannot get it installed on our servers without much help from other teams ..etc] and want to keep it very minimal.
I am trying something as simple as this in my ruby script:
`rlwrap sqlplus user/pswd#host << EOF`
`set serveroutput on;`
`commit;` #ERROR1: sh: commit: not found
sql = "insert /*+ APPEND*/ INTO table(col1, col2) values (#{data[0]},#{data[1]});"
`#{sql}` #ERROR2: sh: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
Can anyone help me with ERROR1 and ERROR2 above
Basically for "commit: not found" I think its getting executed on shell rather than in sqlplus. However seems like "set serveroutput on" seems to execute fine !
For ERROR2, I am clueless. I also tried using escape slash for the "/" in the sql.
Thanks

The answer is, don't use SQL*Plus. Don't call a command-line utility from inside your script; between the ruby-oci8 gem and the ruby-plsql gem, you can do anything you could accomplish from within SQL*Plus.

The reason you get the errors is that you are sending each line to the shell individually. If your entire statement was wrapped in a single pair of backticks, it might work.
But if you really are unable to install the proper gems, put the commands in a temporary file and tell sqlplus to execute that, eg:
require 'tempfile'
file = Tempfile.open(['test', '.sql'])
file.puts "set serveroutput on;"
file.puts "commit;"
file.puts "insert /*+ APPEND*/ INTO table(col1, col2) values (#{data[0]},#{data[1]});"
file.puts "exit;" # needed or sqlplus will never return control to your script
file.close
output = `sqlplus user/pswd#host ##{file.path}`
file.unlink
You'll have to be very careful about:
Quoting values (if using oci8/dbi you could use bind variables)
Error handling. If using ruby libraries, errors would raise exceptions. Using sqlplus, you'll have to parse the output instead. Yuck!
So it can be done but I highly recommend you jump through whatever hoops are required to get oci8 (and maybe ruby-DBI) installed properly :)
ps are you sure you want to commit before the insert?

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Bad result from groovy's ProcessGroovyMethods (UNIXProcess)

While using Grails 2.4.5 org.codehaus.groovy.runtime.ProcessGroovyMethods on Ubuntu 14.04:
def command = "mysqldump -h${databaseProperties.host} -u'${databaseProperties.username}' -p'${databaseProperties.password}' ${databaseProperties.name} " + table
print command
def proc = command.execute()
def oneMinute = 60000
proc.waitForOrKill(oneMinute)
if(proc.exitValue()!=0){
println "[[return code: ${proc.exitValue()}]]"
println "[[stderr: ${proc.err.text}]]"
return null
}else{
return proc.in.text.readLines()
}
I've got
[[return code: 2]]
[[stderr: mysqldump: Got error: 1045: Access denied for user 'root'#'localhost' (using password: YES) when trying to connect]]
but when I copy-paste printlined command into my bash I receive proper dump. What is going on?
I've also tried:
changing mysqldump to full path: /usr/bin/mysqldump
sending arguments as a String array but with the same
result.
sending command as a regular String to execute:
"mysqldump -hlocalhost -u'root' -p'password' database table"
it works in system bash, it doesn't as a ProcessGroovyMethod...
Update:
After thinking about this overnight, I'm (still) convinced that the problem is related to your password. Since it's really not a best practice to provide the password on the command line (mysqldump even warns you about this), I think you should change tactics by creating a login-path.
Use the following command to create a login path (this is a one-time step):
mysql_config_editor set --login-path=name --host=localhost --user=youruser --password
Then change the command you're attempting to execute from Groovy to this:
def command="mysqldump --login-path=name database table"
This will work around the issue you're seeing and is more secure.
Original answer:
I was able to replicate the problem. String.execute() doesn't use a command shell, and therefore the single quotes are getting passed to mysqldump as if they were part of your password.
Edit: After some further thought, I don't think Groovy's String.execute() is the way to go here, because of its unexpected handling of quotes. It's fine if your password doesn't include spaces, but this is likely to be brittle.
If you need more control, you should consider using ProcessBuilder:
ProcessBuilder pb = new ProcessBuilder("mysqldump", "-h${databaseProperties.host}", "-u${databaseProperties.username}", "-p${databaseProperties.password}", databaseProperties.name, table);
pb.inheritIO();
Process p = pb.start();
Edit: Further research, just tested this with a password that includes spaces. command.execute() doesn't handle this properly, but using the ProcessBuilder method works.
Here's another post explaining some of the unexpected behavior of the String.execute() method:
Groovy: strings with embedded quotes don't execute as expected

Emacs shell or terminal escape characters in compilation buffer for rails tests

I have my emacs set up so that colors in shell buffers work great. I also use the compile command to run individual test files in my ruby on rails environment But when I do that, the ror test functionality puts lots of shell/terminal escape characters into my compilation buffer. Is there any way to get that stuff to display in terminal colors?
BTW: I searched around and tried some things, but they didn't work.
Thanks!
Here's what I have in my .emacs file now. It does not work until the end, but that's OK.
;; This stuff is to ansi-colorize the compilation buffer after a rails test so the terminal colors come through.
(define-derived-mode ansi-compilation-mode compilation-mode "ansi compilation"
"Compilation mode that understands ansi colors."
(require 'ansi-color)
(toggle-read-only 0)
(ansi-color-apply-on-region (point-min) (point-max)))
(defun colorize-compilation (one two)
"ansi colorize the compilation buffer."
(ansi-compilation-mode))
(setq compilation-finish-function 'colorize-compilation)
EDIT
I have switched from using the compile mode to using an async shell command. Here's the code:
(defun run-it ()
"Run it on the current file."
(interactive)
(save-buffer)
(shell-command
(format "my_command %s &"
(shell-quote-argument (buffer-name)))))
(global-set-key "\C-ct" 'run-it)
It saves the buffer first. The & makes it actually interactive so I can enter text in the buffer and the command will get that input. And it colors the command output on the fly, which my compile buffer was not doing.
Backing the comment by Alex Vorobiev, which delivered the answer.
Seems you've put a comint-mode aside and with that the ansi-color-process-output filter.
AFAIU fontifying is done on a per-buffer-base, run from an idle-timer resp. triggered by buffer-changes. If enabled in a output-shell, Emacs might hang, as a lot of changes may occur in short time. Therefor fontification is commonly off here. An alternative approach: M-x MY-MODE at the shell-buffer. Which might need some reset to shell environment or re-start then.

Error "Invalid Locales set !!" when trying to install sqldemo on Informix

I am extremely new to Informix and am having some trouble trying to get sqldemo installed.
Set up so far:
openSuse 12.1 (32 bit)
Informix Growth Edition 11.70 UC6
Informix SQL Developer 7.50 UC6
Informix RDS 7.50 UC6
Informix ID 7.50 UC6
After struggling a few days and a lot of reading of http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/idshelp/v117/index.jsp, I managed to get Informix installed and On-line.
I also opted to install the demo database instance that comes with the installation.
I now and attempting to get started with Informix 4GL by Example.
I am trying to get the sqldemo database up. I don't know if it will replace the previous instance installed with Informix, but that is a different problem.
Right now as per the document, running the following should set up the DB:
sqldemo stores2t -log
I however get an error: "Invalid Locales set !!".
I have tried looking up this error and also in the documentation.
I have tried setting the CLIENT_LOCALE and DB_LOCALE in my .profile file.
For example:
export CLIENT_LOCALE=en_US.CP1252 and
export DB_LOCALE=en_US.819
This has not helped.
A push in the right direction, or perhaps some other documentation I could read that would explain things better would really be appreciated.
If any other information is required from me, please do not hesitate to ask.
Update 1
Thanks so much for the response.
A couple of things firstly that I have tried since your post.
Changed the the CLIENT_LOCALE and DB_LOCALE as you specified - Same error - So i removed it as you said it should not be set.
Fixed a problem in my PATH and made sure it has /usr/informix/bin - Same Error
INFORMIXDIR is /usr/informix
INFORMIXSERVER is ol_informix1170 (This is from the database that was installed with the informix install, don't know if this must be changed? and if so to what?)
Ran the script you mentioned, result :
INFORMIXDIR=/usr/informix
INFORMIXSERVER=ol_informix1170
INFORMIXSQLHOSTS=/usr/informix/etc/sqlhosts
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
ONCONFIG=onconfig
I noticed I had set the language to UK, which made the Locales en_gb instead if en_us, so tried changing that in my .profile, which did not help, so also tried changing the language to US and the locales to en_us, but this made no difference.
As for what you said about the sqldemo script and the already installed db, It is fine if that db is removed as this is just a test VB box for me to learn on.
Could the $INFORMIXSERVER set as ol_informix1170 be the problem?
Thank you once again for the help.
Neill
Update 2
Thanks again for the response.
A few things to note.
The dbenv results I posted is all that shows which i assume/presume (uh-oh) means that the other environment variables are not set. Which of the environment variables you posted are absolutely necessary for it to work?
As above, Where would I find the terminfo file, or does this need to be created?
As above, the SQLEXEC variable... where would I find sqlrm? I can somewhat remember from the documents I have read I think it should be $INFORMIXDIR/lib? but I only have an esql directory. Is this correct.
Barring that something in the first 3 above is not causing more problems, when trying your suggestion of DEMOPATH=en_us/0333 sqldemo stores2t -log I receive the following error:
Sorry, cannot read the mkstores3 program required to build the demonstration database. Check the /etc subdirectory of INFORMIXDIR (/usr/informix).
Checking /usr/informix/etc shows indeed that there is no mkstores3 file.
Attempting your further note of isqldemo, I get the following error:
/usr/informix/bin/isqldemo: line 58: /usr/informix/demo/sql/en_us/e01c/isqldemo: No such file or directory.
I guess this makes perfect sense as there is no e01c directory, just the 0333 directory.
Right now anything you can tell me would indeed be a consolation because my newb-ness to generally Linux and definately Informix is a big factor. Interesting that this bug has been around for so long. I guess way more experienced folk than I figured out how solve it on their own, or just never bothered with the sqldemo.
I guess that will teach me to read this:
INFORMIX-4GL by Example
Version 4.1
July 1991
Going to check now if any updated text exists, but would still appreciated more help in solving this problem. Do you think reverting to a previous snapshot before Informix was installed and not opting for the ol_informix1170 database to be included could be a possible solution? I wouldn't really see that it would be, but what do I know.
Many many thanks for your continued time and effort.
Regards,
Neill
Update 3
So I see indeed the document I was reading is ancient. I have found an updated one (2002) which uses a different script (dbaccessdemo7).
I tried running that, have run into an error, but tomorrow is another day.
For now I am going to mark this as solved because of the bug detected and resolved. I am not going to put more time and effort into sqldemo.
Thank you so much, and if I struggle with dbaccessdemo 7, I will post a new question.
Regards,
Neill
The sqldemo script won't create a new server; it may clobber your existing database (a single server may house multiple databases; indeed, there are 4 sys* databases created when a server is initialized) but it won't harm your server otherwise.
Probable cause of the error
The normal problem with invalid locales is that you've not set $INFORMIXDIR. You need $INFORMIXDIR set unless /usr/informix is (a symlink to) the correct location. You also need $INFORMIXSERVER set, and you usually need $INFORMIXDIR/bin on $PATH. Strictly, $INFORMIXSERVER is the only mandatory variable; in practice, you worry about the other two too.
The $INFORMIXDIR setting is used to locate the locale information (which is found in $INFORMIXDIR/gls) and the message files (which are found in $INFORMIXDIR/msg).
Note that CP1252 is a Windows code page. Normally on Unix, you'd either not set CLIENT_LOCALE or DB_LOCALE, or you could set them to:
export CLIENT_LOCALE=en_us.8859-1
export DB_LOCALE=en_us.8859-1
or you can choose another more appropriate (to you) locale. The 8859-15 locale includes the Euro symbol, for example, or the utf-8 locale dictates UTF-8 in the database. But, for initial debugging, stick with the 8859-1 locale, aka 819 or 0333 (all based on the IBM CCSID). If it doesn't work with 8859-1, then we have one set of problems; if it works with 8859-1 but not some other codeset or locale, then we have a different set of problems.
Follow-up info if the solution above fails
If that isn't the trouble, then I'll ask for some more details — notably, your Informix environment as reported by the dbenv script below:
: "#(#)$Id: dbenv.sh,v 2.11 2007/09/02 00:18:58 jleffler Exp $"
#
# Printout INFORMIX database environment
informix1="DB[^=]|DELIMIDENT=|SQL|ONCONFIG|TBCONFIG|INFOR"
informix2="ARC_|CLIENT_LOCALE=|GL_|GLS8BITSYS|CC8BITLEVEL|ESQL|FET_BUF_SIZE="
informix3="INF_ROLE_SEP=|NODEFDAC=|ONCONFIG|OPTCOMPIND|PDQ|PSORT"
informix4="PLCONFIG|SERVER_LOCALE|FGL|C4GL|NE_"
informix5="TCL_LIBRARY|TK_LIBRARY"
informix="$informix1|$informix2|$informix3|$informix4|$informix5"
system="COLLCHAR=|LANG=|LC_|LD_LIBRARY_PATH(_64)?=|PATH=|SHLIB_PATH="
jlss="IXD(32|64)?="
env |
egrep "^($informix|$system|$jlss)" |
sort
It's an old script; that's why the shebang is missing.
Second set of diagnosis
I was hoping for the complete output of the dbenv script; it is surprising how often something shows up. However, given what you've said, it is likely to be OK.
The INFORMIXSERVER setting sounds fine.
I'm struck by the LANG=en_US.UTF-8 setting; Informix does pay attention to $LANG and the $LC_* variables (that's why dbenv prints those out). That may be a factor in the problem. However, I would have expected CLIENT_LOCALE and SERVER_LOCALE to deal with that if it was the problem. Also, on my Mac, I have LANG=en_US.UTF-8 and yet I can connect to (8859-1) databases OK.
This is beginning to look like an install problem...or sqldemo problem...
I transitioned from a Mac to a RHEL 5 (archaic) x86/64 machine, and tried running sqldemo over there:
$ dbenv
DBDATE=Y4MD-
DBEDIT=vim
INFORMIXDIR=/work4/informix/tools-7.50.FC4
INFORMIXSERVER=toru_31
INFORMIXSQLHOSTS=/work4/informix/ids-11.70.FC4/etc/sqlhosts
INFORMIXTERM=terminfo
IXD64=/work4/informix/ids-11.70.FC4
IXD=/work4/informix/tools-7.50.FC4
IXH=/work4/informix/ids-11.70.FC4/etc/sqlhosts
IXO=/work4/informix/ids-11.70.FC4/etc/onconfig.toru_31
IXS=toru_31
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/lib64:/usr/lib64:/work4/informix/tools-7.50.FC4/lib:/work4/informix/tools-7.50.FC4/lib/tools:/work4/informix/tools-7.50.FC4/lib/esql:/work4/informix/ids-11.70.FC4/lib:/work4/informix/ids-11.70.FC4/lib/esql:/work4/informix/ids-11.70.FC4/lib/cli
ONCONFIG=onconfig.toru_31
PATH=/work4/informix/tools-7.50.FC4/bin:.:/work4/jleffler/bin:/u/jleffler/bin:/work4/informix/ids-11.70.FC4/bin:/u/jleffler/linux/x86_64/bin:/work4/informix/11.70.FC1:/usr/atria/bin:/work4/jleffler/perl/v5.12.1/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/atria_release/cm_dist/vobs/imitools/bin:/opt/rational/clearcase/bin:/opt/rational/clearquest/bin
SQLCMDLOG=/work4/jleffler/.sqlcmdlog
SQLEXEC=sqlrm
TERMINFO=/work4/jleffler/terminfo
TERM=xterm-color
$ sqldemo st2 -log
Invalid Locales set !!
$
Oh yeah? No; my locales are fine, thank you!
Well, so be it...I can reproduce your problem! That's step 1. Step 2 is to look at the expletive deleted script.
PRODUCT=sql
DEMOFILE=sqldemo
DEFLANG=en_US.8859-1
INFORMIXDIR=${INFORMIXDIR:=/usr/informix}
INFENV=$INFORMIXDIR/bin/infenv
CONVLOC=$INFORMIXDIR/bin/convloc
if [ $# -gt 0 -a "X$1" = "X-e" ] ; then
LOCALE=$DEFLANG # -e means en_US.8859-1 required
shift
else
LOCALE=`$INFENV DBLANG` # get DBLANG value
if [ "x${LOCALE}" = "x" ]; then
LOCALE=`$INFENV CLIENT_LOCALE` # try CLIENT_LOCALE instead
if [ "x${LOCALE}" = "x" ]; then
LOCALE=`$INFENV DB_LOCALE` # finally default to DB_LOCALE
fi
fi
fi
if [ "x${LOCALE}" = "x" ]; then
LOCALE=$DEFLANG # finally default to DB_LOCALE
fi
export LOCALE
if [ "x${DEMOPATH}" = "x" ]; then
echo "Invalid Locales set !!"
else
exec $INFORMIXDIR/demo/$PRODUCT/$DEMOPATH/$DEMOFILE $*
fi
exit $?
Note that test for ${DEMOPATH}; note that DEMOPATH is not set in the script. So, we've got to get it set. What to? Well, ls $INFORMIXDIR/demo/sql shows that there are various locale-specific sub-directories (en_us,
ja_jp,
ko_kr,
th_th,
zh_cn,
zh_tw) and under the en_us directory there's 0333 (only).
Please run:
DEMOPATH=en_us/0333 sqldemo stores2t -log
This more or less worked for me — I believe it would work for you. I have a slightly unusual setup in that I have just I4GL (p-code and c-code) and ISQL in the $INFORMIXDIR; the server is run out of a different directory. This means I don't have server utility programs like dbload (specifically) in $INFORMIXDIR/bin. When the sqldemo script tried to load the data with dbload, therefore, it failed for me. It would work for you because you have all the Informix software in a single directory. To add insult to injury, it runs the dbload program by explicit path, so I can't futz my PATH to make it available.
This should get you going. I have a bug to report...it is CQ idsdb00244894.
I'm sorry that you ran into so much trouble. You shouldn't have done so.

Requesting another server for file exist in ruby on rails

I have a condition where I need to check for the file in another server, if that file exists I need to delete from the current server. Can any body help me.
You can place a script on another server and ask it in restful way to perform that tasks for you:
http://another.server/exists/:file_name
http://another.server/delete/:file_name
but you will have to think about security aspects of this solution.
Also take a look on executing remote commands via ssh: http://bashcurescancer.com/run_remote_commands_with_ssh.html. Combined with using ssh "without password" it can be acceptable solution to run command line program that run what you need.
Just write a ruby script and do something along the line with:
require "open-uri"
file_name = "file.name"
begin
file = open("http://www.example.com/#{file_name}")
File.delete("path_to" + file_name)
p "File #{file_name} deleted"
rescue
p "File not found"
end

Strange variable-argument problem in Capistrano Task

Hello stackoverflow experts,
I got a very strange problem in a task I'm creating with Capistrano. I'm trying to pass a variable from the command line:
>> cap create_dir -s name_of_dir=mydir
task :create_dir do
printf("#{name_of_dir}")
if !(exists?(:name_of_dir)) then
name_of_dir = Capistrano::CLI.ui.ask("Name of dir to be created.")
end
full_path = "/home/#{name_of_dir}"
run "mkdir #{full_path}"
end
The very strange this is that correctly parses the variable when I do printf, but parses as a blank(empty) string in the following command. I really find no explanation for this and I'm sure is not a stuping typo or anything like that?
I'm not expierenced in Ruby like in Java and PHP, I'm affraid that there maybe a strange rule?
Thanks!!
A few suggestions:
Avoid using variables with the same name of internal task variables
use fetch() instead of dealing with if exits? else then...
Here's the code
>> cap create_dir -s name_of_dir=mydir
task :create_dir do
printf("#{name_of_dir}")
directory = fetch(:name_of_dir) { Capistrano::CLI.ui.ask("Name of dir to be created.") }
full_path = "/home/#{directory}"
run "mkdir #{full_path}"
end
In newer versions of capistrano, at least from 2.5.19 which I run now the whole command line argument thing works different now. You call it like this.
cap command argument=value
And the syntax in the code is
ENV.has_key?('argument') and ENV['argument']
That's basically it, but you can look at my blogpost about it for a working example
It looks like in the second line you are checking if the symbol :name_of_dir exists - not the actual value of the variable name_of_dir.
Because you're unlikely to have a filename name_of_dir it will count as not existing... and then name_of_dir (the variable) is overwritten by the Capistrano::CLI.ui.ask command.
Not sure why but that must be killing it somehow.
Try removing the ":" and seeing if that fixes the problem.

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