Rake tasks, arguments, and external scripts

Passing optional arguments to rake tasks.

Automating web site interactions with Selenium

A simple concrete example of automating web site interactions.

Selecting an option from dropdown form fields with Mechanize

Uploading data using Mechanize

Using Mechanize to automate tedious online form updates.

Data wrangling and Ruby metaprogramming

See how metaprogramming in Ruby can make some tasks more palatable.

Win32OLE and Ruby: formatting worksheets

Making Excel worksheets pretty using Ruby and Win32ole.

Win32OLE and Ruby: working with cells and data

Working with the actual data in worksheets using Ruby and Win32ole.

Win32OLE and Ruby: working with worksheets

Working with worksheets using Ruby and Win32ole.

Using Ruby and Win32OLE to manipulate Excel

This series will show you how to process Excel worksheets with Ruby (on Windows).