From: Brian Schroeder <spam0504@...>
Date: 2004-09-26T03:34:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Nuby: How do I find out what exception was thrown?

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:15:33 -0700, Roy Pardee wrote:

> Greetings all,
> 
> I'm using ruby v1.8 on winxp.  I'm trying to get a script together to
> delete a particular file if it exists--here it is in full:
> 
> #------------------------------
> # KillOwnerLok.rb
> # Looks for Eudora's signal file and tries to delete it. #
> 
> FileToKill = '\\\blackula\Profiles\Laurel\Application
> Data\Qualcomm\Eudora\owner.lok'
> 
> if File.exist?(FileToKill)
>    puts FileToKill + " found!"
>    if File.delete(FileToKill) > 0
>       puts "Succesfully deleted " + FileToKill + "--you should be able
> to use Eudora now."
>    else
>       puts "Could not delete " + FileToKill + "for some reason--is
> Eudora open?"
>    end
> else
>    puts "Could not find " + FileToKill
> end
> 
> # rescue # What would go here?
> #------------------------------
> 

> 
> -Roy

My Guess:

begin
  File.delete(filename)
rescue e => Errno::EACCESS 
  $stderr.puts "Could not delete"
else
  $stderr.puts "Successfully deleted"
end

regards,

Brian

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