From: Henrik Horneber <ryco@...>
Date: 2004-10-13T01:19:25+09:00
Subject: Re: rexml error - REXML::Validation

Daniel Berger wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> 
>>ruby -v
> 
> ruby 1.8.2 (2004-10-11) [sparc-solaris2.9]
> 
> This bit of code, that seemed to work fine on 1.8.1, is now choking:
> 
> require "rexml/document"
> include REXML
> 
> file = "some_file"
> database = "foo"
> 
> doc = Document.new(File.new(file))
 > ary = doc.elements.to_a("//name[text()='#{database}']")
ary = doc.elements["//name[text()='#{database}']"] # does not make a 
difference, but I like it better
> parent = ary[0].parent
> 
> Running this bit of code, I get:
> 
> opt/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rexml/parsers/treeparser.rb:80:in `parse':
> uninitialized constant REXML::Validation (NameError)
>         from /opt/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:175:in
> `build'
>         from /opt/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rexml/document.rb:45:in
> `initialize'
>         from rexmltest.rb:7:in `new'
>         from rexmltest.rb:7
> 
> I tried installing rexml 3.1.1 from the RAA but I get the same error. 
> Actual XML is as follows:
> <dbrc>
>    <database>
>       <name>foo</name>
>       <user>user1</user>
>       <password>pwd1</password>
>       <driver>Oracle</driver>
>       <interval>60</interval>
>       <timeout>40</timeout>
>       <max_reconn>3</max_reconn>
>    </database>
>    <database>
>       <name>foo</name>
>       <user>user2</user>
>       <password>pwd2</password>
>       <driver>OCI8</driver>
>       <interval>60</interval>
>       <timeout>60</timeout>
>       <max_reconn>4</max_reconn>
>    </database>
>    <database>
>       <name>bar</name>
>       <user>user1</user>
>       <password>pwd3</password>
>       <driver>Oracle</driver>
>       <interval>30</interval>
>       <timeout>30</timeout>
>       <max_reconn>2</max_reconn>
>    </database>
>    <database>
>       <name>baz</name>
>       <user>user3</user.
                          ^^^^
>       <password>pwd4</password>
>    </database>
> </dbrc>
> 
> 
> Any ideas?


hope that helps.

After fixing the </user> typo the script runs without errors, even with 
your original line.

C:\>ruby -v
ruby 1.8.2 (2004-07-16) [i386-mswin32]


Henrik