From: Pit Capitain Date: 2005-06-03T01:09:40+09:00 Subject: Re: how to create a variable with eval - solved! [WAS] Re: binding, ObjectSpace._id2ref [WAS] Re: [ANN] parseargs-0.0.0 Ara.T.Howard schrieb: > wow! it __can__ be done. now someone try to break it please! ;-) Ask and thou shalt receive: > (previous code) def a; "ouch"; end > set_var 'a', 42 > p a You get a name clash between methods and local variables. Otherwise, your code should work fine, AFAIKT. Regards, Pit