From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2005-07-29T00:36:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie question

On Jul 28, 2005, at 10:26 AM, Greg Lorriman wrote:

> appClasses and tc_appClasses are my files. The syntax error is on  
> the last
> line of this in appClasses.rb :

A "syntax error" on the last line almost always indicates a missing  
"end".  Get in the habit of checking that first when you see the  
complaint.  In this case, I believe you meant:

   def setFromNativeRef!(nativeRef)
     md=/\D+/.match(nativeRef)
     if (!md)
       raise 'Invalid cell reference :'+nativeRef
     end  # <= James added this line!
     colStr=md[0].upcase
     if colStr.length==2
       high=colStr[0]-65
       low=colStr[1]-65
       @col=high*26+low
     else
       @col=colStr[0]-65
     end
     @col=md[0]
     @row=md.post_match
     self
   end

Hope that helps.

James Edward Gray II