From: Ezra Zygmuntowicz <ezra@...>
Date: 2005-08-12T06:46:19+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I use heredocs

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I opened you attachment and it bombed on me as well. But when I  
selected the line afetr the terminating EOS I saw that you definitely  
did have about 12 spaces after the EOS. I am attching your file back  
and now it works.
HTH
-Ezra Zygmuntowicz
Yakima Herald-Republic
WebMaster
509-577-7732
ezra@yakima-herald.com

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class QuickTest=0D
    =0D
    def testMe=0D
        str =3D<<EOS=0D
    Application Data=0D
EOS=0D
        puts str=0D
    end    =0D
  =0D
end=0D
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if $0 =3D=3D __FILE__ then=0D
=0D
    $test =3D QuickTest.new=0D
    $test.testMe=0D
end  =0D

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On Aug 11, 2005, at 2:19 PM, hsun wrote:

> Hello David,
>
> The message messed up but I am sure that the EOS is on its own line  
> by itself and I even checked with a HEX editor. Here is the file  
> atached.
>
> The editor I use is Mondrain.
>
> Thanks
>
>
>
>
>> Hi --
>>
>> On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, hsun wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I have a simple test program.
>>>
>>> ====================
>>> class QuickTest
>>> def testMe
>>> str = <<EOS
>>> Some Application data
>>> EOS                   puts str
>>> end     end
>>> if $0 == __FILE__ then
>>>
>>> $test = QuickTest.new
>>> $test.testMe
>>> end  ===========================
>>> I got this error and could not figure out what's wrong?
>>>
>>> ==============================================
>>> QuickTest.rb:21: can't find string "EOS" anywhere before EOF
>>>
>> You need to put EOS on a line by itself.
>>
>> David
>>
>>
>> <QuickTest.rb>
>




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