From: hsun <sunh11373@...>
Date: 2005-08-12T07:08:02+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I use heredocs

Hello Ezra,

Thanks, it works now. maybe I should trun the EOL mark on from now on.


Thanks for everyone that offered help



> 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
> 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>
>>>