From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2005-08-12T17:01:11+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I use heredocs

hsun wrote:
> Hello Ezra,
>
> Thanks, it works now. maybe I should trun the EOL mark on from now on.

Having the editor remove trailing white space automatically when saving is
a good idea.  This feature is present in almost every serious editor.

    robert

>
>
> 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>