From: "Hal E. Fulton" Date: 2001-05-16T13:26:59+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:15235] Bug or feature? eval("x=5") Hello Rubyists... This piece of code works as I expect. x = nil eval("x=5") puts x # 5 This one doesn't. eval("x=5") puts x # Never heard of x! Bug or feature? Hal