From: Justin Collins <collinsj@...>
Date: 2005-10-19T08:16:14+09:00
Subject: Re: require problem

If you mean your are requiring 'mouse' in rabbit, then my_string would 
be considered a variable local  to 'mouse'

-Justin

eoghan wrote:
> Hello
> Im doing a simple test. I have 2 files:
> mouse.rb
> ---------
> my_string = 'blah'
>
> rabbit.rb
> ---------
> require 'foo'
>
> print my_string
>
> eoghanj$ /opt/local/bin/ruby bar.rb
> bar.rb:3: undefined local variable or method `my_string' for 
> main:Object (NameError)
>
> Im simplified my example down to this; and I cant see what im doing 
> wrong... hope its not too stupid.
> I read this part about irb restrictions, but im not sure it applies?
> http://www.rubycentral.com/book/irb.html
> Thanks
> Eoghan
>