From: Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@...>
Date: 2005-10-22T05:37:52+09:00
Subject: Getting a file location and name...

Hi,

Say I have /joe/configuration/config.rb:
==============================
puts "this configuration file is located in this directory: " +
File.dirname( ????? )
eval File.read(File.dirname( ?????? ) + "/common.rb")
# other stuff
==============================

common.rb is located in /joe/configuration.  It also contains some Ruby code.


The main program looks something like this:
==============================
config_file = ARGV.shift
eval File.read config_file
==============================

And I'd start the program via 'ruby main.rb /joe/configuration.rb'.

So, I have a main program that reads in a Ruby configuration file that
can also read other configuration files that are in a relative
directory.  I'm having problems with the relative directory part.  If
I hardcode the directory paths, everything's ok.  But I don't want
/joe/configuration/config.rb to know that it's in /joe/configuration. 
I just want that configuration file to be able to read
/joe/configuration/common.rb.

Sorry if this is confusing, let me know if I can clarify the question.

Joe