From: zdennis <zdennis@...>
Date: 2005-12-02T02:01:43+09:00
Subject: Re: What is the best way to edit a file to eliminate a line

zdennis wrote:

> 
> def write filename, data
>   File.open( filename, 'w' ){ |file| file.write data }
> end
> 
> begin
>   data = IO.read( 'stuff.txt' )
>   write 'stuff.txt', data.gsub( /^foo(\n|$)/, '' )
> rescue
>   write 'stuff.txt.orig', data
> end
> 

You'd probably want the rescue statement to be a "rescue Exception" so you catch any/all errors...


Zach