From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2005-12-10T02:32:36+09:00
Subject: Re: Log file analyzer

Michael Ulm wrote:
> I want to analyze a log file using ruby. What is
> the most Ruby-like method to check the file for new
> entries (they will be appended to the file) and
> then get those new entries into the system?
>
> I have a feeling that this should be rather simple,
> but I can't think of an elegant way.

If data is appended to a single file all the time remember the last seek
position and compare file size with this seek offset.  If file size
increased there is new data.

    robert