From: Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@...>
Date: 2005-12-30T18:41:05+09:00
Subject: Re: very simple question

This is just a snippet from a larger program. Here, I'm trying to print to  
STOUT a prompt, then get a response, so I can act on it.

t.

On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 01:30:42 -0800, Joe Van Dyk <joevandyk@gmail.com>  
wrote:

> On 12/30/05, Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@bestmindhealth.com> wrote:
>> Bewilderer, tired beginner, here.
>>
>> Executing this, in Arachno Ruby IDE -
>>
>> print 'process ' + filenm + ' (1) or all files of type ' + filetyp + ':  
>> '
>> pf = gets
>>
>> I get -
>> 1. nothing for my print statement - control just passes right past it.
>> 2. a "Exception: Bad file descriptor" out for "pf = gets"
>>
>> I don't understand why either is happening. Can someone clear this up  
>> for
>> me?
>
> I don't understand what you're trying to do.
>