From: "J. Ryan Sobol" <ryansobol@...>
Date: 2005-12-30T23:38:17+09:00
Subject: Re: very simple question

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I don't run Win XP, but my first thought is verify the path to your  
ruby interpreter in your IDE.
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On Dec 30, 2005, at 4:46 AM, Tom Cloyd wrote:

> I just ran this (example from a book) --
>
> print "Enter your name: "
> name = gets
>
> And had exactly the same problem. However, running it outside of  
> ArachnoRuby, simply as a Ruby file (I'm on WinXP), it runs fine.  
> So, I have a problem with how my IDE is functioning - I'm new to  
> that as well. I'll look at that...
>
> 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.
>>
>
>
>
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> Private practice Psychotherapist
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