From: zyzygy@...
Date: 2006-01-05T20:07:58+09:00
Subject: Redirecting CGI#out to a string

Hi All

For my first "production" ruby app, I'm writing a self contained web
interface to the TSM backup product, based on some existing, awful,
perl code.  I'm using webrick because the number of requests will be
small, and I want it cross platform and as self-contained as possible.

I'd prefer to generate my html using the CGI class, but webrick needs a
string to be returned and CGI#out writes to standard output.

I've played with redirecting $stdout to a StringIO object, but haven't
been able to get that to work, and also that doesn't seem to be the
Ruby way, its more Perl-ish.

Can some kind soul please point me in the right direction?

TIA

Steve.

AIX and TSM Administrator
Brisbane Australia