From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2006-02-14T18:53:35+09:00
Subject: Re: help me with Net::HTTP

travis laduke wrote:
> please?
> #from the api on ruby-doc.org. http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/libdoc/
> net/http/rdoc/classes/Net/HTTP.html
>
> require 'net/http'
> require 'uri'
>
>      #1: Simple POST
>      res = Net::HTTP.post_form(URI.parse('http://www.example.com/
> search.cgi'),
>                                {'q'=>'ruby', 'max'=>'50'})
>      puts res.body
>
>
> 5: undefined method `post_form' for Net::HTTP:Class (NoMethodError)
>
> am i missing something here? if it matters, my OS is Tiger... ruby
> 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [powerpc-darwin8.2.0]

Works for me (cygwin, Ruby 1.8.4).  Maybe it was renamed.  Try

ruby -r net/http -e 'puts Net::HTTP.public_methods.grep(/post/i).sort'

ruby -r net/http -e 'puts Net::HTTP.public_methods.sort'

> why does time fly so fast when i'm stuck on something?

Hehe, know that - been there before.  Sometimes it helps to just have a
break.

Kind regards

    robert