From: Mirek Date: 2006-03-29T16:36:22+09:00 Subject: Re: Functions scope > i think you can do > ::open require 'open-uri' class C def open(uri) ::open(uri) end end o = C.new o.open('x') --- open.rb:6: syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting tCONSTANT ::open(uri) ^ -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.