From: Bira Date: 2006-05-13T08:13:31+09:00 Subject: Re: conversion issues On 5/12/06, corey konrad <0011@hush.com> wrote: > > > It printed out "5" just fine. Is that the problem you were referring to? > > > > actually this one, i have to use + full_name.to_s + to avoid the error i > just found that strange. i mean i am using a string method the to_s > should be implicit shouldnt it? i dont know. Try this: p "Your full name has #{full_length} characters." The #{} evaluates everything inside it and then turns the result into a string. It's meant just for this sort of thing. -- Bira http://compexplicita.blogspot.com http://sinfoniaferida.blogspot.com