From: Chris Date: 2006-05-26T08:26:16+09:00 Subject: Retreiving column values from a variable column name I need to retrieve a value from a column which I reference from a string, I cannot hardcode in the column name. I would like something like this text = shape.colour however I am going to loop through a number of columns and the column specified after the (.) will be a variable or string. for p in particulars text = shape.p end I've seen you can use #{some_string}, what exactly does this do to a string? Thanks in advance -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.