From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2006-06-23T23:48:52+09:00
Subject: Re: Global Exception Rescue

2006/6/23, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net>:
> I need to run a script in a special environment.  I need to change
> how STDIN works, for example, to fetch responses from GUI.  That's
> easily done and can be made to work via a simple:
>
>    ruby -r my_special_env script_to_run.rb
>
> However, one element keeps tripping me up.  My special environment
> must also catch exceptions not handled by the script, for error
> reporting purposes.  Is there any way to do the via a require?
>
> The best idea I have so far is to add a begin .. rescue .. end around
> the code in the script and then execute it, but this seems mighty
> clumsy when you take into account things like the working directory,
> the script name, and line number offsets.  It's doable, but I would
> love to find a more elegant solution.
>
> Any ideas you can provide are appreciated.

James, I have only ideas ATM:

 - use at_exit
 - use END

Maybe that helps

robert

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