From: Skeets <skillet3232@...>
Date: 2006-07-30T15:50:11+09:00
Subject: Re: How to Create a New File


Skeets wrote:
> let's say I want to create a new file named new_file.txt.  how do i do
> this in ruby?  it would seem to be trivial, however, i'm going through
> the pickaxe book and i can't find anything that relates to this.
>
> tia...

i know why my initial attempt was mucked up...

f = File.open( 'new_file.txt', 'w' )

i tried to assign it to a variable - that's a no no in this case.