From: Oscar Gon <rakxzo@...>
Date: 2006-08-09T23:43:22+09:00
Subject: Re: Question on how to source a file with variables in it.

Ezra Zygmuntowicz wrote:

> The only way to do it with plain old local variables that I know of
> is to use eval.
> 
> 
> def load_vars(filname)
>    eval(File.open(filename).read)
> end
> 
> -Ezra

Thanks Ezra, that's exactly what I was looking for. I'll give it a try!

@ hemant kumar

Thanks, I took a look at the yaml page but I'm not sure how I would use 
that in ruby. I understand the syntax that's used in YAML (I think) but 
I'd still be left wondering how to read that into all/any of the ruby 
scripts I need.



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