From: Paul Lutus <nospam@...>
Date: 2006-10-23T08:45:10+09:00
Subject: Re: What is wrong with my code

Li Chen wrote:

/ ...

> Thank you very much for the code. Based on what I understand and what I
> need I make some changes. But I still have some questions:1) How do I
> factor the print or format codes here?

Tell me what output you want to see and I will tell you how to get it.

> 2) The outputs of the file  are 
> in reverse order how do I print them out in this format; xxx.001,
> xxx.002,...,xxx.026

Push the items into an array, sort the array, print the sorted array.

> 3) what is the purpose of File.basename here?

File.basename gives either a filename without its preceding path, or a
filename without either its preceding path or its suffix, depending on
which options are exercised.

Because of the nature of your questions, I want to make you aware of a way
to get some answers on your own:

http://www.ruby-doc.org/

... and ...

http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/

The second of these, which can also be downloaded, is a treasure trove of
information. It contains answers to a large percentage of your questions.

-- 
Paul Lutus
http://www.arachnoid.com