From: Daniel Finnie <danfinnie@...>
Date: 2006-12-10T10:04:50+09:00
Subject: Re: text wrap

text = whatever you need to wrap

To print it:
0.step(text.length, 67) {|x| puts text[x, x+67]}

To put it in another variable:
wrapped = ""
0.step(text.length, 67) {|x| wrapped << "\n" << text[x, x+67]}

Dan

ishamid wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a ruby script that's doing what I need, and I would like to add
> one feature. The script outputs a text file, and I would like Ruby to
> take the final text file and wrap it at 67 characters, instead of doing
> it manually in the editor.
> 
> Is there an available method or something that I can invoke? If so, can
> you give me an example of its use (I'm still very much a novice!)
> 
> Best
> Idris
> 
> 
>