From: Joseph McDonald <joe@...>
Date: 2001-10-23T04:59:45+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:22994] Re: assigning variables


HEF> One problem, I think, is that eval can't create a
HEF> new local variable. (It can, but only within the 
HEF> context of the eval -- it won't be defined when 
HEF> you return.)

Doh!  That definitely sinks my idea.  bummer.  I did get it to work
with instance variables which I think will do.

Here is how it works for instance vars:

def setvars(vars)
  @vars = vars
  str = ""
  vars.each do |k,v|
    str << "@#{k} = @vars['#{k}']\n"
  end
  puts str
  eval str
  puts @a
end

thanks,
-joe