From: Chunyun Zhao <chunyun.zhao@...>
Date: 2006-12-20T01:25:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Odd Problem with Command Line Args

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Check out the doucmentation on gets method with: ri Kernel#gets

On 12/19/06, Alex Ciarlillo <ac251404@ohio.edu> wrote:
>
> For some reason when using command line arguments to specify input
> files, whenever I use 'gets' it seems to be reading from the argument
> files instead of STDIN.
>
> My code is something like this (simplified):
>
> <code>
>
> emp_file = ARGV[0]
> inp_file = ARGV[1]
> out_file = ARGV[2]
>
> print "Please enter the first date of the pay period (MM/DD/YYYY): "
> date = gets
> puts date
> exit
>
> </code>
>
> Now instead of allowing me to type a response it is just spitting out
> the first line of the file that is given by ARGV[0]. In this case the
> file is a list of 3 digit numbers and just spits out "###\n" and exits
> without allowing me to type anything. Any ideas on why this is
> happening? Do I need to clear 'gets' or something?
> Thanks
>
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