From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-01-18T22:10:07+09:00
Subject: Re: Some help with script

On 18.01.2007 13:22, R.Smits wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I am not good with ruby , but I must change something in a script. Can 
> someone help me in the right direction ?
> 
> -------------------
>   def initialize
>     # This is the directory where amavisd-new stores the quarantined 
> emails.
>     @directory = "/home/amavis/quarantine"
>     @dateline = (Date.today - 1).strftime("%Y%m%d")
>     @report_date = (Date.today - 1).strftime("%d/%m/%y")
>     # This is the file pattern used to match the quarantined spam
>     # emails in the quarantined email directory. This is used so that
>     # only spam (and not virii etc.) from the report day are matched.
>     @file_patt = "spam-*-#{@dateline}-*.gz"
>     @spams = Array.new
> ----------------------
> The directory with the spamfiles I need is in 
> /home/amavis/quarantaine/2007-01-17-spam
> 
> But this should always be yesterday !
> 
> Files in this directory are like : spam-prAizOahLojn.gz
> (Anything with spam-*)
> 
> I should change something like : Date.today - 1
> But what date syntax ?

I don't understand: the script reads already "Date.today - 1".  So what 
is your problem?

Regards

	robert