From: ara.t.howard@...
Date: 2007-02-21T05:14:44+09:00
Subject: Re: adding local variables via block

On Wed, 21 Feb 2007, Marcello Barnaba wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Tuesday 20 February 2007 21:02, Patrick Hurley wrote:
>> I am not recommending this, but you can force a binding into an eval.
>> However, due to how the Ruby parser identifies local variables, they
>> need to be referenced in "code" before you can use them normally.
>
> my irb disagrees:
>
> vjt@neutrino:~$ irb
> /home/vjt| irb(main):001:0> eval 'x = 42', binding
> 42
> /home/vjt| irb(main):002:0> x
> 42
> /home/vjt| irb(main):003:0> RUBY_VERSION
> "1.8.5"
> /home/vjt| irb(main):004:0>

try writing that in a script.  in irb you are __already__ in eval.  google the
archives for more info.

cheers.

-a
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