From: Chris Shea <cmshea@...>
Date: 2007-03-18T09:20:06+09:00
Subject: Re: gets() makes my Ruby hang...?

On Mar 17, 5:45 pm, "PythonUsr" <python...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using Ruby 1.8.5, with SciTE as my IDE.
> I'm not a beginner at Ruby, I've been using it for about a year and a
> half now.
>
> I just got a new computer, so I installed Ruby onto it. So I open up
> SciTE and type out a fairly long program. I run it, and all that pops
> up is the cmd window that should compile my code. It hangs there
> forever until I close it manually. I said "what is up with this?" and
> I tried something. I had an inkling that it was gets() that was
> causing my problems, so I made a new program:
>
> name = gets("What is your name? ")
> puts name
>
> It still hangs! So, I make a new program, and put:
>
> gets()
>
> It hangs! When I make a program that says
>
> puts("Hello!")
>
> It works fine.
>
> Help me!


There's a well-discussed issue with Windows, Scite, and stdin.  It's
Scite thats hanging.  If you run your script from the command line it
should work.  Searching this list for "scite windows stdin" I think
might find you a solution to getting gets working from Scite.

HTH,
Chris