From: Kev <griffin.kev@...>
Date: 2007-03-19T19:40:06+09:00
Subject: Re: gets() makes my Ruby hang...?

On Mar 18, 12:22 pm, "PythonUsr" <python...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mar 17, 8:14 pm, Tom Rauchenwald <its....@gmx.net> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "PythonUsr" <python...@gmail.com> writes:
> > > I'm usingRuby1.8.5, with SciTE as my IDE.
> > > I'm not a beginner atRuby, I've been using it for about a year and a
> > > half now.
>
> > > I just got a new computer, so I installedRubyonto 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 wasgets() that was
> > > causing my problems, so I made a new program:
>
> > > name =gets("What is your name? ")
> > > puts name
>
> > I don't think that is what you want, more likely you want something
> > like:
>
> > puts "What is your name? "
> > name =gets
> > puts name
>
> > Look up the definition forgets, the argument for it is the record
> > separator, meaning that with your code you had to type What is your
> > name? to stop inputting.
>
> > > It still hangs! So, I make a new program, and put:
>
> > >gets()
>
> > Maybe because it waits for input?
>
> > Tom
>
> No. It doesn't take anything in. It just hangs there, until I exit the
> window. I'll try it from the command line, but I've never had this
> problem before.
>
> > puts "What is your name? "
> > name = gets
> > puts name
>
> Still, no. You think I wouldn't have tried something like that? xD

I had this same problem, run it from the command line and it will be
fine.