From: "Eric I." <rubytraining@...>
Date: 2007-03-21T13:05:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Real Beginner Question - (NameError)

On Mar 20, 11:49 pm, CSZ <chsch...@uos.de> wrote:
> When i execute the makeSwamp.rb file i can enter a "new idea" but than i
> get:
>
> /makeSwamp.rb:8: undefined local variable or method `code_words' for
> main:Object (NameError)
>
> (line 8 is: code_words.each do |real, code| )
>
> Why ??? I've run kdiff and its exactly as in the tutorial... Maybe its
> just to late for me..

When you require (or load) a file, the local variables are not brought
in.  Try changing code_words to a global variable by making it
"$code_words" (in both files).  Or if you think it's more appropriate,
change it to a constant by making it "CodeWords" in both files.

Eric

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