From: Zachary Holt <z@...>
Date: 2007-06-05T14:45:53+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie... help with permissions

On Jun 4, 2007, at 10:24 PM, Micah Carrick wrote:
> Hey ya'll.
Hey.

> I'm brand new to Ruby.
Welcome.  This is my first post to this list.  So we're on a par.

> def delete_if_old(file)
>    t = (Time.new-(60*60*24*30)).strftime("%Y%m%d_%H%M%S").to_i
You might want Time.now.to_i + ( 60 * 60 * 24 * 30 )

>    if file.to_i < t
You're calling to_i on a String here.  I bet that "if" clause always  
hits.

>        File.delete(LOG_DIR + file)
>    end
> end
>
> Dir.foreach(LOG_DIR) { |f| delete_if_old f }
> #--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
> ----------

Is it possible that the first time delete_if_old is called, it's  
passed "." (dot)?