From: Arlen Christian Mart Cuss <celtic@...>
Date: 2007-11-11T06:34:14+09:00
Subject: Re: yaml error. dunno why

Hi,

On Sat, 2007-11-10 at 22:55 +0900, Junkone wrote:
> i have a simple yml file and am trying to parse it.
> 
> development:
>     TWSDirectory: E:\Jts\dlqkjifys\
>      Second: E:\Jts\test\
> 

First, make sure your items are indented at the same level:

development:
    TWSDirectory: E:\Jts\dlqkjifys\
    Second: E:\Jts\test\

Notice the way "TWSDirectory" and "Second" have the same number of
spaces before them.

This may still not work. Have a look at this example:

irb(main):008:0> YAML.load <<-YAML
irb(main):009:0" abcdefg\
irb(main):010:0" hijkl
irb(main):011:0" YAML
=> "abcdefghijkl"

Your "\" at the end of the line is joining the two lines into one!
Suffice to say, this works:

irb(main):017:0> YAML.load <<YAML
irb(main):018:0" development:
irb(main):019:0"     TWSDirectory: E:\Jts\dlqkjifys
irb(main):020:0"     Second: E:\Jts\test
irb(main):021:0" YAML
=> {"development"=>{"TWSDirectory"=>"E:Jtsdlqkjifys", "Second"=>"E:Jts
\test"}}
irb(main):022:0> 


> i get a error that i am not able to comprehend. pl help
> irb(main):020:0> conf = YAML::load(File.open(RailsDirectory+ 'config/
> constants.y
> ml'))
> 'rgumentError: syntax error on line 5, col 12: `     Second: E:\Jts
> \test\
>         from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load'
>         from e:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load'
>         from (irb):20
> 
> 

Hope this helps,

Arlen