From: Stefan Mahlitz <stefan@...>
Date: 2007-12-24T20:46:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Unable to run the code

Pradeepta Swain wrote:
> Hi
> 
>           I am trying to get  a webpage using this code
> 
> require 'net/http'
> Net::HTTP.start('www.rubyinside.com') do |http|
> req = Net::HTTP::Get.new('/test.txt')
> puts http.request(req).body
> end
> 
> but it is giving error like
> 
> c:/apps/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `initialize': Bad file
> descriptor - connect(2) (Errno::EBADF)
>   from c:/apps/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `connect'
>   from c:/apps/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:48:in `timeout'
>   from c:/apps/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/timeout.rb:76:in `timeout'
>   from c:/apps/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:560:in `connect'
>   from c:/apps/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:553:in `do_start'
>   from c:/apps/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:542:in `start'
>   from c:/apps/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/net/http.rb:440:in `start'
>   from ft.rb:15
> 
> what should I do to run the program . please help me out !

Do you have a firewall or proxy between your PC and the internet? I
remember that I had a problem like this (years ago). Just a wild guess.

Stefan