From: Heinrich Piard <linux@...>
Date: 2008-01-14T06:43:49+09:00
Subject: Re: regualr expression (need help)

Sebastian Hungerecker wrote:
> Mike McKinney wrote:
>> should do :
>>
>> � � ValidDate = File.readlines('someFile.txt').to_s.grep(/Not After/)
> 
> Yes, and leave out the to_s, too. If you want a string use File.read 
> instead
> of File.readlines. In this case you can use both, though, since String 
> and
> Array both have a grep method. But using readlines to get an array and 
> then
> converting it to string via to_s, doesn't make sense.
> 
> HTH,
> Sebastian

Thanks guys,

I did include those changes in my code.

bye
Henry
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