From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2008-02-07T07:50:30+09:00
Subject: Re: pulling elements into a method...

grooveska wrote:
> 
> Here is the part of the script I'm having problems with:
> 
> time = Time.now            #set time object to the current time
> month = time.month         #grab the number of the month from the
> current
> day = time.day             #grab the day of the current time
> year = time.year           #grab the year of the current time
> 
> day = day - 14
> def delete_old_files(dir, time)
> Dir.chdir(dir) do
> Dir.foreach(".") do |entry|
> next if File.stat(entry).directory?  #prevent from deleting
> directories
> 
> #Use the modification time
> if File.mtime(entry) < time
>   File.unlink(entry)
> end
> end
> end
> end
> 
> cleanup_dirs = ["E:/oracle/MB4/oraarch/", "E:/oracle/MB3/oraarch/",
> "E:/oracle/MB5/oraarch", "F:/oracle/MBA/oraarch/", "F:/oracle/MB2/
> oraarch/", "F:/oracle/MB3/oraarch/", "F:/oracle/MB/oraarch/"]
>  cleanup_dirs.each do |cleanup_directory|
> 
> delete_old_files(cleanup_directory,Time.local(year,month,day,00,00,0))
> 
> end
> 
> 
> I should probably use a block or proc or something like that.  Any
> advice is greatly appreciated. I'm getting the argument out of range
> error.
> 
> Thanks.

Pay attention to this code:

day = day - 14
...
...
Time.local(year,month,day,00,00,0)
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