From: Justin Collins <justincollins@...>
Date: 2008-02-09T11:45:01+09:00
Subject: Re: trouble with FileUtils.rm() -- Invalid arguement error

an an wrote:
> Justin Collins wrote:
>   
>> an an wrote:
>>     
>>>>> entry...is there anyway to have them expanded
>>>>>           
>>> Dir.glob("C:\")
>>> puts Dir.glob("C:\")
>>>
>>> neither of which print anything
>>>
>>>   
>>>       
>> I forgot the asterisk:
>>
>> FileUtils.rm Dir.glob("c:\\myDir\\delete\\*")
>>
>>
>> -Justin
>>     
>
>
> still no luck...here is exactly what I have typed into irb:
>
> irb(main):003:1' Dir.glob('c:\')
> irb(main):004:1' Dir.glob('c:\drivers\')
> irb(main):005:1' Dir.glob("c:\drivers\")
> irb(main):006:1' Dir.glob("c:\drivers\*")
> irb(main):007:1' puts Dir.glob("c:\drivers\*")
> irb(main):008:1' puts Dir.glob("c:\\drivers\\*")
> irb(main):009:1' Dir.glob("c:\\drivers\\*")
> irb(main):010:1' Dir.glob('c:\\drivers\\*')
> irb(main):011:1' Dir.glob("c:\\*")
> irb(main):012:1' print Dir.glob("C:\\*")
>
> none of these commands returned anything....any idea why?
>   

Well...it _might_ be a Windows thing, but what did you type in before 
those lines? You seem to be within a quote.

Notice your prompt:

irb(main):003:1'
               ^

             Should be a > (greater than sign)


For instance:

irb(main):001:0> ' <- I just started a string
irb(main):002:0' <- Now the prompt is different
irb(main):003:0' Until I close the string, it will remain that way
irb(main):004:0' here I close it -> '
=> " <- I just started a string\n<- Now the prompt is different\nUntil I 
close the string, it will remain that way\nhere I close it -> "
irb(main):005:0> puts "Now we're back to normal"
Now we're back to normal
=> nil


-Justin