From: Todd Benson <caduceass@...>
Date: 2008-03-04T07:29:15+09:00
Subject: Re: Strange behaviour in IRB using # sign

On Mon, Mar 3, 2008 at 7:39 AM, Paul Pladijs <paul.pladijs@skynet.be> wrote:
>
>  Hi all,
>
>  I'm using IRB in a DOS box on Windows XP. I'm experiencing problems with the
>  '#' sign.
>
>  When typing the '#' sign, IRB puts the sign in front of the line, so the whole
>  line changes into a comment. Afterwards it shows a new prompt.
>
>  Here is an example:
>
>  I want to type this:
>
>  a = 1
>  b = " #{a}"
>
>
>  When typing this in IRB I get:
>
>  irb(main):001:0> a = 1
>  => 1
>  irb(main):002:0> #b = "
>  irb(main):003:0* {a}"
>  irb(main):004:0"
>
>
>   From the moment I type the '#' sign, this sign gets placed before the b variable.
>
>  This makes IRB almost unusable for me :-(

Maybe you should show your versions, and what you use for Ruby (like
one-click install, cygwin, or mingw).  That might allow people to help
you a little.

Todd