From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2008-05-19T11:16:14+09:00
Subject: Re: defining a variable from the command prompt

# sendemail.rb "this is my message"

faq. research on ARGV

eg,

C:\family\ruby>cat test.rb
msg = ARGV[0] || "using default"
puts msg

C:\family\ruby>test.rb
using default

C:\family\ruby>test.rb "this is a test"
this is a test

kind regards -botp