From: Miles Chatterji Date: 2008-05-19T23:36:36+09:00 Subject: n00b question somewhat new to ruby, and im trying to write a simple program to print [IMG] tags for php forums on my screen so I dont have to copy and paste 100 of them and change the pictures number every time. Example I have 127 pictures from a race that I would like to post, the tag is [img]http://www.empiremotoring.org/pictures/pp.5.17.08/IMG_0987.jpg[/img] and I would like the program to list the next one as [img]http://www.empiremotoring.org/pictures/pp.5.17.08/IMG_0989.jpg[/img] [img]http://www.empiremotoring.org/pictures/pp.5.17.08/IMG_0990.jpg[/img] and so on, this is what I have so far, I am just having trouble getting it add +1 to the end ever time because it dosent like numbers in the string, I have tried several things but non of which worked out. Any advice would be a great help here is the code # Img forum tag lister puts "What is your url: " # url from input url = gets.chomp puts "What is your files name: " # file name from input (IMG_ for canon DSC_ for sony etc.) file = gets.chomp puts "How many files: " # # of files wanted to print from input num = gets.to_i puts "beginning file #: " # beginning number extension, ( number at end of picture file eg IMG_0987, would be 0987) bnum = gets.chomp print ("[img]" + url + file + bnum.to_s +=1 + ".jpg [/img]") *num.to_i # prints IMG tag. I realize that you can put the numbers into a sting without first converting but the how would you go about having it add +1 after it has been converted? Thanks, --Miles -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.