From: Boris Schmid Date: 2008-05-26T19:33:42+09:00 Subject: Re: Why "ABCDE"returns an integer instead of 'A' ? > PD: I've realized when writting this mail that Ruby 1.9 already > implement this "feature". string[0,1] and string[0].chr will do the trick for you while you're in 1,8 -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.