From: luka luka <dezertir@...>
Date: 2008-06-19T14:40:37+09:00
Subject: Re: Add new text to files

Chris Conley wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm trying to insert new text into the middle of a file with the
> following:
> 
> file = File.open("file.rb", "r+")
> file.each { |line|
>   if line.match(/line text/)
>     file.puts("hello")
>   end
> }
> 
> This works fine except that it overwrites the existing 5 characters to
> replace with "hello". Is there a way to insert a new line with new
> text without overwriting any existing data?

Hello Chris (:
Try count lines, and when line = (what do you want, exmaple 10), 
continue puts into the file.

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