From: Tim Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2008-08-04T06:02:33+09:00
Subject: Re: initialize : permission denied

Bob Miner wrote:
> Hi,
> Tryin to create a file that I'll write in.  The error I get is:
> initialize : permission denied
> I've tried all of the following
> File.new("a151noplus.txt","w")
> g=File.new("a151noplus.txt","w")
> File.new('a151noplus.txt','w')
> g=File.new('a151noplus.txt','w')
> 
> Single quotes, double quotes, hit enter while swinging a dead chicken
> over my head and chanting.....no luck.

Typically "permission denied" means you don't have write-access to the 
directory or file. Nothing to do with quoting.

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