From: Heesob Park <phasis@...>
Date: 2008-08-05T23:37:57+09:00
Subject: Re: break if status =~ /variable/ wildcard possible in Ruby?

2008/8/5 Mmcolli00 Mom <mmc_collins@yahoo.com>:
> Can you use a wild card with a variable? I have StrgErrFieldName as a
> variable that will hold a number of possible status ids. I want to
> search on what is in the variable. However =~ only works with strings so
> I have tried putting the variable in inside the '/'. Ruby doesn't like
> it. What do you suggest I do? Please help me out. Thanks. Mom mmcolli00
>
>  while true
>      status = ie.status()
>      break if status =~//+StrgErrFieldName+//

Try this:
       break if status =~/#{StrgErrFieldName}/

>      ie.send_keys("{TAB}")
>    end
>
>

Regards,

Park Heesob