From: "David A. Black" <dblack@...>
Date: 2008-08-27T22:22:42+09:00
Subject: Re: syntax error, unexpected kELSE

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Hi --

On Wed, 27 Aug 2008, Chris Bailey wrote:

> Jes=C3=BAs Gabriel y Gal=C3=A1n wrote:
>> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 2:55 PM, Chris Bailey
>> <christopher.sean.bailey@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>  puts "Exiting..."
>>>  $running =3D false
>>>    else
>>>  buf =3D ""
>>>  z =3D 0
>>>  $map.each do |x|
>>>      x.each do |y|
>>>    if z < 5
>>>        buf =3D buf + y.to_s
>>>        z++
>>
>> Ruby doesn't support this syntax. Change it to z +=3D 1.
>>
>>>    else
>>>        buf =3D buf + "\n"
>>>        z =3D 0
>>>    end
>>>      end
>>>  end
>>>  puts buf
>>>    end
>>> end
>>
>> Hope this helps,
>>
>> Jesus.
>
>
> Thanks a million guys, I go back and forth with languages and didn't
> even notice that. I wish the error had been "Syntax Error, You are an
> idiot". I probably would have figured it out faster.

Strictly speaking it's not a syntax error. You can do:

   a++
   b

and it's the same as a + +b.


David

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