From: Daniel Berger <djberg96@...>
Date: 2008-11-25T13:55:30+09:00
Subject: Re: Permission problem under WinXP

RichardOnRails wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> I generated a Ruby on Rails app, which among other things,  had to
> import content from a bunch of CSV files from time to time.  When I
> generated the app,  I had a typo: I used cvs instead of csv.  When I
> started coding,  I used csv.  It got to be a mess.  Being pigheaded I
> decided to write a ruby script to transform all file-names and file
> content to conform to csv.
> 
> The transformation script is posted at http://www.pastie.org/323198.
> I've tested the code thoroughly, so I think its really a Windows
> problem:  it's keeping a lock on the file(s) I'm using despite the
> fact that I issued Ruby close commands.
> 
> I wonder if anyone has a quick fix for this problem.  If not,  I'll
> walk the extra mile and write my filename changes to disk and write a
> stand-alone app to apply those changes.  But if there's a slick way to
> solves this,  I'd like to learn it.

Line 26:

data = File.open(name).readlines

There's your open handle. Replace that with:

IO.readlines(name)

Regards,

Dan