From: Daniel Berger <djberg96@...>
Date: 2008-11-25T14:51:21+09:00
Subject: Re: Permission problem under WinXP

RichardOnRails wrote:
> On Nov 24, 11:55 pm, Daniel Berger <djber...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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 athttp://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
> 
> Hey Dan,
> 
> Final word: It worked perfectly.  Many thanks.

Excellent, glad to hear it.

Regards,

Dan