From: 7stud -- <bbxx789_05ss@...>
Date: 2009-02-10T01:40:48+09:00
Subject: Re: file.puts define newline

7stud -- wrote:
> You are supposed to be able to do this:
> 
> $OUTPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR = "apple"
> 
> f = File.open("data.txt", "w")
> f.write "hello world"
> f.write "goodbye"
> f.close()
> 
> but the output I get in data.txt is:
> 
> hello worldgoodbye

Ok, I found one combination that allows me to define the output 
separator:

1) Use this assignment:

$\ = "apple"

2) And the new output record separator only works with print(), not 
write():

#$OUTPUT_FIELD_SEPARATOR = "apple"
$\ = "apple"

x = "hello world"
y = "goodbye"

f = File.open("data.txt", "w")
f.write x
f.write y
f.close  #data.txt => hello worldgoodbye

STDOUT.write x
STDOUT.write y  #terminal => hello worldgoodbye


f = File.open("data.txt", "w")
f.print x
f.print y
f.close   #data.txt => hello worldapplegoodbyeapple

print x
print y  #terminal => hello worldapplegoodbyeapple





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