From: Jeff Schwab <jeff@...>
Date: 2009-02-17T23:10:05+09:00
Subject: Re: load a Ruby source with params

Sai Hl wrote:
> Brian Candler wrote:
>> (1) Loading in more Ruby code to the currently-running Ruby interpreter.
>> This is done using "load" or "require". There is no concept of
>> "parameters" here. However you could set a global variable (e.g. $foo)
>> or a constant (Foo), which the code in the other file makes use of.
>>
>> But it would be more normal for the other file just to define modules or
>> classes, and then after the load has completed you invoke one of those
>> modules or classes, at which point you can pass whatever parameters you
>> like.
>>
>> (2) Forking and execing a new child process. This could be another
>> Ruby interpreter, but it could also be any other program on your system.
>> When you do this, you can pass command-line arguments (and/or
>> environment variables and open files)

> I am going to try to use the (2) solutions

Out of curiosity, why wouldn't you just define a function in the "other" 
file, then call it with whatever arguments you want?  This is the second 
paragraph of (1).