From: Abirami Selvam Date: 2009-03-23T14:58:25+09:00 Subject: Reg IO class Hi, Should we close the file after reading it? Please see the code below... data = IO.readlines("test.txt","r") diskfile = File.open("test.xml","w+") data.each do |line| line.chomp! diskfile.puts(line) if line.length>0 end It is working fine, even without closing the file(diskfile.close). Can someone suggest me. Does the file close automatically or not? Thanks in advance Abirami -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.