From: "Jesús Gabriel y Galán" <jgabrielygalan@...>
Date: 2009-04-23T01:11:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Error when reading file from command prompt

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 6:02 PM, Mmcolli00 Mom <mmc_collins@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi. I have a program that is supposed to get a filename at the command
> prompt. It reads in the input ok but doesn't initialize to the file. I
> have more code that takes the file and parses it but I did not paste
> that below.
>
> Question: Is there a step that I am missing in f = File.new(myinput)?
> Thanks MC
>
> inputFile = print("Enter Filename: ")
> $stdout.flush
> input = gets

Try:

input = gets.chomp

gets is returning the \n at the end of the string.

> myinput = input.to_s
>
> f = File.new(myinput) <-- in 'initialize': Invalid argument - filename
> (Errno::EINAL) from crb.rb in 'new'

Jesus.