From: Andrew Timberlake <andrew@...>
Date: 2009-08-13T21:02:12+09:00
Subject: Re: noob question on combining variables

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 1:56 PM, bingo bob<rcf1973@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> Sorry for such an uber noob question but I could do with a quick pointer
> on this.
>
> How do I combine  file_ and another variable NOT like this clearly...
>
> count = 1
> file_"#{count}".save
> count += 1
> file_"#{count}".save
> count += 1
> file_"#{count}".save
>
> but how?
>

If you're wanting the text "file_1" etc then
count = 1
"file_#{count}"

but then you're calling save on "file_1" which is a string

Andrew Timberlake
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