From: James Edward Gray II <james@...>
Date: 2009-10-04T06:55:38+09:00
Subject: Re: Writing a Mad Libs program?

On Oct 3, 2009, at 3:47 PM, John Kriple wrote:

>> $ ruby madlib.rb madlib.txt
>
> I am using nano for a script shell.  Does that have an effect on this?

I believe you mean that you are using nano for your text editor, not  
shell.  Most likely your shell is bash, if you are on a Unix and  
haven't tried to change it.  The commands I showed, lines starting  
with $, will work fine in bash.

>> Give me a gemstone:
>> Ruby
>> Give me a gemstone:
>> Emerald
>
> Where does this get written?

This we me interacting with the program as it ran.  It asked those  
questions and I typed those answers.

>> madlib
>> Our favorite language is Ruby.  We think Ruby is better
>> than Emerald.
>
> So, I guess my biggest question is where does the script get written
> before you start writing the program to fill in the gaps?

Using nano, I can create the file like this:

1.  I type:  nano.rb
2.  I paste in the code from the web site or my last message
3.  I push control-o and then press return to write the file

Does that help?

James Edward Gray II