From: RichardOnRails <RichardDummyMailbox58407@...>
Date: 2010-02-02T07:30:08+09:00
Subject: Re: Workaround for "conflict" between ARGV and gets?

On Feb 1, 1:34 am, Jeff Peng <jeffp...@netzero.net> wrote:
> 在 2010-02-01一的 13:15 +0900，RichardOnRails写道：
>
> > gets looks to ARGV, if populated, for its source of data.  That is its
> > documented behavior.
>
> I changed the script to:
>
> dir=ARGV[0]
> ARGV.clear
> puts "Delete indicated item [yes, no]"
> STDOUT.flush
> response = gets.chomp   # doesn't go to STDIN !!!
> puts case response
>   when /^yes$/i; "Deleting"
>   when /^no$/i; "Quiting"
>   else; "Huh?"
>   end
> puts "EOJ"
>
> It works fine for me.
>
> $ ruby pause.rb 323
> Delete indicated item [yes, no]
> yes
> Deleting
> EOJ
>
> --
> Jeff Peng
> Email: jeffp...@netzero.net
> Skype: compuperson

>> ARGV.clear

Excellent.  My heavy-handed method pales in light of your solution.
Many thanks, Jeff
-
Richard