From: "Jesús Gabriel y Galán" <jgabrielygalan@...>
Date: 2010-05-07T04:37:32+09:00
Subject: Re: request.env['HTTP_USER_AGENT']

On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 9:17 PM, Mmcolli00 Mom <mmc_collins@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi
>
> I just want to do a simple output on my machine showing the ie browser.
> Every example of request.env['HTTP_USER_AGENT'] that I have seen shows
> no gem requirement. However, when I try to run this on my computer, I am
> getting the error below. Do you know what I am doing wrong here? Thanks
> MC
>
> puts request.env['HTTP_USER_AGENT'].gsub(/\/| /, '')
>
> Error:
> browserVersion.rb:3: undefined local variable or method `request' for
> main:Object (NameError)

The request object is usually something a web framework gives you. You
don't have a request for a regular ruby program.
You should run that piece of code inside the scope of a request
initiated by a browser to a URL served by your web server.

Jesus.