From: Ron Jeffries Date: 2002-03-20T09:01:12+09:00 Subject: Re: dots in Dir.entries (OT) On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:20:53 GMT, David Corbin wrote: >Ron Jeffries wrote: > >>On Tue, 19 Mar 2002 09:11:32 GMT, Garance A Drosihn wrote: >> >>>I agree that is a little annoying to have to filter those >>>when you do not want them (which is most of the time), but >>>there are situations where it is important that they are >>>not filtered out. I would not mind if this was a different >>>method name, but I do think it needs to be available. >>> >> >>Most of the time, most Windows-based Ruby apps filter these alleged filenames. >>If there's a standard way in Ruby to do this, we'll all use it. If not, we'll >>all write our own. Which way would the world be better? >> >Ron - you have a wondeful way of asking the right question to make >answer the original question. In most cases, it settles so many >disputes so peacfully. I would like to learn to do this. Is this an >established technique, vast experience, your mellow mindset, or >something else? Thanks David, but you give me too much credit. Usually I just tick people off. Sometimes I get lucky. ;-> Ronald E Jeffries http://www.XProgramming.com http://www.objectmentor.com I'm giving the best advice I have. You get to decide whether it's true for you.