From: Heesob Park <phasis@...>
Date: 2010-07-14T17:45:35+09:00
Subject: Re: gets() -- Need to skip when no response after 20seconds

Hi,

2010/7/14 Raveendran .P <jazzezravi@gmail.com>:
>
> Hi Brain and Senault,
>
>        The script is still waiting for input from User.
>
> ** But the same timeout code works for while loop printing up to 1000.
>
> I am using Windows XP Service pack 2, Ruby 1.8.7
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Brian Candler wrote:
>> Raveendran .P wrote:
>>> Code:
>>>
>>> puts "Print your age"
>>> a=gets()
>>> puts "Timeout. 20 Seconds Gone. Please re-run the Applciation"
>>>
>>>
>>> Need:
>>>
>>> a=gets() is waiting for input. I need to wait only 20 seconds. If therre
>>> is no input for 20 seconds then script should continue the next line
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Raveendran P
>>> http://raveendran.wordpress.com
>>
>> require 'timeout'
>> a = nil
>> begin
>>   puts "Print your age"
>>   Timeout.timeout(20) do
>>     a = gets
>>   end
>> rescue Timeout::Error
>>   puts "Timeout. 20 Seconds Gone. Please re-run the Applciation"
>> end
>>
>> # Warning: like most programs, this may not work as desired under
>> Windows
>
If you try the code with Ruby 1.9.1
(http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/71495/rubyinstaller-1.9.1-p429.exe),
It will work.

Regards,
Park Heesob