From: pejuko Date: 2010-08-27T15:47:59+09:00 Subject: Re: File Contents into Hash Table? Hi, you can try parse lines with regexp as follows: hash = {} File.open("RubyTokens.txt") do |f| f.each_line do |line| line =~ /"([^"]+)"=>(\d+),/ hash[$1] = $2.to_i end end On 27 srp, 07:49, James Rasmussen wrote: > Update: > > For example, I'm trying something like this: > > hash_table = file_contents.each { |line| Hash[line.to_s] } > > And it's obviously giving me an error. With my limited programming > skills, and my terminally-ill Ruby skillset, this is proving rather > difficult. Thanks in advance for any help. > > -- > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.