From: Josh Cheek <josh.cheek@...>
Date: 2010-08-29T05:06:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Stopping ruby from escaping characters

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On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Shef <shef.hauwanga@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm trying to open a file with variables encased inside the
> interpolation operator, but when I open the file it escapes the #
> character. I try and gsub it but it reinserts the escape character
> anyway. Is there anyway to make ruby ignore the # character so I can
> use variables in files?
>
>
When you read it in, it is a String, not code being interpreted.

Rather than trying to interpolate data in a file, try using ERB.

Here is the example from the docs written using a file rather than string:
http://gist.github.com/555505
Here is a quick hopefully straightforward primer:
http://github.com/JoshCheek/JoshsRubyKickstart/blob/master/cheatsheets/erb-embedded_ruby.rb

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