From: w_a_x_man <w_a_x_man@...>
Date: 2010-12-30T06:10:22+09:00
Subject: Re: From python to ruby

On Dec 28, 9:32 am, AM <al...@pomme.com> wrote:
> Hello
>
> object :
> +++++
>
>  I never made a script with Ruby (and with python !).
> I would like to translate a little script from python to ruby to insert it
>  inside a bundle made with ruby and I would like with this try to work
>  a little with ruby. I work with OS X and I have ruby 1.8.7.
>
> the script in python :
> ++++++++++++++++++
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­-----
> #!/usr/bin/env
>
> python -u
> # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
>
> import glob
>
> HEADER = r"""\input{Vorspann.ltx}
>
> \begin{document}
>
> %s
> \end{document}
> """
>
> texFiles = glob.glob('*.tex')
>
> for fname in texFiles[:]:
>     #print fname
>
>     text = file(fname, 'rb').read()
>
>     text2 = HEADER % text
>
>     fh = file('new/%s' % fname, 'wb')
>     fh.write(text2)
>     fh.close()
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------­-----
>
> Explanation
>
> :
> +++++++++
>
> The script is in a folder F with text (here it's tex) files (utf8 files)
> The script reads the  LaTeX  files inside F  , then
>  it adds the line :   \input{preamble.ltx}
>
> and to finish it puts around the initial lines two lines:
>
> \begin{document}
>
> \end{document}
>
> Example :
> +++++++
>
> test.tex is a text file which contains :
>
> I'm a file test.
>
> the result is a file with the same name in a subfolder named "new"
> and text.tex now contains ::
>
> \input{preamble.ltx}
> \begin{document}
> I'm a file test.
> \end{document}
>
> I hope someone can help me
>
> Thanks and best regards
>
> AM
>
> PS : What is the better book to learn how to script with ruby ?

require 'ftools'

HEADER = '\input{Vorspann.ltx}

\begin{document}

%s
\end{document}
'

File.makedirs( "new" )

Dir[ "*.tex" ].each{|fname|
   text = IO.read( fname )
   text2 = HEADER % text
   File.open( "new/" + fname, "wb" ){|fh|
    fh.print text2
  }
}