From: Mlle <emstolfo@...>
Date: 2011-03-07T06:50:29+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby script

On Mar 6, 4:43 pm, Brian Candler <b.cand...@pobox.com> wrote:
> Mlle wrote in post #985808:
>
> > I wrote a ruby script but I'd like to define a method within it and
> > call the method from the main method.  How do I do that?  Do I have to
> > define the whole file as a module or something?
>
> Nope (although using modules can make your code easier to reuse and/or
> combine with other code)
>
> Simple example which I think achieves what you want:
>
> ---- a.rb ----
> def say_hello
>   puts "Hello, world!"
> end
>
> ---- b.rb ----
> require 'a'
> say_hello
>
> ---- command line ----
> ruby b.rb
>
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I realized I was having issues because I defined the method I wanted
to use after the script...obviously it should be defined before.  Then
it runs just fine without having to be a module.