From: Michelle Pace <michelle@...>
Date: 2011-04-26T03:44:20+09:00
Subject: Replace any multiple whitespaces with single white space

Hello, I need to make the first string below into the second string.
That is, only single white spaces are permitted.

"1/4 WELDING    LEVER FRONT DRW 14844-C  MAT  WMA1CM-WLFRONT"
into
"1/4 WELDING LEVER FRONT DRW 14844-C MAT WMA1CM-WLFRONT"



I want to use the sub! method. Why does the below code not work? Is my
pattern incorrect?

descrip = "1/4 WELDING    LEVER FRONT DRW 14844-C  MAT  WMA1CM-WLFRONT"
descrip.sub!(/\s+/,' ')
puts descrip



Thank-you in advance,
Michelle

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