From: Sylvester Keil <sylvester.keil@...>
Date: 2011-11-22T05:53:15+09:00
Subject: Re: how to call Function argument into another ruby script.


On Nov 21, 2011, at 9:36 PM, hari mahesh wrote:

> Hi Jesus,
> 
> When I run I am getting an error "undefined local variable or method
> `testcase' for main:Object (NameError)"
> 
> I will share u my both scripts :
> 
> #testcase_lib.rb
> 
> require 'rubygems'
> require 'pdf/writer'
> require 'pdf/simpletable'
> 
> class Report
>  def initialize testcase
>    @testcase = testcase
>  end
> 
>  def report result
>    pdf = PDF::Writer.new
>    pdf.select_font "Times-Roman"
>    pdf.text @testcase, :font_size => 72, :justification => :center
>    pdf.text result, :font_size => 72, :justification => :center
>    pdf.save_as("Report.pdf")
>  end
> end
> 
> 
> #testcase.rb
> 
> require 'rubygems'
> require 'pdf/writer'
> require "testcase_lib"
> 
> 

Here you're passing the variable 'testcase'  which you have not defined before.

> report = Report.new testcase
> 
> @testcase = "Login Test";

You probably want something like this:

report = Report.new "Login Test"

Or else:

testcase = "Login Test"
report = Report.new testcase


Here you will run into the same error; always define your variables before you use them!

> report.report result
> result = "PASS"


> 
> What I was trying to do is, when i run I want to pass the testcase name
> to testcase_lib.rb, which will be saved to PDF, after running the
> testcase, the result Pass or Fail will be passed as result. I tried for
> 2 days but no matter what its not working. Please help
> 
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