From: Carlos Agarie <carlos.agarie@...>
Date: 2013-01-07T10:01:06+09:00
Subject: Re: newbie question what am I doing wrong?

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When you ask a question and states that your program "won't work", it's not
very helpful. You should give us examples of it "not working" and what the
expected output is.

In this case, I think the problem is with the "if order =3D=3D yes" line --
it's comparing `order` with a variable named `yes`, not with the
corresponding string. So the correct version would be:

if order =3D=3D "yes"
  puts 'Go ahead.'
...


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Carlos Agarie

Control engineering
Polytechnic School, University of S=E3o Paulo, Brazil
Computer engineering
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA


2013/1/6 Lee V. <lists@ruby-forum.com>

> I wrote this simple program but it won't work.  What am I doing wrong?
>
> puts 'Welcome to McDonald\'s, can I take your order?'
> order =3D gets.chomp
>
>  if order =3D=3D yes
>   puts 'Go ahead.'
>  else
>   puts 'Look, I asked a simple yes or no question.'
>   puts 'Yes, or no now, can I take your order?'
>   order =3D gets.chomp
>  end
>
> --
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div>When you ask a question and states that you=
r program &quot;won&#39;t work&quot;, it&#39;s not very helpful. You should=
 give us examples of it &quot;not working&quot; and what the expected outpu=
t is.<br>

<br></div>In this case, I think the problem is with the &quot;if order =3D=
=3D yes&quot; line -- it&#39;s comparing `order` with a variable named `yes=
`, not with the corresponding string. So the correct version would be:<br><=
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</div>if order =3D=3D &quot;yes&quot;<br></div>=A0 puts &#39;Go ahead.&#39;=
<br>...<br></div><div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div><br=
></div><div>-----</div>Carlos Agarie<div><br><div>Control engineering<div>P=
olytechnic School,=A0University of S=E3o Paulo, Brazil</div>

<div>Computer engineering</div><div>Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, U=
SA</div></div></div></div>
<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2013/1/6 Lee V. <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:lists@ruby-forum.com" target=3D"_blank">lists@ruby-forum.co=
m</a>&gt;</span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0=
 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">

I wrote this simple program but it won&#39;t work. =A0What am I doing wrong=
?<br>
<br>
puts &#39;Welcome to McDonald\&#39;s, can I take your order?&#39;<br>
order =3D gets.chomp<br>
<br>
=A0if order =3D=3D yes<br>
=A0 puts &#39;Go ahead.&#39;<br>
=A0else<br>
=A0 puts &#39;Look, I asked a simple yes or no question.&#39;<br>
=A0 puts &#39;Yes, or no now, can I take your order?&#39;<br>
=A0 order =3D gets.chomp<br>
=A0end<br>
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www.ruby-forum.com/</a>.<br>
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