From: Mike Stok <mike@...>
Date: 2013-06-24T06:04:24+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I input a variable floating point number into Ruby Programs

On 2013-06-23, at 5:03 PM, Mike Stok <mike@stok.ca> wrote:

> On 2013-06-23, at 2:51 PM, "Michael P F." <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> 
>> I want to input the variable, which changes, from the console and 
>> evaluate multiple examples without entering the constant multiple times.
>> 
>> -- 
>> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
> 
> Do yo mean something like this (which uses the highline gem to prompt for input and coerce it to the right  type):
> 
> #!/usr/bin/env ruby
> 
> require 'rubygems'
> require 'highline/import'
> 
> CONST = 28977682.9
> 
> begin
>  loop do
>    num = ask("Enter number: ", Float)
>    puts CONST * num

Oops, that * should be a /.

>  end
> rescue EOFError
>  puts "Bye!"
> end
> 
> __END__
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Mike Stok <mike@stok.ca>
> http://www.stok.ca/~mike/
> 
> The "`Stok' disclaimers" apply.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

-- 

Mike Stok <mike@stok.ca>
http://www.stok.ca/~mike/

The "`Stok' disclaimers" apply.