From: Mike Stok <mike@...>
Date: 2013-06-24T07:10:05+09:00
Subject: Re: How do I input a variable floating point number into Ruby Programs


On 2013-06-23, at 6:04 PM, "Michael P F." <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:

> It runs but doesn't pause for a input. Here is the Terminal output
> 
> michael@michael-desktop:~/Desktop$ ruby<weins.txt
> Enter number: enter a number please.
> Enter number: Bye!
> michael@michael-desktop:~/Desktop$
> 
>                 Mike

If you saved the program in weins.txt then try

  ruby wiens.txt

When you run you run ruby <weins.txt then the contents of weins.txt are used as the standard input stream which ruby consumes and executes, then hits the end of file.

On my laptop:

ratdog:tmp mike$ cat try.rb
#!/usr/bin/env ruby

CONST = 28977682.9

catch (:done) do
  loop  do
    print "Enter number: "
    throw :done unless response = gets

    if num = Float(response) rescue nil
      puts CONST / num
    else
      puts "enter a number please."
    end
  end
end

puts "Bye!"

__END__
ratdog:tmp mike$ ruby try.rb
Enter number: 1
28977682.9
Enter number: 2
14488841.45
Enter number: 2.3
12598992.565217393
Enter number: banana
enter a number please.
Enter number: Bye!

(I hit Ctrl-D at the last prompt)

Hope this helps,

Mike

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