From: Ned Konz <ned@...>
Date: 2002-07-27T03:31:10+09:00
Subject: Re: Some basic Ruby questions

On Friday 26 July 2002 11:19 am, Benjamin Sommerfeld wrote:
> def pictureMethod
>         executeNativeCommand("ls | grep \"jpg\" > pictures.txt")
>         pictureFile = File.open("pictures.txt","r")
>         while(pictureFile.hasMoreLines)
>                 array.attach(pictureFile.actualLine)
>                 pictureFile.goOneLineDown
>         end
> end

Why would you want to call external programs when Ruby does all of 
that?

array = Dir.new('.').entries.grep(/\.jpg$/)

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