From: Bob X <bobx@...>
Date: 2002-10-22T10:55:42+09:00
Subject: What I did (was Re: functional Ruby equiv to this perl snippet)

Here is what I did...with your help and looking through different ways to
handle stuff.

# get the servers out of the file
def load_server_list
  servers = []
  filename = 'serverlist.txt'
  if FileTest.exist?(filename)
    File.open(filename).each do |line|
      next unless line =~ /^\S+$/
      next if line =~ /^#.*$/
      servers << line.chomp.sub(/\s+#.*$/, '')
    end
    servers
  else
    puts "The serverlist.txt file does not exist."
    exit
  end
end

This tests for the existence of the file first and then the "else" clause
kicks in if it does not. Simple for me and that is what I need. :  )

Thank you very much for your help! Sometimes one just needs a wall to bounce
thoughts off of instead of pounding the head into.  : )

Bob