From: Robert Wagner <rw@...>
Date: 2003-02-20T22:29:58+09:00
Subject: Re: narf question

At 09:40 20.02.03 +0900, you wrote:
>It shouldn't make a difference whether you use the narf executable or
>not - all that does is wrap the script in a begin/rescue to allow
>errors to be reported to the browser.
>
>So I suspect there is some other problem. The first option you
>suggested is the correct one. Except that if you want the messages to
>show up on the web browser you need to do:
>         Web.puts Web['hallo']
>
>Could you let me know:
>   - which version of narf you are using, and
>   - exactly what the problem or error you are getting is

it's version 0.3.4

require 'web'

Web.puts "hi"
-->error

test.rhtml:4: private method `puts' called for Web:Module

puts 'hi'
-->OK

puts Web['hallo']
-->Error

test.rhtml:6: undefined method `[]' for Web:Module


>I'm not sure anyone has tested Narf with eruby though, so there may be

i think nice cgi (narf) plus eruby might be a bright future option for ruby 
as language for web apps...

>some things that need sorting out. The main one is probably that eruby
>outputs direct to standard out whereas narf sends its output to a buffer.

maybe a buffer-start/ buffer-stop will do like in php, so one can use 
(default) unbuffered output

-robert

>Let me know how you get on.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-Tom
>
>On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 01:50:25AM +0900, Robert Wagner wrote:
> > hi,
> > i upgraded my system and now all the wonderful narf Web methods are
> > missing. the api seems to have been changed... i don't want to use the 
> narf
> > runner #!/usr/bin/narf since i'm using eruby.
> >
> > i tried
> >
> > require 'web'
> >
> > p Web['hallo']
> > p Web::CGI['hallo']
> > p Web.new['hallo']
> >
> > that won't work
> >
> > what am i supposed to do? i there also a substitute for former
> > Web.multiple_params?
> >
> > --
> > robert wagner <rw,SU,welt,PUNTO,de> . zorz . in berlin
> > ~
> >
> >