From: dblack@... Date: 2003-08-07T00:16:25+09:00 Subject: Re: newbie question from a smalltalker Hi -- On Thu, 7 Aug 2003, Robert Klemme wrote: > sym = sym.intern if sym.kind_of? String Just a quick 1.8.0-only enhancement: sym = sym.to_sym :-) David -- David Alan Black home: dblack@superlink.net work: blackdav@shu.edu Web: http://pirate.shu.edu/~blackdav