From: Brian Candler <B.Candler@...>
Date: 2003-08-30T22:28:29+09:00
Subject: Re: Quoted string problem

On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 10:18:18PM +0900, Meino Christian Cramer wrote:
>   I did the following:
> 
> 				status = line[279]
> 
>   I got 
> 
> 				72 
> 
>   ("H" is the 72scnd character of the ASCII table.)
> 
>   Oh, I thought...better to do a 
> 
> 				status = status.to_s()
> 
>   Now I got a 
> 
> 				"72"
> 
>   Damn! In the input file there is literally a "H". How can I convince
>   Ruby to read a "H" and no "72" or 72?

   line[279..279]

>   Sometimes I think, the "principle of leas surprise" isn't working
>   everywhere to its completeness.... ;)

I would agree with you. It's just one of those things you get used to.

Regards,

Brian.