From: Dave Wilson <davel@...>
Date: 2003-12-26T06:08:19+09:00
Subject: Re: binary data

Alwin Blok wrote:
> However, I do have a question about binary handling. I'd like to write 
> binary data directly to a file.
> I found that I can use myfile.write(["1001010100"].pack("B10")), but 
> i'd like to be able to write, for example 0b1001010100 directly to a 
> file. How do I do that, or else, are ther other useful ways to write 
> binary data to a file?

I don't know of a more appropriate method, but what about

class IO
    def raw_write bits
       bits = [bits.to_s].pack('B*') if bits.is_a? Fixnum
       write bits
    end
end

myfile.raw_write 0b1001010100

Dave