From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2004-03-31T19:19:22+09:00
Subject: Re: [newbie] prob with join "/"


"gabriele renzi" <surrender_it@remove.yahoo.it> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:pi3l6056a0plvp0q1mprgl5akrdau76371@4ax.com...
> il Wed, 31 Mar 2004 10:26:23 +0200, yvon.thoravalNO-SPAM@free.fr (Yvon
> Thoraval) ha scritto::
>
> >i get a very small prob with join :
> >
> >(fs stands for file.separator)
>
> use File.join() and you'r life will be beter :)

.... together wit File.split():

dir, base = File.split fileName
complete = File.join dir, base

The error is easily explained by the behavior of split:

irb(main):010:0> ar = "/foo/bar".split '/'
=> ["", "foo", "bar"]
irb(main):011:0> ar.join '/'
=> "/foo/bar"

Note the empty element at the beginning. compact() doesn't change that
since it removes only nils:

irb(main):013:0> ar = "/foo/bar".split( '/' ).compact
=> ["", "foo", "bar"]
irb(main):014:0> ar.join '/'
=> "/foo/bar"

However, File.split and File.join are used much easier and I guess they
are more appropriate in your case.

Regards

    robert