Robert Klemme
7/5/2008 5:32:00 PM
On 05.07.2008 19:24, Michael Lommel wrote:
> Here is the code so far:
>
> <code>
> require 'rubygems'
> require 'fastercsv'
> require 'highline/import'
>
>
> def ukquotes(the_string)
> #RTF specific: converting double to single quotes
> the_string.gsub! /\\'d2(.*)\\'d3/m, "\\'d4$1\\'d5"
> the_string.gsub! /(\W)'/, "$1\\'d4"
> the_string.gsub! /'(\W)/, "\\'d5$1"
> the_string.gsub! /(\W)d"/, "$1\\'d4"
> the_string.gsub! /"(\W)/, "\\'d5$1"
> the_string.gsub! /(\w)'(\w)/, "$1\\'d5$2"
> end
>
> def ukspell(the_string)
> #Converting US to UK spelling
> csvdata=File.open("UK-US_spellingdiff.csv", "r")
> FasterCSV.parse(csvdata) do |row|
> usword, ukword = *row
> the_string.gsub! /\b#{usword}\b/, '\b#{ukword}\b'
> end
> end
>
> unless File.exists?("UK-US_spellingdiff.csv")
> raise "CSV file does not exist"
> break
> end
>
> if agree("You are about to perform this edit list on #{Dir.pwd}.
> Proceed?", true)
> directory = ask("Name of directory to write edited files to? ",
> lambda{|q| q.gsub /\W/, '_'})
> else
> break
> end
>
> unless agree("Will write to:#{Dir.pwd}/#{directory}. Proceed?", true)
> break
> end
>
>
> Dir.mkdir("#{Dir.pwd}/#{directory}")
>
> Dir.glob("*.rtf").each do |filename|
> newfile = File.open(filename, "r"){|f| f.read}.ukquotes.ukspell
^^^ error line
> newfilename = "CT_CW_"+ filename
> File.open(directory/newfilename, "w"){|n| puts(newfile)}
> end
> </code>
>
> Produces this error message:
>
> <code>
> cw-replace.rb:44: private method `ukquotes' called for
> #<String:0x7755d8> (NoMethodError)
> from cw-replace.rb:43:in `each'
> </code>
You're defining #ukquotes in main (like a global function) but you use
it as an instance method. Either place it in class String or call it
like a function.
Cheers
robert