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Question about REXML

Brad

9/19/2008 6:33:00 PM

I'm trying to follow this tutorial: http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml/docs/tut...

When I use the IRB and do:
require "rexml/document"
include REXML
doc = Document.new File.new("mydoc.xml")

I get an error:
<UNDEFINED> ... </>

I copied the source file right from the website and created an XML
document called 'mydoc.xml'

Why is it failing?

Thank you

Brad
2 Answers

matt

9/19/2008 7:57:00 PM

0

Brad <bradaskins@gmail.com> wrote:

> When I use the IRB and do:
> require "rexml/document"
> include REXML
> doc = Document.new File.new("mydoc.xml")
>
> I get an error:
> <UNDEFINED> ... </>
>
> I copied the source file right from the website and created an XML
> document called 'mydoc.xml'
>
> Why is it failing?

It isn't. :) Say

puts doc

....and you will see that all is well. m.

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Robert Klemme

9/20/2008 2:42:00 PM

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On 19.09.2008 20:33, Brad wrote:
> I'm trying to follow this tutorial: http://www.germane-software.com/software/rexml/docs/tut...
>
> When I use the IRB and do:
> require "rexml/document"
> include REXML
> doc = Document.new File.new("mydoc.xml")
>
> I get an error:
> <UNDEFINED> ... </>
>
> I copied the source file right from the website and created an XML
> document called 'mydoc.xml'
>
> Why is it failing?

As Matt said, it isn't. But you should make it a habit to properly
close file handles; use any of these:

doc = Document.new File.read("mydoc.xml")
doc = File.open("mydoc.xml") {|io| Document.new(io)}
doc = File.open("mydoc.xml", "rb") {|io| Document.new(io)}

Kind regards

robert