Creating Files

Ruby
1

Could someone please tell me how to create a new file?

Thank you.

2

Andy Ferra wrote:

Could someone please tell me how to create a new file?

You could use FileUtils.touch or just File.open a filename
in write-mode. You can take a look at the documentation for
those classes by typing

ri FileUtils
ri File

On your command-line.

Thank you.

E

3

Hi,

For an empty file, I guess the easiest way would be:

Create a new file and write on it

begin
f=File::open(“test.txt”,“w”)
rescue SystemCallError
puts “Problem with File::open #1”
#… something went wrong…
else
f.close
end

The file will be closed afterwards

begin
File::open("/etc/test.txt",“w”) do | f |
# Do somethinf with “f” …
end
rescue SystemCallError
# The file can’t be created
puts “Problem with File::open #2”
end

If all you want is create an empty file…

begin
File::open(“test.txt”,“w”) {}
rescue SystemCallError
# The file can’t be created
puts “Problem with File::open #3”
end

read “ri IO::open” for more info!

Merc.