Question
I'm trying to create a new file and things don't seem to be working as I expect them too. Here's what I've tried:
File.new "out.txt"
File.open "out.txt"
File.new "out.txt","w"
File.open "out.txt","w"
According to everything I've read online all of those should work but every single one of them gives me this:
ERRNO::ENOENT: No such file or directory - out.txt
This happens from IRB as well as a Ruby script. What am I missing?
Answer
Use:
File.open("out.txt", [your-option-string]) {|f| f.write("write your stuff here") }
where your options are:
r- Read only. The file must exist.w- Create an empty file for writing.a- Append to a file.The file is created if it does not exist.r+- Open a file for update both reading and writing. The file must exist.w+- Create an empty file for both reading and writing.a+- Open a file for reading and appending. The file is created if it does not exist.
In your case, 'w' is preferable.
OR you could have:
out_file = File.new("out.txt", "w")
#...
out_file.puts("write your stuff here")
#...
out_file.close
