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Ruby

Michael Walker
Michael Walker
598 Points
Posted by Michael Walker
Michael Walker
598 Points

Error msg "private method 'print' called for File:Class"

I am trying to write content to a new file using the post method. The file is created, however, it is blank.

1 Answer

Daniel Vigil
Daniel Vigil
26,473 Points
Daniel Vigil
Daniel Vigil
26,473 Points

Try using the write or puts method as in the following example. 

# open and write to a file with ruby
open('myfile.out', 'w') { |f|
  f.puts "Hello, world."
}
Michael Walker
Michael Walker
598 Points
Michael Walker
Michael Walker
598 Points

Daniel, thank you very much! This worked. I was able to post my title and data from my input box, on my webpage, into a file.