Output Source Code to Text document

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So I have a simple ruby script I created for an assignment and my
professor wants us to output the original source code to a formatted
text file.

As of now I have a started separate script opening the assignment as
read then I create a new file with writing privileges. But I'm not sure
what I do next.

All files are in the same project folder.

File.open("Assignment.rb", "r") do |file|
  new_file = File.new("sourcecode.txt", "w+")
  while line = file.gets
    new_file.puts
  end
end

I'm not entirely sure where to go to next,any help would greatly be
appreciated!

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Not sure what you mean by a "formatted" text file, but if you want to
copy the contents of one file to another...

File.write('output.txt', File.read('input.txt'))

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Ah, that's it. I was over complicating the task. That helped a lot.

Thank you!

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So I have a simple ruby script I created for an assignment and my
professor wants us to output the original source code to a formatted
text file.

As of now I have a started separate script opening the assignment as
read then I create a new file with writing privileges. But I'm not sure
what I do next.

That doesn't make *any* sense to me. You could copy the file using the
file manager of your operating system or the command line, but what for?

The Ruby source code essentially is a text file.
But what do you mean by a "formatted text file"???

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Am 29.10.2013 18:19, schrieb Bill Manning:

All files are in the same project folder.

File.open("Assignment.rb", "r") do |file|
  new_file = File.new("sourcecode.txt", "w+")
  while line = file.gets
    new_file.puts
  end
end

I'm not entirely sure where to go to next,any help would greatly be
appreciated!

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GitHub: stomar (Marcus Stollsteimer) · GitHub
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The Ruby source code essentially is a text file.
But what do you mean by a "formatted text file"???

What? You don't write your Ruby code in Microsoft Word?

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Not yet... but as soon as I get Word running under Wine on my
Linux machine I'll switch. Word is so much easier to use than vim...

:slight_smile:

Regards,
Marcus

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Am 02.11.2013 10:03, schrieb Andrew B.:

The Ruby source code essentially is a text file.
But what do you mean by a "formatted text file"???

What? You don't write your Ruby code in Microsoft Word?

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