# A problem in ruby

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-problem-in-ruby/107220>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 19, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-problem-in-ruby/107220 "2007-06-19T11:33:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![nirmala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@nirmala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nirmala)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 11:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-problem-in-ruby/107220/1 "2007-06-19T11:33:57Z")

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how to write a program in ruby that maintains key value pairs read out  
of a file and enables a user to search for any value of a key provided  
by the users.

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**Author:** ![nirmala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/7feea3/32.png) [@nirmala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nirmala)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-problem-in-ruby/107220/2 "2007-06-19T13:02:17Z")

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nirmala wrote:

> how to write a program in ruby that maintains key value pairs read out  
> of a file and enables a user to search for any value of a key provided  
> by the users.

[http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/CSV.html](http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/CSV.html)  
[http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Hash.html](http://ruby-doc.org/core/classes/Hash.html)  
[http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/](http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/)