Copying values from a different file into variables

Ruby
#1

I would like to copy specific lines(contents) from file1 into file2.

File1 has following information:

browser = “firefox”
id = “[email protected]”
password= “12345678”
account = “Yes”

I want the following information in File2 :

@var1 = “firefox” (value of browser from File1)
@var2 = “[email protected]” (value of id from File1)
@var3 = “12345678” (value of password from File1)

How do i get this done using ruby. Please let me know if you require
more clarification on this front.

Cheers

#2

On Aug 18, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Shekar Ls wrote:

I would like to copy specific lines(contents) from file1 into file2.

You’d generally get more help if you try to do some of the work and
then post if/when you get stuck.

@var1 = “firefox” (value of browser from File1)
@var2 = “[email protected]” (value of id from File1)
@var3 = “12345678” (value of password from File1)

How do i get this done using ruby. Please let me know if you require
more clarification on this front.

I haven’t used ruby that long but something like

File.open(“file2”, “w”) do |f2|
count = 1
File.foreach(“file1”) do |line|
f2 << line.sub(/^[\w\s]+=/, “@var#{ count } =”)
count += 1
end
end

could work. (skipping the creation of @var4 for the “account” line is
left as an exercise for the OP)