# Help please with REXML **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [July 16, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-please-with-rexml/191687 "2010-07-16T07:23:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-please-with-rexml/191687/1 "2010-07-16T07:23:53Z")
hello, I am trying to make a simple ruby script that can look at a set of xml files, and make a set of folders based on the content of the XML files. As it stands I can import the data with REXML, but when I run the script I get a set of errors(I posted below the code) talking about TypeError. Take a look below and let me know what you think… **CODE** \_ #!/usr/bin/ruby require ‘rexml/document’ include REXML jnumber\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_j\_number.xml”) jname\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_j\_name.xml”) cnumber\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_cnumber.xml”) cname\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_c\_name.xml”) jnumber\_file = Document.new(jnumber\_file) jname\_file = Document.new(jname\_file) cnumber\_file = Document.new(cnumber\_file) cname\_file = Document.new(cname\_file) puts jnumber\_file puts jname\_file puts cnumbe\_file puts cname\_file class Job attr\_accessor :client\_num, :client\_name, :job\_num, :job\_name; def generate\_files() # print “Client Num is " + @client\_num.to\_s + “\n” client\_dir = @client\_num.to\_s + “_" + @client\_name job\_dir = @job\_num.to\_s + "_” + @job\_name if(! File.exist?(client\_dir)) Dir.mkdir(client\_dir); end Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+”/"+job\_dir); ``` Dir.mkdir(client_dir+"/"+job_dir+"/parent"); Dir.mkdir(client_dir+"/"+job_dir+"/parent/old"); Dir.mkdir(client_dir+"/"+job_dir+"/parent/current"); Dir.mkdir(client_dir+"/"+job_dir+"/children"); Dir.mkdir(client_dir+"/"+job_dir+"/children/old"); Dir.mkdir(client_dir+"/"+job_dir+"/children/current"); ``` end end j = Job.new j.client\_name = cname j.client\_num = cnumberfile j.job\_name = cname j.job\_num = jname\_file j.generate\_files() \_\_\__ **END CODE** _ **ERROE** director\_v3.rb:28:in `+': can't convert REXML::Document into String (TypeError) from director_v4.rb:28:in`generate\_files’ from director\_v4.rb:50 \_\_\_\_ **END ERROR** Anything yall can see to help would be awsome! Thanks ---
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 8:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-please-with-rexml/191687/2 "2010-07-16T08:17:04Z")
If you can afford the time to install Nokogiri, this might be a good direction to take. It has better mindshare at the moment. Anyways, could you re-run with the formatting below? (One typo found). MarkT #================================= require ‘rexml/document’ include REXML class Job attr\_accessor :client\_num, :client\_name, :job\_num, :job\_name def generate\_files() client\_dir = @client\_num.to\_s + “_" + @client\_name job\_dir = @job\_num.to\_s + "_” + @job\_name unless File.exist?(client\_dir) then Dir.mkdir(client\_dir) end Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir) Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/parent") Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/parent/old") Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/parent/current") Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/children") Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/children/old") Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/children/current") end end def declareFiles jnumber\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_j\_number.xml”) jname\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_j\_name.xml”) cnumber\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_cnumber.xml”) cname\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_c\_name.xml”) jnumber\_file = Document.new(jnumber\_file) jname\_file = Document.new(jname\_file) cnumber\_file = Document.new(cnumber\_file) cname\_file = Document.new(cname\_file) end j = Job.new j.client\_name = cname j.client\_num = cnumberfile j.job\_name = cname j.job\_num = jname\_file j.declareFiles puts jnumber\_file, jname\_file, cnumber\_file, cname\_file j.generate\_files() #================================= ---
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-please-with-rexml/191687/3 "2010-07-16T09:22:32Z")
Thank you for you help! Sadly this didn’t end up working I got errors (posted below) **ERROR** \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ undefined local variable or method `cnumber\_file’ for main:Object (NameError) **END ERROR** \_\_\_\_ again sorry for the newness and thanks!!! fro your help > #================================= > require ‘rexml/document’ > include REXML > class Job > attr\_accessor :client\_num, :client\_name, :job\_num, :job\_name > > def generate\_files() > client\_dir = @client\_num.to\_s + “_" + @client\_name > job\_dir = @job\_num.to\_s + "_” + @job\_name > unless File.exist?(client\_dir) then Dir.mkdir(client\_dir) end > Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir) > Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/parent") > Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/parent/old") > Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/parent/current") > Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/children") > Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/children/old") > Dir.mkdir(client\_dir+"/"+job\_dir+"/children/current") end end > > def declareFiles > jnumber\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_j\_number.xml”) > jname\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_j\_name.xml”) > cnumber\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_cnumber.xml”) > cname\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_c\_name.xml”) > jnumber\_file = Document.new(jnumber\_file) > jname\_file = Document.new(jname\_file) > cnumber\_file = Document.new(cnumber\_file) > cname\_file = Document.new(cname\_file) end > > j = Job.new > j.client\_name = cname > j.client\_num = cnumberfile > j.job\_name = cname > j.job\_num = jname\_file > j.declareFiles > puts jnumber\_file, jname\_file, cnumber\_file, cname\_file > j.generate\_files() > #================================= ---
**Author:** ![glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/94ad74/32.png) [@glenatron](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/glenatron)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-please-with-rexml/191687/4 "2010-07-16T16:03:45Z")
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 1:23 AM, Ben M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > hello, > > I am trying to make a simple ruby script that can look at a set of xml > files, and make a set of folders based on the content of the XML files. > As it stands I can import the data with REXML, but when I run the script > I get a set of errors(I posted below the code) talking about TypeError. > > Take a look below and let me know what you think… $ ruby /tmp/code\_below /tmp/code\_below:6:in `initialize': No such file or directory - XML_EXPORT/export_j_number.xml (Errno::ENOENT) from /tmp/code_below:6:in `new’ from /tmp/code\_below:6 Beyond that, is the posted code the same code that produced your sample output? 44 j.client\_name = cname 46 j.job\_name = cname But, cname is never set to anything before this point (or after). 9 cname\_file = File.new(“XML\_EXPORT/export\_c\_name.xml”) 14 cname\_file = Document.new(cname\_file) 19 puts cname\_file But, cname\_file is never used after this point. 18 puts cnumbe\_file There is no cnumbe\_file. 26 client\_dir = @client\_num.to\_s + “\_” + @client\_name @client\_num comes from: 45 j.client\_num = cnumberfile 13 cnumber\_file = Document.new(cnumber\_file) @client\_name comes from: 44 j.client\_name = cname Should that have been?: 44 j.client\_name = cname\_file 14 cname\_file = Document.new(cname\_file) So, in line 26 we have something like: 26 client\_dir = REXML::Document.to\_s + “_" + REXML::Document 26 client\_dir = + "_” + REXML::Document 26 client\_dir = + REXML::Document TypeError: can’t convert REXML::Document into String