# Please Help I'm new in Ruby -- Input Problem **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 15, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-im-new-in-ruby-input-problem/181663 "2010-01-15T16:35:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4bbf92/32.png) [@nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nollysizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-im-new-in-ruby-input-problem/181663/1 "2010-01-15T16:35:35Z")
Hi, I’m interested to learn this language. I’m using Eclipse with Ruby plugin. I encountered this problem. I place this code (got from an internet site): def addtwo(a, b) a + b; # return a + b end print "Please enter number 1 : "; val1 = gets; print "Please enter number 2 : "; val2 = gets; print "Answer : " , (val1.to\_i + val2.to\_i), “\n”; It actually works! But the this is when I run this, the console doesn’t show the first print (print "Please enter number 1 : "😉 it waits for me to place a number, then another number before it shows the print. See below: 1 2 Please enter number 1 : Please enter number 2 : Answer : 3 Please help me. Thank you! Nolly ---
**Author:** ![nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4bbf92/32.png) [@nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nollysizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-im-new-in-ruby-input-problem/181663/2 "2010-01-15T17:07:46Z")
Nolly Mejia wrote: > Hi, > > I’m interested to learn this language. I’m using Eclipse with Ruby > plugin. I encountered this problem. I place this code (got from an > internet site): > > def addtwo(a, b) > a + b; # return a + b > end > > print "Please enter number 1 : "; > > val1 = gets; > print "Please enter number 2 : "; > val2 = gets; > print "Answer : " , (val1.to\_i + val2.to\_i), “\n”; Whatever site this code came from can be considered untrustworthy. Clearly, whoever wrote it doesn’t know enough about Ruby to know that it’s considered poor style to put semicolons at the end of lines. And if they don’t know something that basic, what else are they screwing up? > It actually works! But the this is when I run this, the console doesn’t > show the first print (print "Please enter number 1 : "😉 it waits for me > to place a number, then another number before it shows the print. See > below: > > 1 > 2 > Please enter number 1 : Please enter number 2 : Answer : 3 > > Please help me. Your console output is probably being buffered by line. Try putting a \n in the string and see if that solves the problem. > Thank you! > Nolly Best, –Â Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4bbf92/32.png) [@nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nollysizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-im-new-in-ruby-input-problem/181663/3 "2010-01-15T17:37:56Z")
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010, Nolly Mejia wrote: > > [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) > > Please enter number 1 : > > Please enter number 2 : > > Answer : 5 > > I have Final Report on my class, regarding aspiring programming > language. I hope some one can find way. Try replacing print with puts It does look as though your output is being buffered. Which is odd. You may need to add explicit STDOUT.flush after your print statements. Matt ---
**Author:** ![nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4bbf92/32.png) [@nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nollysizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-im-new-in-ruby-input-problem/181663/4 "2010-01-15T19:09:40Z")
Matthew K. Williams wrote: > On Sat, 16 Jan 2010, Nolly Mejia wrote: > > > > [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) > > > Please enter number 1 : > > > Please enter number 2 : > > > Answer : 5 > > > > I have Final Report on my class, regarding aspiring programming > > language. I hope some one can find way. > > Try replacing print with puts > > It does look as though your output is being buffered. Which is odd. > You may need to add explicit STDOUT.flush after your print statements. > > Matt Hi Matt, GREAT! It works…thanks for helping me.=D ---
**Author:** ![nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4bbf92/32.png) [@nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nollysizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-im-new-in-ruby-input-problem/181663/5 "2010-01-15T19:19:12Z")
On Sat, 16 Jan 2010, Nolly Mejia wrote: > > > > GREAT! It works…thanks for helping me.=D > Most welcome. Hope you enjoy your exploration of Ruby! > Matt ---
**Author:** ![nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/4bbf92/32.png) [@nollysizzle](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/nollysizzle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/please-help-im-new-in-ruby-input-problem/181663/6 "2010-01-15T17:28:18Z")
> Your console output is probably being buffered by line. Try putting a > \n in the string and see if that solves the problem. > > > Thank you! > > Nolly > > Best, > –Â > Marnen Laibow-Koser > [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid Hi Marnen, Thank you for helping I really appreciate, but I still have the same problem. Here’s the output when I placed \n 3 2 Please enter number 1 : Please enter number 2 : Answer : 5 I have Final Report on my class, regarding aspiring programming language. I hope some one can find way.