# Problem with input value

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-input-value/120506>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [November 17, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-input-value/120506 "2007-11-17T18:11:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ecae2f/32.png) [@blitzer](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blitzer)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2007, 6:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-input-value/120506/1 "2007-11-17T18:11:54Z")

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I want to know how to get input value in Ruby??  
don’t use GUI I use

print "Enter ID : "  
id = gets.to\_i

it can work in cmd but in many IDE it doesn’t work :’(  
how can I do it??