# RSpec problems on a toy program/script

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-problems-on-a-toy-program-script/146253>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [August 19, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-problems-on-a-toy-program-script/146253 "2008-08-19T14:27:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\
**Post date:** [August 19, 2008, 2:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-problems-on-a-toy-program-script/146253/1 "2008-08-19T14:27:32Z")

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I’m running WinXP-Pro/SP2 with:  
• ruby 1.8.6 (2007-09-24 patchlevel 111) [i386-mswin32]  
• RSpec-1.1.4 (build 20080526202855) - BDD for Ruby

I posted as [http://www.pastie.org/pastes/255594:](http://www.pastie.org/pastes/255594:)  
• BankAccount\_for\_RSpec.rb, a toy program for opening and using a bank  
account  
• TestBankAccount.rb, an attempted RSpec script to test the  
aforementioned program  
• Error messages for the latter script

I followed David C.’s suggestions at  
[http://blog.davidchelimsky.net/articles/2007/10/22/plain-text-stories-on-rails](http://blog.davidchelimsky.net/articles/2007/10/22/plain-text-stories-on-rails).  
I got a lot of syntax errors such as:  
• “:” unexpected  
• Parentheses for arguments required

I addressed those whiney complaints to arrive at the slimmed down  
version that I posted. Now I’m stuck with error messages I don’t know  
how to deal with. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

Regards,  
Richard

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**Author:** ![RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RichardOnRails](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/RichardOnRails)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2008, 7:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rspec-problems-on-a-toy-program-script/146253/2 "2008-08-20T07:00:39Z")

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I found a great site that answers all the questions I raised here, and  
more:  
[http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-rspec/](http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/web/library/wa-rspec/)

On Aug 19, 8:26 am, RichardOnRails