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I am trying to write a small little program that will currently run in
a command window (I will convert it later to GUI).

How do I request input from the user such as:

>>Please enter dollar amount:

I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to enter the
data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
understand how to get the prompt to display.

Thanks
Len Sumnler

Cit=E1t len <>:

> I am trying to write a small little program that will currently run in
> a command window (I will convert it later to GUI).
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> How do I request input from the user such as:
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> >>Please enter dollar amount:
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> I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to enter the
> data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
> understand how to get the prompt to display.
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> Thanks
> Len Sumnler
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Well, this isn't BASIC, gets isn't supposed to display a prompt. Go like =
this:

puts ">>>Please enter dollar amount:"
amount =3D gets

David Vallner

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Hi --

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 wrote:

> Cit=E1t len <>:
>
>> I am trying to write a small little program that will currently run in
>> a command window (I will convert it later to GUI).
>>
>> How do I request input from the user such as:
>>
>>>> Please enter dollar amount:
>>
>> I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to enter the
>> data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
>> understand how to get the prompt to display.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Len Sumnler
>>
>>
>>
>
>
> Well, this isn't BASIC, gets isn't supposed to display a prompt. Go like =
this:
>
> puts ">>>Please enter dollar amount:"
> amount =3D gets

Or use print instead of puts, if you want the input on the same line
as the prompt.


David

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David A. Black

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len wrote:
>
> How do I request input from the user such as:
>
> >>Please enter dollar amount:
>
> I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to enter the
> data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
> understand how to get the prompt to display.
>


STDOUT.sync=true
print '>> Please enter amount: $'
resp = STDIN.gets.chomp
puts resp # echo input
puts "\nYour acount balance is below $" << resp << " "

#-> Please enter amount: $12
#->
#-> Your acount balance is below $12


daz

On 12/08/05, daz <> wrote:
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> len wrote:
> >
> > How do I request input from the user such as:
> >
> > >>Please enter dollar amount:
> >
> > I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to enter the
> > data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
> > understand how to get the prompt to display.
> >
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> STDOUT.sync=3Dtrue
> print '>> Please enter amount: $'
> resp =3D STDIN.gets.chomp
> puts resp # echo input
> puts "\nYour acount balance is below $" << resp << " "
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> #-> Please enter amount: $12
> #->
> #-> Your acount balance is below $12
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> daz
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Or use the readline library, there you can even supply the prompt and
you get a ton of extras.

regards,

Brian

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STDOUT.sync =3D true isn't necessary in that snippet. Even though you
haven't output a newline, the outbuffer will get flushed as soon as
you call gets.

Bill

On 8/12/05, daz <> wrote:
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> len wrote:
> >
> > How do I request input from the user such as:
> >
> > >>Please enter dollar amount:
> >
> > I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to enter the
> > data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
> > understand how to get the prompt to display.
> >
>=20
>=20
> STDOUT.sync=3Dtrue
> print '>> Please enter amount: $'
> resp =3D STDIN.gets.chomp
> puts resp # echo input
> puts "\nYour acount balance is below $" << resp << " "
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> #-> Please enter amount: $12
> #->
> #-> Your acount balance is below $12
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>=20
> daz
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Bill Atkins

len wrote:
> I am trying to write a small little program that will currently run in
> a command window (I will convert it later to GUI).
>
> How do I request input from the user such as:
>
> >>Please enter dollar amount:
>
> I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to enter the
> data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
> understand how to get the prompt to display.
>
> Thanks
> Len Sumnler

Thanks everyone for your responses. At this time, and with my level of
experience (none), I think the option I am looking for is the "puts"
command.

Again thanks everyone for your responses I have copied all of them for
future reference.

Len Sumnler

You'd probably want

puts "Please enter dollar amount":
gets line


Julian.


On 13/08/2005, at 12:41 AM, len wrote:

> len wrote:
>
>> I am trying to write a small little program that will currently
>> run in
>> a command window (I will convert it later to GUI).
>>
>> How do I request input from the user such as:
>>
>>
>>>> Please enter dollar amount:
>>>>
>>
>> I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to
>> enter the
>> data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
>> understand how to get the prompt to display.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Len Sumnler
>>
>
> Thanks everyone for your responses. At this time, and with my
> level of
> experience (none), I think the option I am looking for is the "puts"
> command.
>
> Again thanks everyone for your responses I have copied all of them for
> future reference.
>
> Len Sumnler
>
>
>

Bill Atkins wrote:

> STDOUT.sync = true isn't necessary in that snippet. Even though you
> haven't output a newline, the outbuffer will get flushed as soon as
> you call gets.


That's not a feature of Ruby 1.8.2
You may be describing *nix behaviour ?

On Windows, it looks as if the program is hanging unless #sync of #flush
is used.

[What's worrying is that I can't manage to spell acccount]


daz

Hi --

On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, Julian Leviston wrote:

> You'd probably want
>
> puts "Please enter dollar amount":
> gets line

I doubt it, unless you've got some reason to expect the input to
terminate with whatever line contains


David

> Julian.
>
>
> On 13/08/2005, at 12:41 AM, len wrote:
>
>> len wrote:
>>
>>> I am trying to write a small little program that will currently run in
>>> a command window (I will convert it later to GUI).
>>>
>>> How do I request input from the user such as:
>>>
>>>
>>>>> Please enter dollar amount:
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I would like the prompt to display and the user to be able to enter the
>>> data after the prompt. I thought "gets" would do it but I don't
>>> understand how to get the prompt to display.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Len Sumnler
>>>
>>
>> Thanks everyone for your responses. At this time, and with my level of
>> experience (none), I think the option I am looking for is the "puts"
>> command.
>>
>> Again thanks everyone for your responses I have copied all of them for
>> future reference.
>>
>> Len Sumnler
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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