I can't create a file in Ruby [closed]

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I'm pretty new to Ruby. I want to create a file by writing:

file.new "test.txt", "w"

And de result is:

NameError: undefined local variable or method 'file' for main:Object from (irb):4 from c:/Ruby21/bin/irb:11:in '<main>'

I don't know what it means. And another question if I may: How do I say in what folder I want to save the file?

File not file, stackoverflow.com/questions/7911669/create-file-in-ruby — bruchowski
– bruchowski, Commented Oct 26, 2014 at 1:50

Matheus Moreira · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-26 01:51:48Z

You are writing file with a lower case f, which means you are accessing a local variable or a method. In order to access the File class, you must write it with a upper case F:

File.new 'test.txt', 'w' do |file| file.write 'Some text.' end

falsetru · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-26 01:51:22Z

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It should be File, not file.

File.new "test.txt", "w"

answered Oct 26, 2014 at 1:51

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Undo · Accepted Answer · 2014-10-26 01:51:30Z

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file isn't defined, you have to use File:

File.new "test.txt", "w"

answered Oct 26, 2014 at 1:51

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