On Tue, Oct 19, 2004 at 01:15:56PM +0900, David G. Andersen scribed: > > while (line = get_next_line) > ** something = res.fetch_row > .. do some work > end > end btw, someone asked about any error message from this. Nothing gets caught by a begin/rescue/end around the fetch_row operation, but checking the mysql error explicitly indicates 2013: Lost connection to MySQL server during query ... which sounds a lot like the file descriptor getting closed out from underneath it. The question still remains, though - my bug, or ruby's? :) Still mystified, -Dave -- work: dga / lcs.mit.edu me: dga / pobox.com MIT Laboratory for Computer Science http://www.angio.net/