Jeff Singer schrieb: > > The error I get no matter how I format the name of the file is: > project.rb:177:in `initialize': Invalid argument - > *whatever_I_just_typed* (Errno::EINVAL) Hi Jeff, "gets" returns the string you entered *including* the CR, try p filename alter line 176. If you remove the trailing CR with filename = gets.chomp it should work. Regards, Pit