On 5/30/06, Askme Askmeo <pete777 / safe-mail.net> wrote:
> All,
>
> I was URL'd to this place after asking a XML question.
> Is this the right place for New to Ruby  ?
> What does a basic Ruby Application look like ?

Hi. Welcome. :)

This list is most often used for folks asking specific questions after
they've already tried a few things and done some research.

If you're brand new to Ruby, you might have a look at some of the
content here: http://www.ruby-doc.org/ .

Also, at the RubyGarden (http://www.rubygarden.org/) there's the faq:
http://www.rubygarden.org/faq/dispatch.cgi?controller=main&action=index
and the wiki: http://wiki.rubygarden.org/Ruby .

The faq for this mailing list is http://rubyhacker.com/clrFAQ.html .

You can try out running some Ruby code online (in your browser) here:
http://tryruby.hobix.com/ .

After learning the basics, you'll then probably start your application
(the one you describe below) by looking in the standard library to see
what's in there that can help you:

- obtain a page from a web site,
- parse the XML in it.

If what you need isn't in the standard library, you can usually find
what you need at RubyForge. There's also a site called the RAA (Ruby
Application Archive -- http://raa.ruby-lang.org/ ) that lists a lot of
available Ruby modules (which may not be listed at RubyForge I
presume).

Enjoy. :)

---John


> The only hands on expirience with making a GUI was a trial phase with
> REALbasic
> to get a grip on what programming is all about. They sent me here.
>
> I need to have a Application that obtains data from a XML web page and
> log that data to a txt log file everytime the web page auto updates
> itself.
>
> The purpose is to log sporting event results in real time.
> It would be a utility type Application to compliment other tasks and
> calculations done in Excel.
>
>
> Please paste URL/s to the next place if this is not the right place for
> brand newbies to Ruby.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Thanks
>
>
> falcon
>