On Thu, 9 Nov 2006, Chris Mueller wrote: > i suppose there's a one-liner that you write before you can think "ruby" > doesn't it ??? My favourite cheat is.... $ irb irb(main):001:0> %w{hi you guys} => ["hi", "you", "guys"] irb(main):002:0> Not quite as much as a cheat as you think.... People keep creating small ugly special purpose once off data languages like xml, csv, yaml,... Unless there is a pressing need to store in language neutral format, for pity sake don't. Just store your data as plain old ruby. Simpler and more expressive. John Carter Phone : (64)(3) 358 6639 Tait Electronics Fax : (64)(3) 359 4632 PO Box 1645 Christchurch Email : john.carter / tait.co.nz New Zealand