Brian Candler wrote: > RK Sentinel wrote: > >> str[0] no longer gives a Fixnum. So now the reader is wondering: how do >> i get my Fixnum. >> > > "a".ord > >>> 97 >>> And that, folks, is how I EXPECTED things to work, when I first came to Ruby. t. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tom Cloyd, MS MA, LMHC - Private practice Psychotherapist Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A: (360) 920-1226 << tc / tomcloyd.com >> (email) << TomCloyd.com >> (website) << sleightmind.wordpress.com >> (mental health weblog) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~