Did you try anything or just jump straight here to ask? puts "1. Do something here" puts "2. I want this" puts "3. Hmm" x = gets case x when "1" ... when "2" ... when "3" ... end Unless you're not including enough detail for a proper answer, a quick jaunt through any Ruby book/tutorial/website would get you at least this far. Jason On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 2:47 PM, Ruby Student <ruby.student / gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Team, > > Is there a way in Ruby to create primitive ASCII menus? > At this point I am shying away from GUI as everything outthere, in the GUI > world is too.... > I just want to know if I can create simple menus of the type: > > 1 - Enter 1 and press Enter to continue > 2 - Enter 2 or X and press Enter to exit > 3 - Etc. > > Thank you > > -- > Ruby Student >