Robert Klemme wrote:

> If I understood you properly:
> 
> # untested
> last_name = nil
> io = nil
> begin
>    data.sort_by {|d| d.location}.each do |d|
>      output_filename = "#{d.location}.txt"
> 
>      unless output_filename == last_name
>        io.close rescue nil
>        io = File.open(output_filename, "a")
>      end
> 
>      io.puts d.file_name
> ensure
>    io.close rescue nil
> end


Yes, that looks like just the job, thanks. I was trying something 
similar but without the begin/ensure/end block and that is presumably 
why I was having difficulty.
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