"Kurt Euler" <keuler / portal.com> wrote in message > > How can I terminate the running of a program from within an iteration, but not leave the program? Use break > EG, In this code: IO.foreach("control.txt") { |x| field = x.chop.split("\t", -1) <Do stuff "A" here.> break if some_condition_is_met } <Do stuff "B" here.>