REXML and doc.write to a file

[aidy]

Hello,

I have written some XML that outputs well to a stream

doc.write($stdout, 1)
=>
<testresults>
<test id='ST_MSE_3'>
<pass>PASS</pass>
</test>
</testresults>

However, I am trying to write the output to a file

doc.write(File.open("C:\test_results.xml","w"))

but no file is created.

Thanks for the help

Aidy

 

[Kenosis]

Any chance you need to escape your blackslash in the file path? If so,
and you're not, you could be creating a strange file perhaps in the
current directory: your path reads c:\t..., which would escape the 't'.
I don't have a windows box at hand to try if for you. Hope this
helps.

Ken

 

[Robert Klemme]

Also, rather do

File.open("C:\\test_results.xml","w") {|io| doc.write io}

to ensure proper closing of the file. (This might btw also be the
reason why you don't see the file contents being written.)

Kind regards

robert