I think you're going to want to look into using yaml instead of flat text files. You'll want to start by looking here.
http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib-1.8.7/libdoc/yaml/rdoc/YAML.html#method-c-parser On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 2:26:05 PM UTC-4, JimJamie wrote: > > I'm using Watir with Ruby 1.86. > > I have a properties file that I point to when I fire up a Watir script. > > properties = > TemplateProperties.new("../properties/template_properties.txt") > > Then it uses this: > > b.goto(properties.getUrl) > > to pull the correct url. I use several. > > When I attempt to fire up a Watir script I do not get the website that I'm > looking for when I use the url in my previous (original) post, given to me > today to test with. > When I copy and paste the url into the browser address bar it works fine. > When I copy and paste the url into the browser address bar, up to the > first = sign I get the same result as when I try to fire it up in Watir. > So, I'm pretty sure Watir/Ruby interprets the = as something else. (like, > oh this must be a new row) > I did some research before I posted. > Someone else had a similar issue where the equals sign was replaced with > something like %3D. It worked for them, not for me. > > > On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:05 PM, Željko Filipin > <zeljko....@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> How is this related to Watir? I have no idea what you are talking about. >> Moar context, please. :) >> >> Željko >> -- >> https://leanpub.com/watirbook >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 5:59 PM, JimJamie <jbail...@gmail.com<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> >>> It seems to stop looking at the first equal sign. >>> Is there a way to rewrite the equals sign and get the same result? >>> I have something like this in my properties file. >>> >>> #url= >>> http://FooBar.com/Portal/quote?source=club&clubcode=412&state=CA&zipcode=90210 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- >>> Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search >>> before you ask, be nice. >>> >>> watir-...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>> http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general >>> watir-genera...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >>> >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "Watir General" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to watir-genera...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> -- >> Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search >> before you ask, be nice. >> >> watir-...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general >> watir-genera...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Watir General" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/watir-general/u5fJr43D74Y/unsubscribe?hl=en >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> watir-genera...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. watir-general@googlegroups.com http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Watir General" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to watir-general+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
