gistfile1.rb

require 'open-uri'

page = "podcasts"
file_name = page + ".html"

web_page = open("http://pragprog.com/" + page)
output = File.open(file_name, "w")

begin
	while line = web_page.gets
		output.puts line
	end
	output.close
rescue Exception
	STDERR.puts "Failed to download #{page}: #{$!}"
	output.close
	File.delete(file_name)
	raise
end