file.rb

#!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
# prior to running create 2 files:
# touch appemail.rb
# touch appemaillb.rb
# selecting the first gives an ambiguous error
# basic_usage.rb
#
#  Created by James Edward Gray II on 2005-04-28.
#  Copyright 2005 Gray Productions. All rights reserved.

require "rubygems"
require "highline/import"
require "yaml"

contacts = [ ]


begin
  entry = Hash.new
  
  # basic output
  say("Enter a contact:")

  entry[:file] = ask("File? ", Pathname) do |q|
    #q.readline = true
  end
  # basic input

  contacts << entry
# shortcut for yes and no questions
end while agree("Enter another contact?  ", true)

if agree("Save these contacts?  ", true)
  file_name = "x"
  File.open("#{file_name}.yaml", "w") { |file| YAML.dump(contacts, file) }
end