[Wtr-general] I am having problems with assert -- undefined method `assert'

[Bret Pettichord]

Eva wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I used the following assert script from the logger example (test_logger1.rb)
>    begin
>         assert($ie.contains_text("Client") )
>         $logger.log("Passed. Found test string 'Client' ")
>         $logger.log_results("Employee Tests", "TEST PASSED.") #logs to both the XML file and corelogger
>    rescue => e
>         $logger.log("*FAILED*." + e.message + "\n" + e.backtrace.join("\n"))
>        $logger.log_results("Employee Tests", "TEST FAILED.")  #logs to both the XML file and corelogger  
>    end
>
> I receive this error
> *FAILED*.undefined method `assert' for main:Object
>   
We have found that the assert/rescue logic described here is both 
confusing and, if misunderstood, capable of creating horrible errors in 
scripts that allow errors to not be reported.

Consequently, I have revised these examples to avoid the assert/rescue 
logic. These are attached.

Bret
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