Solution: Mail Merge Birthday Invitation Cards
Run the solution and see these newly created files in the command-line interface.
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Solution
guest_list = ["Pokkle", "Angela", "Tonpa", "Toby", "Biscuit", "Mito", "Kate", "Renee", "Chloe", "Kelly", "Melody"] invitation = "Dear {{first_name}}, I am celebrating my 12th Birthday on the 1st of April! Come celebrate with me! Where: 42 Greed-Island Street, Yorkshin City When: 2PM to 5PM RSVP: 24th of March (0400-000-000 or rsvpjessica@example.com) Hope to see you there, Jessica." guest_list.each do |name| named_invitation = invitation.gsub("{{first_name}}", name) File.open("./files/#{name.downcase}_invitation.txt", "w").write(named_invitation) end puts "\n\nUse ls and cat commands to list and examine the created files."
Generating text files for the birthday invitation cards
Explanation
Line 1: An array containing the names of guests is created.
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