Create a file directory listing in XML
require 'rexml/document' include REXML class Xmldirectory def initialize end def create_directory_file file = File.new('dir.xml','w') doc = Document.new doc.add_element('dir') Dir["*.xml"].each do |x| entry = Element.new('file') entry.text = x doc.root.add_element entry end file.puts doc file.close end end