File.dirname(__FILE__) returns nil?

[Whaat]

Thread title says the problem. I received a support email and it seems as though this code is returning nil on his system. Has anyone experienced this and figured out why?

Thanks.

[TIG]

Is it inside a compiled rbs file or a rb file.
If it's used inside a rbs it might refer to the wrong 'variable', as its not then specific to that loading file.
What is the exact context ?

[Whaat]

@tig said:

Is it inside a compiled rbs file or a rb file.
If it's used inside a rbs it might refer to the wrong 'variable', as its not then specific to that loading file.
What is the exact context ?

It's in an RB file (I believe you have it ) that is located in the plugins/sketchuv folder:

The code inside the file is:

Sketchup.load(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__),"sketchuv.rbs"))

and the user is getting this error when SketchUp loads:

Error Loading File sketchuv_load.rb
(eval):3076:in `join': can't convert nil into String

I have since found out that the user is using SU8.1 and OSX 10 (not too helpful info)

[Dan Rathbun]

I don't think that is the line with the error.

Check in "sketchuv.rbs", around line 3075 (give or take a few lines,) for a join statement.

You need to note the line number, in the file that loads "sketchuv_load.rb" add 1 (for the 1 line in "sketchuv_load.rb",) then subtract that number of lines from the 3076 reported in the Sketchup.load error. That will give you a better idea of the number of lines into the rbs file, where the error should be.

[Whaat]

Weird, now the user says the problem is not occurring anymore without any explanation. Lovely!

Sorry for wasting your time Dan,TiG. Thanks for the help!