a generic insert statement builder that takes a table name, an array of keys and an array of values as arguments

build_insert_statement.rb

def build_insert_statement(table,keys,values)
  raise "keys must be an Array" unless keys.kind_of? Array 
  raise "values must be an Array" unless values.kind_of? Array 
  raise "table name must be a String" unless table.kind_of? String 
  statement = "INSERT INTO #{table}("
  keys.each do |k|
    statement << "#{k},"
  end
  statement.chop! << ") VALUES("
  # ))<>(( huh huh
  values.each do |v|
    statement << "#{v},"
  end
  statement.chop! << ")"
  return statement
end