csv to array to txt

output.rb

require 'date'
require 'csv'

class Post <

  # a Person has a first name, last name, and city
  Struct.new(:title, :link, :cats, :publish_date, :avg_rating, :comments, :votes, :username, :specialty, :pop)

end

# define an array to hold the all the posts of the week
posts = Array.new

#asks me what the file name for the week is and removes enter
csv = gets.chomp

# open csv file and then grab each field, skipping top row of field names
CSV.foreach(csv) {|fields|
  if fields[0] == 'Post ID' then
    next
  end
  
  # create a new Post constructor object
  p = Post.new
  #methods after field object to get rid of double-quotes and blanks
  p.title = fields[1].tr_s('"', '').strip
  p.link = fields[2].tr_s('"', '').strip
  p.cats = fields[3].tr_s('"', '').strip
  #taking the hours and minutes off the date field
  date = fields[4].split(' ')[0]
  #then convert that date variable to the ruby Date object
  p.publish_date =  Date.parse(date)
  p.avg_rating = fields[5].tr_s('"', '').strip.to_f
  p.comments = fields[7].tr_s('"', '').strip.to_i
  p.votes = fields[9].tr_s('"', '').strip.to_i
  p.username = fields[12].tr_s('"', '').strip
  #for non-physician accounts a nil value of specialty appears which this skips
  if fields[16].nil? then
    next
  end
  p.specialty = fields[16].tr_s('"', '').strip
  #puts the items p into the array posts
  posts.push(p)
}

#puts posts - verified the array output

File.open("output.txt", 'w') do |f|
 posts.each do |link, title, cats, username, publish_date, comments, votes|
    f.puts %|<a href="#{p.link}"><strong>#{p.title}</strong></a>
   <br>Summary space.
    <br>Posted in #{p.cats}
   <br>Authored by #{p.username} on #{p.publish_date} with  #{p.comments} Comments and #{p.votes} Votes
|
  end
end