API Problems with undefined method `each_char'

[jschnip]

I am trying to get the API working on a fresh install, however I can't get around the following error when doing a login:

login http://127.0.0.1/zabbix zabcon password

./cli_libs/argument_processor.rb:88:in `safe_split': undefined method `each_char' for "http://127.0.0.1/zabbix admin zabbix":String (NoMethodError)...

I did find a reference on the net to the undefined method 'each_char' with a workaround adding this to the cli_libs/argument_processor.rb:

require 'jcode'

Then the error changes to:

./zabbixapi.rb:143:in `initialize': undefined method `+' for nil:NilClass (NoMethodError)...

after looking at that line

@url=URI.parse(url+'/api_jsonrpc.php')

and trying a change to

@url=URI.parse('http://127.0.0.1/zabbix/api_jsonrpc.php')

the following error is thrown:

Login error, incorrect login information
Server: User: password:
./cli_libs/printer.rb:291:in `print': undefined method `[]' for false:FalseClass (NoMethodError)...

I'm wondering if anyone else has any ideas, because it doesn't seem like I can work around the problem. Wondering if its a version issue, etc?

Version Info:
centos 5.4
zabbix 1.8.1
ruby 1.8.5
gem 1.3.5

I have also tried the zabbixapi.rb (updating server, username, password)
and the first few commands seem to run fine, but then it errors on:

Getting by username, admin, number should be seen
zabbixapi.rb:250:in `do_request': ZbxAPI_GeneralError
from zabbixapi.rb:310:in `do_request'
from zabbixapi.rb:360:in `getid'
from zabbixapi.rb:837

[nelsonab]

I'll have a look in a little bit and get back to you.

[jschnip]

Thanks for offering to take a look - has anyone identified a possible cause &/or fix for this?

[nelsonab]

Interesting, I've not run into the jcode require before, but I can see how it can be a workaround.

As for the other component that looks like a new bug. I'll be fixing that shortly.