Ruby CSV to XML Converter

This code will take an input CSV file and output XML. IT was easy to write, but I haven't found anything out there to do this. The first line of the CSV file should contain the element names.

	#!/usr/bin/ruby
	require 'csv'
	print "CSV file to read: "
	input_file = gets.chomp
	print "File to write XML to: "
	output_file = gets.chomp
	print "What to call each record: "
	record_name = gets.chomp
	csv = CSV::parse(File.open(input_file) {|f| f.read} )
	fields = csv.shift
	puts "Writing XML..."
	File.open(output_file, 'w') do |f|
	f.puts '<?xml version="1.0"?>'
	f.puts '<records>'
	csv.each do |record|
	f.puts " <#{record_name}>"
	for i in 0..(fields.length - 1)
	f.puts " <#{fields[i]}>#{record[i]}</#{fields[i]}>"
	end
	f.puts " </#{record_name}>"
	end
	f.puts '</records>'
	end # End file block - close file
	puts "Contents of #{input_file} written as XML to #{output_file}."

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