From: Borislav Stanimirov Date: 2009-03-20T02:42:11+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:22960] [Bug #1304] Kernel#system bug Bug #1304: Kernel#system bug http://redmine.ruby-lang.org/issues/show/1304 Author: Borislav Stanimirov Status: Open, Priority: Normal Category: lib ruby -v: 1.9.1p0 To reproduce on Windows: Create a batch file with one argument in a folder that has a space in its name. In Ruby call: system('"c:\\your full path\\batchfile.bat" yourparam') It will behave as if the quotations are missing. (Error: c:\your is not recognized as a command...) ---------------------------------------- http://redmine.ruby-lang.org