From: "Stephan Kämper" <Stephan.Kaemper@...>
Date: 2005-07-21T18:55:56+09:00
Subject: Re: Seting up Ruby on XP (HELL)p

Hi,

Leevi Graham wrote:
> The problem i am having is installing rails.. Currently after installing 
> rails i type into the command line:
> 
> |gem install rails --remote
> 
> which returns the error:
> 
> 'gem' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable 
> program or batch file.
> 
> if i navigate to %/ruby/bin and type ||gem install rails --remote rails 
> will install... however i the have to create and run every application 
> form the ruby/bin directory. I mamanged to set up ruby and ruby on rails 
> on another box which creates a new rails app where ever i call "rails 
> newAppFolder", so i know its possible
> 
> any ideas...
> 

That sounds as if your PATH environment variable isn't set properly.

At a command line try

     echo %PATH%

or perhaps with a nicer output and using Ruby:

     ruby -e 'puts ENV["PATH"].split( ";" )'

"<wherever_you_installed_your_ruby>\ruby\bin" should be in that list, I 
think.

Hope that helps

Happy rubying

Stephan