From: Zach Dennis <zdennis@...>
Date: 2005-09-01T09:46:05+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby and WSH How?

Takashi Sano wrote:
> Hello Andres,
> 
> 2005/9/1, Andres M. Hidalgo <ahidalgo@bellatlantic.net>:
> 
>>Any ideas or links to Ruby and WSH(Windows Scripting Host)?
>>Can I use Ruby with .HTA(HTML for applications)?.

I have used Ruby and WSH. It is beautiful. Documentation is sparse, so 
trial and error is a must, although it is really straightforward stuff 
once you get used to it. Use Win32OLE to access WSH...

Example:
     require 'win32ole'
     wscript_shell = WIN32OLE.new( 'WScript.Shell' )
     wscript_shell.Popup( 'message', 0, 'title', 1 )

Most WSH commands are executed just like you would execute them in 
VBScript...

Here is an examle of how to get system drive information:
     require 'win32ole'
     drives = []
     file_system = WIN32OLE.new( 'Scripting.FileSystemObject' )
     file_system.Drives.each { |drv| drives << drv.DriveLetter }
     drives

If you want any more hardcore examples I'll see what I can dig up!

Zach