From: "Berger, Daniel" <Daniel.Berger@...>
Date: 2005-09-13T23:23:38+09:00
Subject: Re: find executables on windows



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ara.T.Howard [mailto:Ara.T.Howard@noaa.gov] 
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 7:38 AM
> To: ruby-talk ML
> Subject: find executables on windows
> 
> 
> 
> in linux i'd do something (un-tested) like:
> 
>    def find_bin bin
>      bin = nil
>      path = ENV['PATH'].split File::PATH_SEPARATOR
>      path.each do |dir|
>        b = File::join dir, bin
>        return b if File::executable? b
>      end
>      bin
>    end
> 
> what would the equivalient be in windows?  should the above 
> work or do i need to check some other env vars?
> 
> cheers.

require "ptools"

File.which("ruby")