From: Kaspar Schiess Date: 2005-11-26T05:07:23+09:00 Subject: Re: system() on windows A small follow up... Looks like as soon as you have a pipe in the command, cmd.exe is invoked correctly: system 'echo | rails'. I came up with this after digging trough to the actual implementation and nosing around for quite a time ;) .. its of course nonsensical. k -- code manufacture & ruby lab at http://www.tua.ch/ruby