From: Stefan Lang <langstefan@...>
Date: 2005-12-30T06:36:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Path Separator and Windows

On Thursday 29 December 2005 22:04, Justin Johnson wrote:
> Using ruby 1.8.2 on Windows XP, the path separator used for things
> like File.join is always / instead of \.  Is there a way to force
> ruby to use the correct path separator?

For ruby, "/" *is* the correct path separator. AFAIK, ruby
internally uses the slash as path separator on all platforms.

I recommend to use slashes and convert them to backslashes
when external programs are called. Perhaps a library can
help you; searching for "win" on RAA:

  http://raa.ruby-lang.org/search.rhtml?search=win

Kind regards,
  Stefan