From: Bill Kelly <billk@...>
Date: 2006-02-28T16:35:18+09:00
Subject: Re: how to run a ruby program from another one

From: "Navya Amerineni" <navyaamerineni@yahoo.com>
> 
> How can we run a a ruby program from another ruby program. I am
> working on one program where in i have to run another ruby program
> from it.

Hi,

Usually 

  result = `other_program`

or

  system("other_program")

or

  io = IO.popen("other_program", "r")  # or "w" if you want to write to it
  io.gets  # ... read stdout from other_program
  ...


Regards,

Bill