From: clem@... (Tim Clemons)
Date: 2001-08-11T03:22:51+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:19500] Ruby running as an NT service

Hi,

I'm looking to install a Ruby script on several Windows systems.  I'd
prefer this script to run as a service so that it becomes available on
startup.

Looking through the MSDN documentation, it appears that implementing
this requires a library of handlers written in C.  While I could use
the Embedded Ruby API to create a hybrid solution, I'd really prefer
to have the entire solution written in Ruby.  Interpreted languages
are just far too handy.

Does anyone know of a means to have Ruby methods accessible as a .DLL
library?  Is there some other means to launch scripts (perhaps .BAT
files) as a service?

Appreciate the help.

    -- Tim.
-- 
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one
persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends
on the unreasonable man.  -- George Bernard Shaw