From: transfire@... Date: 2006-07-02T05:03:42+09:00 Subject: Re: How to open a console and ruby a ruby script from ruby? ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote: > On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 transfire@gmail.com wrote: > > > > > ara.t.how...@noaa.gov wrote: > >> On Sun, 2 Jul 2006 transfire@gmail.com wrote: > >> > >>> I know I can do > >>> > >>> system "ruby script.rb" > >>> > >>> But I want to open a console to run it in. > >> > >> you mean a pty? check out ext/pty, there's an example in there. > > > > I want a window to come up with a shell propmt (or dos on windows). > > you probably want something like Thanks. It worked!!!! Check out Ballyhoo balloon ;-) T.