From: Karla Chubb <krazyk_91@...>
Date: 2006-07-23T02:43:42+09:00
Subject: Re: Im a newb so please help!

unknown wrote:
> On 7/22/06, Karla Chubb <krazyk_91@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Okay so i just got a book call 'Learn to Program' by Chris Pine.
>> He suggests using Ruby Interpreter to run any programs i make.
>> So the first program he explains to make is a number one.
>> I use SciTE text editor and i wrote puts 1+2 and saved it as calc.rb
>> just as he said. So he tells me to run it so i go to run and type in
>> ruby calc.rb just like he says and something is supposed to come up and
>> say 3 but all my pc does is quickly flash my command prompt and then
>> nothing happens! How can i fix this? What am i doing wrong?
> 
> "go to run and type in", so you're on some version of Windows?  Then,
> go to run and type either 'command' or 'cmd' to open your command
> shell first.  Then in the prompt, type 'ruby calc.rb' (depending on 
> where
> your file is saved you will need to change to the correct directory 
> first,
> e.g. 'cd Desktop' then 'ruby calc.rb').

ok thanks it worked!


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