From: "myjpa1@..." <myjpa1@...>
Date: 2006-08-02T12:25:09+09:00
Subject: Re: Embedded Ruby Question

As a matter of fact, ruby's interpreter accepts the switch '-e' to
execute any string following it as ruby source code.

for instance, when you entered as following,
  ruby -e "puts 5"
the console would output 5.

you may execute such shell command in C/C++.
may it be of help.

Brian Campbell wrote:
> Hi Timothy,
>
> Thanks for the reply!
>
> Yes, I have the Pickaxe 2.  Unfortunately, it doesn't describe/document,
> what I need to do.  It describes how to embed the interpreter, call/execute
> Ruby from an existing file, extend Ruby via C/C++, but it does not describe
> how to pass a string that is Ruby code from C++ to the interpreter and have
> it execute.  That's what I need.
>
> Thanks.
>
> -Brian
>
> --------------------
> Brian E Campbell
> becampbel@hotmail.com
>
>
>
>
> >From: "Timothy Goddard" <interfecus@gmail.com>
> >Reply-To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> >To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org (ruby-talk ML)
> >Subject: Re: Embedded Ruby Question
> >Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:50:10 +0900
> >
> >There's a good section on embedding Ruby in the Pickaxe 2. You have to
> >be extremely careful with some aspects of it, especially if you use
> >threads (the Ruby interpreter is not currently thread safe).
> >
> >Brian Campbell wrote:
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > I want to embed Ruby in my C++ application.  I'd like to read one or
> >more
> > > Ruby scripts stored in my RDBMS, pass the Ruby script as a string (not a
> > > file name) to the interpreter, and have it execute the code.  Is this
> > > possible?  If so, is there a URL that describes how to do this or shows
> >an
> > > example?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > -Brian
> > >
> > > --------------------
> > > Brian E Campbell
> > > becampbel@hotmail.com
> >
> >