From: Kevin Skrenes <kevin.skrenes@...>
Date: 2007-03-17T06:25:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Executing shell commands from Ruby...  again.

Jan Friedrich wrote:
> How about this:
> 
> # -- BEGIN OF EXAMPLE
> 
> # setting command, param, input, output
> # ...
> cmd = <<END_OF_STRING
> echo off
> cd path\executabledir
> #{command} -S #{param} #{input} #{output}
> END_OF_STRING
> 
> system(cmd)
> 
> # -- END OF EXAMPLE

That makes perfect sense, but for some reason I'm getting this error:
: can't find string "END_OF_STRING" anywhere before EOF
: syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting tSTRING_CONTENT or 
tSTRING_DBEG or tSTRING_DVAR or tSTRING_END

I'm still working on it, but this solution seems to be ideal as long as 
I can get it to function properly.

Alex, you're exactly right, I certainly have no problems using variables 
to construct a String. :) I was merely saying that the batch file 
solution was insufficient because I can't create its content 
dynamically.  Thanks for your reply, I'll check out the file you 
provided.

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