From: Robert Klemme <shortcutter@...>
Date: 2007-05-07T20:15:09+09:00
Subject: Re: command interpretation

On 07.05.2007 12:43, Martin Krischik wrote:
> Hallo,
> 
> I searched high and low to find how "command interpretation" actually 
> works. But all I found is [1]:
> 
>  `echo command interpretation with interpolation and backslashes`
>  %x(echo command interpretation with interpolation and backslashes)
> 
> Now, this does not explain what kind of interpolation is done and more 
> importantly: How to switch interpolation off.
> 
> Background: I use ruby on the vms operating system and I want to run the 
> following test command:
> 
>  x = �WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$TRNLNM("SOURCE")�
> 
> But all I get is:
> 
> test.ruby:8: warning: parenthesize argument(s) for future version
> test.ruby:8: parse error
>  x = �WRITE SYS$OUTPUT F$TRNLNM("SOURCE")�
>                         ^
>  From which I deduct that some "magic" is done with the $ character 
> which I don't want.
> 
> Martin
> [1] 
> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ruby_Programming/Syntax/Literals#Interpolation

Use system with multiple arguments.  I think that should help.

	robert