From: Konrad Meyer <konrad@...>
Date: 2007-09-05T03:47:33+09:00
Subject: Re: running ruby

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On Tuesday 04 September 2007 11:20:05 am yahdoco wrote:
> Hi Everyone...I am a very new ruby user. I have downloaded ruby to my
> computer (windows98). I have a ruby icon on my desktop with the name
> hello. In the notepad part of the icon (hello.rb) are the following
> words:
>=20
> #generate some simple output (comment)
> puts "Hello World"
>=20
> When I click on the icon, a small screen appears with the name ruby.
> The screen in visible for a few seconds. Then it disappears. The
> screen is black and the words on it are white. I can't read the words
> because the screen disappears too quickly.
>=20
> How can I make the screen stay visible until I choose to click it off?
> How can I change the screen so that the words are in black letters on
> a white background?
>=20
> Thanks for your help. Yahdoco

Go to the start menu > Run, and type "cmd" (sans quotation marks). This
should open a command prompt you can use to run it ("ruby hello.rb").

Hope it helps,

=2D-=20
Konrad Meyer <konrad@tylerc.org> http://konrad.sobertillnoon.com/

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