From: Tom Reilly <w3gat@...>
Date: 2007-11-28T09:49:02+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby on Vista problems

You may have something set up wrong though I can't tell you what exactly.
I've been using ruby for all kinds of things including the net:ftp, 
net:html and some others without any problem.
So it is feasible to do.  Also no problem with majik and some of the 
other jems either
I've not had any problem with SciTE either.

Wish you luck.

Tom Reilly

 I'm using vista and the latest windows install of ruby.Arto Kalishian 
wrote:
> I have problems running the latest Ruby 1.8.6 on Windows Vista, and this
> is (my guess) due to permission problems.
>
> first of all.. after writing the code in SciTE and pressing GO (build)
> the command prompt will appear for a second and disappear.
>
> So I open cmd.exe in administrator mode and run my code.rb from there,
> and it would work.. but then again..
>
> the following code would give an error:
>
> require': no such file to load --  yaml (LoadError)
>         from
> c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `re
> quire'
>         from test_env.rb:1
>
> I loved Ruby from first sight to the point that I started to hate VB
> 2005 Express. But VB Express 2005, is to my dissapointment much more
> compatible and easier to use on Windows Vista than Ruby. So I beg of you
> tell me of a clean and neat way to install Ruby on Vista without
> encountering problems. Thanks, arto
>
> ================
> require ' yaml' # Told you it was easy.
>
> test_array = [' Give Quiche A Chance' ,
> ' Mutants Out!' ,
> ' Chameleonic Life-Forms, No Thanks' ]
>
> # Here' s half of the magic:
>
> test_string = test_array.to_yaml
>
> # You see? Kind of like "to_s", and it is in fact a string,
> # but it' s a YAML description of "test_array".
>
> filename = ' RimmerTShirts.txt'
> File.open filename, ' w' do |f|
> f.write test_string
> end
> read_string = File.read filename
>
> # And the other half of the magic:
>
> read_array = YAML::load read_string
> puts(read_string == test_string)
> puts(read_array == test_array )
>