From: Junkone <junkone1@...>
Date: 2008-02-01T12:49:58+09:00
Subject: system command is wierd

Hello. this system command works from the command prompt but not from
irb. when i have a space in the directory name, the irb system command
cannot take it.

irb(main):008:0> system("dir e:\\program files")
 Volume in drive E has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is N857-EB60

 Directory of e:\

File Not Found

 Directory of E:\Documents and Settings\rocky

File Not Found
=> false


When i try this thro command prompt, it works
E:\Documents and Settings\rocky>dir "e:\program files"
 Volume in drive E has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is B857-EB62

 Directory of e:\program files

26/01/2008  06:41 PM    <DIR>          .
26/01/2008  06:41 PM    <DIR>          ..  ..