From: "Michael W. Ryder" <_mwryder@...>
Date: 2008-02-01T12:54:57+09:00
Subject: Re: system command is wierd

Junkone wrote:
> 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>          ..  ..


Have you tried system('dir e:\\"program files"') ?
This works for me in irb.