From: Tom Cloyd <tomcloyd@...>
Date: 2008-04-06T17:10:35+09:00
Subject: Re: I use exerb to generate exe file,but it doesnt work

Mohit Sindhwani wrote:
> Toto Toto wrote:
>> my program is just
>>
>> puts "hello world"
>>
>>
>>
>> I use exerb to generate exe file,
>> "exerb a.rb"
>> it generate a exe file: a.exe
>> when i enter it
>> nothing happen
>> I just see a cmd windows flash
>> why?
>>
>>
>> my
>> exerb is 4.2
>> ruby 1.8.5
>> windows XP
>>   
>
> I haven't used exerb but I think you may need to run a.exe from the 
> command line.  It sounds like you're double clicking on it in Windows.
>
> If I understand it correctly, you click on the file name, it opens a 
> command window, prints "hello world" and exits the program, therefore 
> closing the command window after that.
>
> Cheers
> Mohit.
>
>
>
Yes - and if this is happening, simply open a command window first, then 
launch your exe file from the command line - "ruby {name}.exe". The 
command window should remain open upon program termination.

t.

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