From: matt@... (matt neuburg) Date: 2008-08-12T07:53:30+09:00 Subject: Re: Problems with accessing directory defined in ENV variables Thomas Luedeke wrote: > However, if I try to change to that directory with a command such as > Dir.chdir(" #{ENV['TMPDIR']} " ), There are extra spaces at the start and end of the double-quoted string. Could that be the trouble? m. -- matt neuburg, phd = matt@tidbits.com, http://www.tidbits.com/matt/ Leopard - http://www.takecontrolbooks.com/leopard-customizing.html AppleScript - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0596102119 Read TidBITS! It's free and smart. http://www.tidbits.com