From: Joel VanderWerf <vjoel@...>
Date: 2008-10-19T03:30:40+09:00
Subject: Re: Hiding default console window

Heesob Park wrote:
> 2008/10/18 -- -- <matma.rex@gmail.com>:
>> I wrote simple Ruby console program that reads file, modifies it in way
>> that's not important now, and saves it back. It's called by other
>> program few hundred times, and every time console winodw appears, what
>> disturbs normal working. Is it possible to hide that window (or at least
>> make it to not be focused) without libs like GTK/Tk?
>>
>> I already tried googling, but everytime I search "ruby windows", it
>> gives libs or installers for Windows :/
> You should use rubyw.exe in that case.
> 
> Refer to http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/ProgrammingRuby/html/win32.html#S2
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Park Heesob

and if you're using the 1-click ruby, then .rbw is already associated 
with rubyw.exe.

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