From: Jayson Williams <williams.jayson@...>
Date: 2008-11-29T03:57:03+09:00
Subject: Re: Can you run a command line script with arguments, without typing 'ruby' first?

Frustratingly, I got this working fine at work. I can type
 my_script args
and I get the proper results. Now my propblem is my home pc. I have
tried all the fixes above, but I still have to type

my_script.rb args
unless I inclued the .rb extension, the script will not run.

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Daniel Schömer <daniel.schoemer@gmx.net> wrote:
> Jayson Williams wrote:
>> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM, Daniel Schömer <daniel.schoemer@gmx.net> wrote:
>>> Jayson Williams wrote:
>>>> The associations are correct. I reset them just to be sure though. I
>>>> can execute the script without ruby, and it runs, but without ruby
>>>> first, the args are not getting read.
>>> Are command-line arguments included in the file association?
>>> There should be something like "...\ruby.exe" "$*" or
>>> "...\ruby.exe" "%1" "%2" "%3" "%4" "%5" (up to %9, this form is
>>> restricted to 9 arguments).
>>
>> I don't believe these arguments are included in the association. I am
>> not sure how to add them.
>
> I don't remember the exact menu/option names, but this should be
> the way to check:
>
> - Windows Explorer, Menu 'Extras', 'Folder Options'.  Or Control
>  Panel, 'Folder Options'
> - Tab 'Filetypes'
> - Scroll to '.rb' and select
> - Button 'Advanced' or 'Extended' on the bottom right
> - Now there should be a textfield containing '...\ruby.exe'. Try
>  to add "%*" or "%1" "%2" ... (try with and without quotes)
>  after ruby.exe
>
> (%1 gets replaced by the first argument, %2 by the second,
> limited to 9 arguments. %* should be replaced by all arguments)
>
> Daniel
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>
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