From: Julian Leviston <julian@...>
Date: 2009-02-03T11:34:11+09:00
Subject: Re: problem with Hello World test, window shut instantly

It's because he's using windows and running it without opening a  
command line first

Sent from my iPhone

On 02/02/2009, at 11:34 PM, pjb@informatimago.com (Pascal J.  
Bourguignon) wrote:

> Blackthirteen Blackthirteen <karvboy@hotmail.com> writes:
>
>> Hello, I�fm new to ruby. So I started with the famous Hello World p 
>> rogram
>> after installing Ruby.
>>
>> When I save a program as test.rb and I run it, the window open but  
>> shut
>> very quickly. How can I see my results once I run the program I made?
>
> I would use emacs, both as an editor and as a shell window in which to
> run ruby programs.  Emacs can also be used to drive an interactive
> ruby session (irb).
> http://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/windows/Introduction.html
>
> Launch emacs, Read the tutorial (Control-h t).
>
> Then you can launch a shell with: M-x shell RET
> and type there your commands, such as: ruby hw.rb
>
> For interactive ruby: M-x run-ruby RET
>
> You can edit your files:  C-x C-f hw.rb RET
>
> etc...
>
> -- 
> __Pascal Bourguignon__
>