From: Brad Winborg Date: 2009-03-01T12:28:37+09:00 Subject: Re: Can't run ruby commands from windows command prompt Luis Lavena wrote: > On Feb 28, 1:59�pm, Brad Winborg wrote: >> > This message: > > "ruby is not recognized as an internal or external command operable > program or batch file." > > Means ruby is not in your PATH. > > If you installed Ruby as administrator, it should have modified your > PATH. For the change take effect you will need to logout and login > again to be able to use the command prompt. > > Also, ensure that PATH contains the bin folder where ruby was > installed (by default C:\Ruby\bin) > > So: > > C:\>set PATH > > Should display the current path. Look for Ruby\bin in it. > > If not, you will need to add manually from the system properties: > > Start -> Settings -> Control Panel. Double click on System. Go to > Advanced tab, and then Environment variables option. > > From there append the Ruby path to the end of the PATH system > variable. > > After it, hit Ok and logout. > > HTH, I did exactly what you said to do. I had already done this several times but I wanted to be sure. But like before I am still receive the same error. The bin directory, is in the ruby directory and that is how it shows in the path. I am not sure why it displays the C:\ruby\bin in that location of the path, because I did append it to the end. Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600] (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Brad>set path Path=C:\Program Files\Liquid Technologies\Liquid XML Studio 2009\XmlDataBinder7\ Redist7\cpp\win32\bin;C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTSystem\;C:\Program Files\Comm on Files\Roxio Shared\DLLShared\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\80\Tools\ Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\binn\;C:\Program Files\Micr osoft SQL Server\90\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Tools\Bin n\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 8\Common7\IDE\Pr ivateAssemblies\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn\;C:\Progra m Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\DTS\Binn\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server \100\Tools\Binn\VSShell\Common7\IDE\;C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 9. 0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\;C:\WINDOWS\system32\WindowsPowerShell\v1.0;C:\P rogram Files\VMware\Infrastructure\VIToolkitForWindows\Scripts;C:\Program Files\ Pinnacle\Studio 11;C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Studio 11\Plugins;C:\Ruby\bin;C:\Pr ogram Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files;C:\Program Files\Pinnacle\Shared Files\Filter PATHEXT=.RB;.RBW C:\Documents and Settings\Brad>cd c:\ruby C:\Ruby>dir Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is B8CA-99FC Directory of C:\Ruby 02/28/2009 04:58 PM . 02/28/2009 04:58 PM .. 02/28/2009 04:57 PM bin 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 11,828 ChangeLog.txt 02/28/2009 04:55 PM doc 02/28/2009 04:55 PM lib 11/24/2007 03:43 PM 4,305 LICENSE.txt 02/28/2009 04:56 PM man 08/12/2008 04:28 AM 605,760 MANIFEST 02/28/2009 04:56 PM misc 08/12/2008 04:20 AM 1,282 README.1st 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 4,932 ReleaseNotes.txt 11/19/2008 03:24 PM 4,286 ruby.ico 02/28/2009 04:58 PM 6 rubyopt.del 11/19/2008 03:24 PM 4,286 rubyw.ico 02/28/2009 04:56 PM samples 02/28/2009 04:57 PM scite 02/28/2009 04:56 PM share 02/28/2009 04:57 PM src 02/28/2009 04:58 PM 53,826 uninstall.exe 9 File(s) 690,511 bytes 11 Dir(s) 73,615,704,064 bytes free C:\Ruby>cd bin C:\Ruby\bin>dir Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is B8CA-99FC Directory of C:\Ruby\bin 02/28/2009 04:57 PM . 02/28/2009 04:57 PM .. 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 3,880 erb 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 168 erb.bat 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 24 fxri.bat 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 245 fxri.rbw 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 21,504 gdbm.dll 11/19/2008 03:20 PM 862 gem 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 143 gem.bat 02/28/2009 04:57 PM 31 gemhelp.bat 11/19/2008 03:26 PM 237,568 glut32.dll 11/19/2008 03:26 PM 28,728 glut32.lib 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 872,448 iconv.dll 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 6,144 iconv.exe 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 158 inputrc.euro 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 377 irb 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 168 irb.bat 11/19/2008 03:24 PM 1,077,248 libeay32.dll 11/19/2008 03:26 PM 151,552 libexpat.dll 11/19/2008 03:26 PM 151,552 libexpatw.dll 11/19/2008 03:29 PM 53,248 libfcgi.dll 08/12/2008 04:20 AM 892,998 msvcrt-ruby18.dll 11/19/2008 03:24 PM 282,624 openssl.exe 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 72,192 pdcurses.dll 11/19/2008 03:27 PM 4,593 proxyserver.rb 11/19/2008 03:21 PM 404 rake 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 144 rake.bat 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 1,541 rdoc 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 169 rdoc.bat 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 136,192 readline.dll 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 1,489 ri 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 167 ri.bat 08/12/2008 04:20 AM 20,541 ruby.exe 08/12/2008 04:20 AM 20,542 rubyw.exe 11/19/2008 03:27 PM 11,269 sqlsh.rb 11/19/2008 03:24 PM 200,704 ssleay32.dll 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 151 testrb 11/19/2008 03:30 PM 171 testrb.bat 11/19/2008 03:20 PM 59,904 zlib1.dll 37 File(s) 4,311,843 bytes 2 Dir(s) 73,615,626,240 bytes free C:\Ruby\bin> -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.