From: "Roger B. Atkins" <roger-b-atkins@...>
Date: 2010-01-01T09:01:41+09:00
Subject: Re: Path problems

Thanks Darryl. 

The error message: 
 >ruby Test2.rb
 >The system cannot find the file specified.

I do not understand the code in your handy snippet.  I do not recognize 
".unshift" or "___FILE___".  I am guessing I should substitute something 
in place of "___FILE___", but so far I have not found the right 
substitute.  I have tried the complete path name, the file name, the 
directory name, and I get the same error message every time.

I guess I will resort to closing the file and reopening it each time 
before I run the program, at least until I learn more.  Thanks again.

RBA


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Darryl (gem dandy) Brown wrote:
> On Dec 31, 4:14 pm, "Roger B. Atkins" <roger-b-atk...@cox.net> wrote:
>   
>> I am learning Ruby from scratch, using a beginner's book and have
>> installed Ruby on my WIN Vista platform.  This is my first use of
>> Ruby-Talk.  I hope the following questions/problems are within the scope
>>     
> Hi Roger,
>
> 1) I've not seen Freeride distributed with the stock ruby
> installation.
> if you'd like to use it, it's here => http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=31
>
> My suggestion starting out would be to use Notepad++
>
>
> 2) For errors that you get while running, it is best to post the error
> verbatim to get the best help as opposed to describing the error.
>
> $LOAD_PATH or $: can be set from with your program. A handy snippet to
> add to the top of your programs is
>
> $:.unshift File.dirname(__FILE__) unless
>   $:.include? File.dirname(__FILE__)
>
> This will add the path of your file to the load path unless
> it is already there.
>
> If you want to know what your load path is, open an irb session
> and enter   p $:
>
>
> Have fun with Ruby,
>
> Darryl
>
>
>
>
>
>   
>> of Ruby-Talk:
>>
>> 1.  The book says there should be two source/text editors, FreeRide and
>> SciTE, but I only have SciTE.
>>
>> 2.  Using SciTE, F5 or Tools/Go, results in an error message to the
>> effect that the system can't find my source file.  The only way I have
>> found to run my program is from the command line, and then it only works
>> if I use an old DOS path command, include the full path before the
>> program name, or change to the directory in which the source file is
>> located.  Is there a way to set path from within SciTE?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>                RBA
>>     
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