From: Paul Smith <paul@...>
Date: 2010-01-01T10:14:17+09:00
Subject: Re: Path problems

On Thu, Dec 31, 2009 at 9:14 PM, Roger B. Atkins <roger-b-atkins@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 of Ruby-Talk:
>
> 1.  The book says there should be two source/text editors, FreeRide and
> SciTE, but I only have SciTE.

My guess is that you installed using the Ruby one click installer?  If
so, I'd suggest uninstalling this, and installing the newer
rubyinstaller which contains Ruby 1.9, and doesn't try to force SciTE
on you.  If I recall correctly, this installer will sort out all your
path problems for you.

http://rubyinstaller.org/download.html

>
> 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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