From: nobu.nokada@...
Date: 2002-03-17T22:15:24+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie problem

Hi,

At Sun, 17 Mar 2002 21:31:17 +0900,
Liorean wrote:
> >Hmmm, then how do you run the script?  In Command Prompt,
> >typing `ruby dice.rb'? or adding .rb to PATHEXT environment
> >variable and just `dice'?
> 
> I believe this is how it's written in registry:
>    "%ProgramFiles%/Ruby/1.6.5/bin/ruby.exe" "%1"
> Where %1 is replaced with the file in question. (I don't know if it
> uses root relative or directory relative references.)

Explorer should pass the absolute path.

> I just open the file in question, it opens up it's own console window
> (unless I open it consoleless, using rubyw.exe, which I don't in this
> case).

Did you also run the one-liner in [ruby-talk:36009] from
Explorer?

Doesn't your code work in Command Prompt?

-- 
Nobu Nakada