From: paul h <paul@...>
Date: 2010-12-14T19:20:25+09:00
Subject: Re: require - not loading gem

On Dec 13, 6:23 pm, Walton Hoops <m...@waltonhoops.com> wrote:
> On 12/13/2010 5:55 AM, paul h wrote:
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> > Hi,
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> > I have installed the spreadsheet gem to read and write MS Excel files.
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> > I have a problem in that when I run the app from the command line I
> > get the error: unable to load spreadsheet
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> > However, when I run my Cuke features and RSpec tests, the gem is
> > loaded up fine, and xls files are read and written as intended - it is
> > only a problem when I run the app directly from the command line.
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> > I presume this is a problem with my ruby installation, or environment.
> > I have looked through the Pickaxe book ref Environment, but culdn't
> > find anything to help - and I can't find anything on the site for the
> > gem in respect of any support, so if someone could point me in the
> > right direction, I'd be eternally grateful.
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> > Ubuntu 10.04
> > Ruby 1.8.7
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> You must manually require rubygems in 1.8.x.  In 1.9.x this is no longer
> necessary.  Either add require 'rubygems' before require 'spreadsheet'
> or run the program with ruby -r rubygems.
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> I suspect the reason it works from rspec/cucumber is because there are
> themselves gems and must require rubygems to operate.
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> > App structure:
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> > [application root folder]
> >      [bin]
> >          application (chmod +x)
> >      [lib]
> >          application.rb (all require statements in here)
> >          [application]
> >              ...
> >              modules
> >          [features]
> >              ...
> >              cuke feature files
> >          [spec]
> >              ...
> >              RSpec spec files
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> > If anyone can help I'd appreciate it. At the moment, I can only run
> > the app via Cucumber or RSpec, and I need to run it directly from the
> > command line.
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> > Thanks
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Thanks, makes sense.