From: Joel VanderWerf <joelvanderwerf@...>
Date: 2011-11-23T04:02:28+09:00
Subject: Re: run an script without waiting to be done

On 11/22/2011 07:39 AM, Mario Ruiz wrote:
> Hi, I would like to know if it is possible to run an script without
> waiting to be run. I mean, can I call another ruby script and not be
> waiting for it to finish.
> myScript1.rb
> sleep 300
>
> myScript2.rb
> system("ruby myScript.rb")
>
>
> so what I want is not be waiting until the end of myScript1.rb
>

This works on windows with just about any ruby:

t = Thread.new {
   system("ruby myScript.rb")
}

do_something_else

t.join # optionally, wait for process to finish