From: nobu.nokada@... Date: 2002-09-04T22:11:03+09:00 Subject: Re: How to capture stderr while using backtick? Hi, At Wed, 4 Sep 2002 21:50:55 +0900, Berger, Daniel wrote: > > I am using backticks in my ruby script to run DOS > > commands, but cannot figure out how to separate the > > stdin from stderr. > > Easiest way - don't use backticks. Use Open3. > > e.g. > > require "open3" > in, out, err = Open3.popen3("system command") Note that Shashank uses mswin32 version, and open3 needs fork. Open3 is one of pending list under Windows. -- Nobu Nakada