From: Benjamin Schroeder <benschroeder@...>
Date: 2003-09-14T11:29:29+09:00
Subject: Re: problem with RubyDotNet r3 evaluator .rbw

On Saturday, September 13, 2003, at 08:01  PM, gabriele renzi wrote:

> I even get this error with this simple script:
>
>>> require 'dotnet'
> => true
>>> loadLibrary('System.Windows.Forms')
> => #<DotNetObject:0x27eb1a0 @dotNet=#<DotNet:0x27ec4a8>,
> @objectRef=#<WrappedObjectRef:0x27eb518>>
>>> Application.run(Form.new)
>
> ....same error...

Do you get this error when running from irb?  That seems to work for 
me.  (A script file should work as well.)  I'd be interested to hear 
whether it works in that context.

I think what is going on when you are in the evaluator is that an 
application loop is already running (to display the evaluator window), 
so .NET doesn't want to run one on top of it.  Does it work to do 
something like "Form.new.show" instead?  When there's already a loop 
running, like in the evaluator, that will show the window and let it 
handle events.

When running from a top-level script, the Application.run should be the 
thing to do.  This would set up the "main window" for your app.  Just 
calling show in that context would cause the window to disappear 
immediately afterwards.

Hope this helps - please let me know what you find out!

> OTOH, running tests work fine, some tests are failing cause it seem I
> don't have csc.exe in my path..

I'm glad to hear that!  We aren't in general as sure about the 
portability of the test and build environments.  The tests that are 
failing because of csc are, I think, mostly just trying to use 
libraries that we set up to test particular interop features.

> anyway this is really an impressive package!
> Just two things:
> - would you please add the online documentation to the archive? goin
> online just to get some docs that could safely fit in the .zip file is
> a PITA.

Thanks - and, yes - that's a good idea.  We'll add the documentation to 
the next release, R4.

> - would you add some more samples?

Sure!  Is there any kind of sample you'd like to see?

Thanks,
Ben Schroeder