From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2004-02-14T16:04:57+09:00
Subject: Re: Novice Question: Getting "bad file descriptor error" when trying to use gets in ruby 1.8.1 for windows


> "Revision17" wrote:
> > "Shashank Date" wrote:
> >
> > Are you running this through an Editor (may be SciTE or TextPad?)
> > IF that is the case then try it from the command prompt.
> >
> > -- shanko
>
> Yes I am (SciTE).  I'll try it out without when I get back to my
> computer on Sunday.  Is there any way to get it to work with SciTE
> though?


This problem was fixed in later versions of SciTE.

There's a good one-click installer (v 1.57 unless you want
Lua scripting support) here:

http://gisdeveloper.tripod.com/scite.html

Make sure you won't overwrite your customised properties files.
You may need to refer to the way things were, later.


> It's so convenient to just hit f5 and you can see the
> program's output.

Indeed it is.

Which is one reason I use RDE:
http://homepage2.nifty.com/sakazuki/rde_e.html
(not as straightforward to install, but it does a whole fat lot more)


daz