# How let (fire)watir run with the IE Browser Not Visible

**URL:** <https://rubytalk.org/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/40139>\
**Category:** ruby-talk\
**Created:** [23 August 2007 11:04 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/40139 "2007-08-23T11:04:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guan\_Wang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@Guan\_Wang](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guan_Wang)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2007 11:04 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/40139/1 "2007-08-23T11:04:25Z")

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Rubies:  
which command can do this?  
Although I know (ruby \*.rb -d )can achieve this effect,but I want yo  
know in (fire)watir!

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**Author:** ![Guan\_Wang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@Guan\_Wang](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guan_Wang)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2007 11:07 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/40139/2 "2007-08-23T11:07:13Z")

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Guan Wang wrote:

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> > Rubies:  
> > which command can do this?  
> > Although I know (ruby \*.rb -b )can achieve this effect,but I want yo  
> > know in (fire)watir!
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> Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C).

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**Author:** ![Guan\_Wang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@Guan\_Wang](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guan_Wang)\
**Post date:** [23 August 2007 11:10 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/40139/3 "2007-08-23T11:10:29Z")

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o! it is ruby \*.rb -b not -d!

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**Author:** ![Guan\_Wang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ee59a6/32.png) [@Guan\_Wang](https://rubytalk.org/u/Guan_Wang)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2007 02:55 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/40139/4 "2007-08-24T02:55:20Z")

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Guan Wang wrote:

> Rubies:  
> which command can do this?  
> Although I know (ruby \*.rb -d )can achieve this effect,but I want yo  
> know in (fire)watir!

but use firewatir ,ruby \*.rb -d can't hideb the firefox browser

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**Author:** ![Angrez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Angrez](https://rubytalk.org/u/Angrez)\
**Post date:** [24 August 2007 05:15 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/40139/5 "2007-08-24T05:15:12Z")

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Hi,

As of now you can't hide Firefox browser.

- Angrez

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> On Aug 24, 7:55 am, Guan Wang \<wanguan2...@gmail.com\> wrote:
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> > Guan Wang wrote:  
> > \> Rubies:  
> > \> which command can do this?  
> > \> Although I know (ruby \*.rb -d )can achieve this effect,but I want yo  
> > \> know in (fire)watir!
> > 
> > but use firewatir ,ruby \*.rb -d can't hideb the firefox browser  
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> > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/.