As I write this post, the command is written on two lines. But in
the Command Windows are submitted as a single line with a space
separating the program from the argument. The command brings up Excel
with the content from the file named in the program's argument.
However, I have not been able to get this to work in Ruby with
system(pgm_name, file_name). The command does nothing. It doesn't
crash, as evidenced by the fact that following commands are executed
correctly.
How can I achieve the Command Window result with Ruby 1.8.6?
As I write this post, the command is written on two lines. But in
the Command Windows are submitted as a single line with a space
separating the program from the argument. The command brings up Excel
with the content from the file named in the program's argument.
However, I have not been able to get this to work in Ruby with
system(pgm_name, file_name). The command does nothing. It doesn't
crash, as evidenced by the fact that following commands are executed
correctly.
How can I achieve the Command Window result with Ruby 1.8.6?
Took me a while to get this working.
Here's what works: #make sure that the name of the executable is within quotes
exec_link = "\"c:\\Documents and Settings\\Mohit\\Start Menu\\Quick Start\\TextPad.lnk\"" #make sure that the document name is within quotes
doc_name = "\"e:\\projects\\tedn01\\extract\\01.extract_styles.rb\""
#launch the 'link' using cmd
my_exec = "cmd /C \"#{exec_link} #{doc_name}\" "
As I write this post, the command is written on two lines. But in
the Command Windows are submitted as a single line with a space
separating the program from the argument. The command brings up Excel
with the content from the file named in the program's argument.
However, I have not been able to get this to work in Ruby with
system(pgm_name, file_name). The command does nothing. It doesn't
crash, as evidenced by the fact that following commands are executed
correctly.
How can I achieve the Command Window result with Ruby 1.8.6?
As I write this post, the command is written on two lines. But in
the Command Windows are submitted as a single line with a space
separating the program from the argument. The command brings up Excel
with the content from the file named in the program's argument.
Might be able to use system("start filename_here")
Good luck.