Ruby and Windows interaction

ruby-talk
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Hi

Is it possible in ruby to :

  1. Close a windows application dialogue window - such as a system
    notification window, or an application like Outlook?
  2. Package up a ruby program into an .exe file which can standalone and be
    used without having to install ruby on the platform?

any help appreciated

Thanks

Kingsley

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“Kingsley Hendrickse” KHendric@thoughtworks.com schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Hi

Is it possible in ruby to :

  1. Close a windows application dialogue window - such as a system
    notification window, or an application like Outlook?

Yes, here you’ll find some basic hints:
http://www.rubycentral.com/book/win32.html Additionally you need to know
the API calls to perform what you want to do.

  1. Package up a ruby program into an .exe file which can standalone and
    be
    used without having to install ruby on the platform?

I think there was a solution for this. Maybe do a search via Google or
ruby-talk archive.

robert
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  1. Package up a ruby program into an .exe file which can standalone and
    be > used without having to install ruby on the platform?

Try using exerb

-Vivek

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Well, these are extremely important questions, when you choose a new
language. There was a thread why PHP is so popular.
So, what ruby will do? I think making some order in the
modules-ideas-whatever will greatly improve the image of ruby…

Gergo

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  1. Package up a ruby program into an .exe file which can standalone and
    be used without having to install ruby on the platform?
    I think there was a solution for this. Maybe do a search via Google or
    ruby-talk archive.

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“KONTRA Gergely” kgergely@mlabdial.hit.bme.hu schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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  1. Package up a ruby program into an .exe file which can standalone
    and
    be used without having to install ruby on the platform?
    I think there was a solution for this. Maybe do a search via Google
    or
    ruby-talk archive.

Well, these are extremely important questions, when you choose a new
language. There was a thread why PHP is so popular.
So, what ruby will do? I think making some order in the
modules-ideas-whatever will greatly improve the image of ruby…

? There is an order on the RAA. See under “Directory” at
http://raa.ruby-lang.org/

robert
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On 0703, Robert Klemme wrote: