# Ruby Module **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [7 July 2009 07:26 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-module/54277 "2009-07-07T07:26:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vetrivel\_Vaithilinga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/958977/32.png) [@Vetrivel\_Vaithilinga](https://rubytalk.org/u/Vetrivel_Vaithilinga)\ **Post date:** [7 July 2009 07:26 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-module/54277/1 "2009-07-07T07:26:30Z")
I have written some of the funcions in a file . The filename is test.rb Examples test.rb has only the following functions .              def hai(a,b)                   puts "This is Hai"              end              def hellow                   puts "This is Hellow"              end In check.rb I have required test.rb file . Then I used below hai method. It works . The check.rb file has        require 'test'        hai(1,2) When I running this program in command line it works . But I am calling check.rb program from perl using system call . Some times it works fine . Some time It doesn't work . I got some error in my code . The Error is ' Wrong no of argument error' .      system(check.rb). I am running above code from perl . To check the problem , I am redirecting the stderr to a file . I got Wrong 'no of argument error' . check.rb is an executable file . My Solution          I think that we should not require a file without module . I request you t share your experience . > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ---
**Author:** ![Robert\_K1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/rubytalk.org/robert_k1/32/1830_2.png) [@Robert\_K1](https://rubytalk.org/u/Robert_K1)\ **Post date:** [7 July 2009 07:53 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-module/54277/2 "2009-07-07T07:53:17Z")
> I have written some of the funcions in a file . The filename is test.rb > Examples > test.rb has only the following functions . > def hai(a,b) > puts "This is Hai" > end > > ``` > def hellow > puts "This is Hellow" > end > > ``` > > In check.rb I have required test.rb file . Then I used below hai method. > It works . > The check.rb file has > require 'test' > hai(1,2) > > When I running this program in command line it works . But I am calling > check.rb program from perl using system call . Some times it works fine > . Some time It doesn't work . I got some error in my code . The Error > is ' Wrong no of argument error' . > system(check.rb). > I am running above code from perl . To check the problem , I am > redirecting the stderr to a file . I got Wrong 'no of argument error' . > > check.rb is an executable file . Do you have set the shebang line properly? Did you make sure that your load path is configured in a way that check.rb finds the proper test.rb? > My Solution > I think that we should not require a file without module . I am not sure what you are trying to say here but I doubt that this will solve your issue. > I request you t share your experience . A better way to put this would have been "please share your experience". Regards robert > **···** > > 2009/7/7 Vetrivel Vetrivel \: > > -- > remember.guy do |as, often| as.you\_can - without end > [http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/](http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Candler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Brian\_Candler](https://rubytalk.org/u/Brian_Candler)\ **Post date:** [7 July 2009 08:45 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/ruby-module/54277/3 "2009-07-07T08:45:31Z")
Vetrivel Vetrivel wrote: > I am running above code from perl . To check the problem , I am > redirecting the stderr to a file . I got Wrong 'no of argument error' . Can you paste the \*exact\* and \*complete\* error message you see? This will make it clear whether the error comes from Perl or Ruby, and if Ruby, exactly which line it is on. The only problem I can see is that "require 'test'" assumes that test.rb is in the current working directory. Perl may have changed the current working directory. You could write instead:   require File.join(File.dirname(\_\_FILE\_\_), 'test') > **···** > > -- > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/\](http://www.ruby-forum.com/%5C).