Start ruby process

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how to start a ruby process that is not dependent on the process
initiaing it.
i tried doing system('ruby myCron.rb') but as soon as my process
ended, the mycron.rb process disappeared.
any ideas

2

If you are running on Windows, try system('start ruby myCron.rb')

Regards,

Park Heesob

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2008/9/26 Junkone <junkone1@gmail.com>:

how to start a ruby process that is not dependent on the process
initiaing it.
i tried doing system('ruby myCron.rb') but as soon as my process
ended, the mycron.rb process disappeared.
any ideas

3

try,

exec("ruby mycron.rb") if fork==nil

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On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Junkone <junkone1@gmail.com> wrote:

how to start a ruby process that is not dependent on the process
initiaing it.
i tried doing system('ruby myCron.rb') but as soon as my process
ended, the mycron.rb process disappeared. any ideas

4

what is the difference between exec("ruby mycron.rb") if fork==nil
and system('ruby myCron.rb')
which is better in terms of reliability and resource consumptions

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On Sep 26, 10:56 am, botp <botp...@gmail.com> wrote:

On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Junkone <junko...@gmail.com> wrote:
> how to start a ruby process that is not dependent on the process
> initiaing it.
> i tried doing system('ruby myCron.rb') but as soon as my process
> ended, the mycron.rb process disappeared. any ideas

try,

exec("ruby mycron.rb") if fork==nil