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>ruby parse_fanuc_file.rb
I pushed F5 and ran my ruby program!
>Exit code: 0
irb
>irb
Switch to inspect mode.
irb.bat
irb.bat
Switch to inspect mode.

Any suggestions?

(Thank-you for the post, after a loooooong search for a lightweight editor I finally read your post. SciTE seems perfect. )

MIHAIL, the ruby distribution I got (windows) updates
the PATH… thats why they recognize IRB and IR.

and… some ruby distributions does not come with
the IR-documentation… “nothing found about it”

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ty for info about ruby/editor(SciTE)

2- when i use i.e. ” a=gets.chomp ” like code , scite output window not run step by step after F5. but it works in win dos window like ” c:/…..sample.rb ” i mean it is not run/print “puts” codes even its first line of the program. thanks…

1. If you are using SciTE on Windows, try specifying the full name of the ruby commands in the output window:
   irb.bat
   ri.bat IO#read

   Or you can create shortcuts to these commands. If you use these commands frequently, you can also create a menu item for them in “Tools” menu by adding the following lines to the Ruby properties file(Windows section only):

   command.name.0.*.rb=irb
   command.0.*.rb=irb.bat
   command.is.filter.0.*.rb=1
   command.0.subsystem.*.rb=1

   You can now invoke irb from Tools -> irb or by pressing Ctrl-0 key combination. (Use another number instead of 0 if you have already bound Ctrl-0 to something else.)
   To know more about what the above properties mean, refer to SciTE documentation from Help -> SciTE Help menu item.

2. Regarding the second issue, you are not supposed to enter anything in the DOS command window, just minimize it whenever it opens and continue to work with the SciTE editor i.e. enter your input for the gets method in the _output window_ within the SciTE editor.

Let me know how it goes. I will probably make a separate post to talk about the issues specific to Windows.

To reiterate:
- irb command is not recognized in the ouptut winodw
- can’ type anything in the DOS command window when it is opened via gets.

I’m using Vista. I basically have to open the command prompt and run my programs from there when using Ruby.