Forum: Ruby Converting a .rb file to an executable

Hi Friends,

I am trying to convert a .rb file into an exe file using Ruby (ruby
1.9.3p194 (2012-04-20) [i386-mingw32]).

The exe gets created using OCRA w/o any issues. However, when I run it
on a m/c which does not have ruby, I get the following error (please
refer attached screenshot).

Any help in this matter will be much appreciated...

Thanks,
Karan

Reattaching...

On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Karan J. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> Hi Friends,
>
> I am trying to convert a .rb file into an exe file using Ruby (ruby
> 1.9.3p194 (2012-04-20) [i386-mingw32]).
>
> The exe gets created using OCRA w/o any issues. However, when I run it
> on a m/c which does not have ruby, I get the following error (please
> refer attached screenshot).
>
> Any help in this matter will be much appreciated...

The screenshot didn't come through. Could you paste it as text?

Windows can't find 'rubyw'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and 
then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then 
click Search.

On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Karan J. <lists@ruby-forum.com> wrote:
> Windows can't find 'rubyw'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and
> then try again. To search for a file, click the Start button, and then
> click Search.

But you are able to run Ruby scripts that haven't been converted to 
EXEs?

Yes, I am. I am even able to run exe on my m/c which has ruby. The issue 
comes when I try running on a m/c w/o ruby..

Thanks

OCRA site has this warning... Maybe this could help.

//If you use .rbw files or the --windows option, then check that your
application works with rubyw.exe before trying with OCRA//

Siddharth

oh ok..but I am using .rb file and not .rbw file..so is the warning 
still relevant to me?

Thanks

try testing your .rb file with rubyw, instead of ruby. Just a thought.