# A newbie. not getting run a script **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [April 8, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244 "2006-04-08T15:20:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 3:20pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/1 "2006-04-08T15:20:21Z")
how to start ruby programming installed a irb. started a tutorial as in following website [http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/RUBY\_Library\_Depot.htm](http://www.crai.archi.fr/RubyLibraryDepot/Ruby/RUBY_Library_Depot.htm) in programming chapter it asks to type and save a coding from text editor (done) and then to run in a way ruby hello.rb it tried in the console but no result i can type line by line in the irb and getting the result can anyone help??? san ---
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/2 "2006-04-08T15:44:31Z")
On 4/8/06, san [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > it tried in the console but no result > i can type line by line in the irb and getting the result > > can anyone help??? > > san if i understand your problem right you expected the script to produce the same output as irb when run with ruby. if you want to see the result of statements just print them out with p, print or puts. hth, – henon ---
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 1:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/3 "2006-04-10T13:21:58Z")
thanks henon but actually i have tried with the puts… i suppose i am not giving a command to invoke the program. let me explain: i have installed the irb… somewhere in c:programfiles… run irb from start menu in text editor i type out a program \*.rb now where do i need to save OR how do i give a proper path to run the \*.rb file thanks in advance san ---
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 5:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/4 "2006-04-10T17:07:22Z")
san wrote: > thanks henon > > but actually i have tried with the puts… > i suppose i am not giving a command to invoke the program. let me > explain: > > i have installed the irb… somewhere in c:programfiles… > run irb from start menu > in text editor i type out a program \*.rb > now where do i need to save OR > how do i give a proper path to run the \*.rb file > > thanks in advance > san Pass in a -r to either irb or ruby to load that module: ruby -r yourmodule.rb or irb -r yourmodule.rb Using the ruby command will load it non-interactively, so it’ll run just like a normal script. That’s if I understand your issue correctly. ---
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2006, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/5 "2006-04-11T15:55:30Z")
hi thanks all the version is 1.68.8 i would try the procedures tonight and be back to you with results regards san ---
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 5:16pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/6 "2006-04-10T17:16:36Z")
San, Could you give us a little more information on this, like your system info and a listing of the code you’re trying to run? It sounds like you have irb running, so ruby is there somewhere. Try: ruby -v just see which version of ruby you have and that it will respond at all. Then type your program in Notepad ( I’m guessing your on Windows ) or some other editor and save it in a file myprogram.rb. Then you should be able to: ruby /path/to/myprogram.rb And let us know what the result is, error or whatever… Jeff ---
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 7:44am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/7 "2006-04-12T07:44:33Z")
hi jeff/ john and all others i have tried all the methods above but in vain line by line commands are being executed but i could not run the program as a whole i have a screenshot of the commands. if you can plese look into it and give your comments where i am going wrong. the first lines are same as that in the file count.rb since i could not upload image in this forum, i have created a blogger [http://santanusasmal.blogspot.com/](http://santanusasmal.blogspot.com/) regards santanu ---
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/8 "2006-04-12T16:48:10Z")
thanks kev got the things right this time will be back to disturb u all later with many more novice questions:)) san ---
**Author:** ![san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@san](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/san)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2006, 9:20am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/a-newbie-not-getting-run-a-script/57244/9 "2006-04-12T09:20:09Z")
san wrote: > since i could not upload image in this forum, i have created a blogger > [http://santanusasmal.blogspot.com/](http://santanusasmal.blogspot.com/) > > regards > santanu you must exit from irb before you can run the command irb -v, similarly with the other commands that refuse to work. irb is the interactive version of ruby, it’s not meant for running scripts. to run a script, open a new cmd prompt window and type in something like ruby my\_script.rb Good luck Kev