# Console arguments broken?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-arguments-broken/131865>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [March 13, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-arguments-broken/131865 "2008-03-13T23:31:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/6f9a4e/32.png) [@xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xjivan)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-arguments-broken/131865/1 "2008-03-13T23:31:30Z")

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Do the -X:… console arguments work for anybody?

Â» C:\tools\IronRuby\build\debug\rbx -X:TabCompletion  
mscorlib:0:in `CanonicalizePath': The given path's format is not supported. (System::NotSupportedException) from mscorlib:0:in`CreateListFromExpressions’  
from mscorlib:0:in `AddPathList' from mscorlib:0:in`.ctor’  
from mscorlib:0:in `Init' from mscorlib:0:in`.ctor’

Â» C:\tools\IronRuby\build\debug\rbx -X:ShowASTs  
mscorlib:0:in `CanonicalizePath': The given path's format is not supported. (System::NotSupportedException) from mscorlib:0:in`CreateListFromExpressions’  
from mscorlib:0:in `AddPathList' from mscorlib:0:in`.ctor’  
from mscorlib:0:in `Init' from mscorlib:0:in`.ctor’

Â» rbx -X:AutoIndent  
mscorlib:0:in `CanonicalizePath': The given path's format is not supported. (System::NotSupportedException) from mscorlib:0:in`CreateListFromExpressions’  
from mscorlib:0:in `AddPathList' from mscorlib:0:in`.ctor’  
from mscorlib:0:in `Init' from mscorlib:0:in`.ctor’

Cheers  
Ivan

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**Author:** ![xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/6f9a4e/32.png) [@xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xjivan)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 5:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-arguments-broken/131865/2 "2008-03-14T05:42:50Z")

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rbx -X:TabCompletion

> > > 1.  
> > > It throws and exception dialog (attached)

rbx -X:ShowASTs

> > > 1  
> > > It shows ok  
> > > 1+1  
> > > It shows ok

rbx -X:AutoIndent  
don’t sure how to use this funcionality, but console load and seems to  
work.

XP SP2 VS2008

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Ivan Porto C.  
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**Author:** ![xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/6f9a4e/32.png) [@xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xjivan)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 8:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-arguments-broken/131865/3 "2008-03-14T08:17:54Z")

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the attach. sorry.

On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Brian J. Cardiff [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/6f9a4e/32.png) [@xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xjivan)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 8:38am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-arguments-broken/131865/4 "2008-03-14T08:38:32Z")

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Ok It seems to only be broken in PowerShell when I use cmd things work.

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 11:46 AM, Brian J. Cardiff [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)

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**Author:** ![xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/6f9a4e/32.png) [@xjivan](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xjivan)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2008, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/console-arguments-broken/131865/5 "2008-03-14T09:08:05Z")

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Member completion is not implemented yet in IronRuby.

Tomas

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[[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)] On Behalf Of Brian J.  
Cardiff  
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 3:46 PM  
To: removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid  
Subject: Re: [Ironruby-core] Console arguments broken?

the attach. sorry.  
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:45 PM, Brian J. Cardiff  
\<removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)\> wrote:  
rbx -X:TabCompletion

> > > 1.  
> > > It throws and exception dialog (attached)

rbx -X:ShowASTs

> > > 1  
> > > It shows ok  
> > > 1+1  
> > > It shows ok

rbx -X:AutoIndent  
don’t sure how to use this funcionality, but console load and seems to  
work.

XP SP2 VS2008  
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 8:30 PM, Ivan Porto C.  
\<removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid[mailto:removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)\> wrote:  
Do the -X:… console arguments work for anybody?

> C:\tools\IronRuby\build\debug\rbx -X:TabCompletion  
> mscorlib:0:in `CanonicalizePath': The given path's format is not supported. (System::NotSupportedException) from mscorlib:0:in `CreateListFromExpressions’  
> from mscorlib:0:in `AddPathList' from mscorlib:0:in `.ctor’  
> from mscorlib:0:in `Init' from mscorlib:0:in `.ctor’

> C:\tools\IronRuby\build\debug\rbx -X:ShowASTs  
> mscorlib:0:in `CanonicalizePath': The given path's format is not supported. (System::NotSupportedException) from mscorlib:0:in `CreateListFromExpressions’  
> from mscorlib:0:in `AddPathList' from mscorlib:0:in `.ctor’  
> from mscorlib:0:in `Init' from mscorlib:0:in `.ctor’

> rbx -X:AutoIndent  
> mscorlib:0:in `CanonicalizePath': The given path's format is not supported. (System::NotSupportedException) from mscorlib:0:in `CreateListFromExpressions’  
> from mscorlib:0:in `AddPathList' from mscorlib:0:in `.ctor’  
> from mscorlib:0:in `Init' from mscorlib:0:in `.ctor’

Cheers  
Ivan

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