Converting a .rb file to an executable

Ruby
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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

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Reattaching…

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On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 11:17 PM, Karan J. [email protected] 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?

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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.

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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

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On Mon, Jul 9, 2012 at 12:42 AM, Karan J. [email protected] 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?

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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

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

Thanks

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