# Cron job calling Ruby script to interact with rails code

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cron-job-calling-ruby-script-to-interact-with-rails-code/89605>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [March 21, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cron-job-calling-ruby-script-to-interact-with-rails-code/89605 "2007-03-21T15:55:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![blinking\_bear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@blinking\_bear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blinking_bear)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cron-job-calling-ruby-script-to-interact-with-rails-code/89605/1 "2007-03-21T15:55:38Z")

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I’m really naive on this subject, forgive me. I need to write a cron  
job  
that will run a ruby script. The script needs to be able to access my  
rails  
code. What do I need to include/require in a .rb file to get access to  
teh  
same stuff as script/console? And where does this file have to live?

thanks!

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**Author:** ![blinking\_bear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@blinking\_bear](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blinking_bear)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/cron-job-calling-ruby-script-to-interact-with-rails-code/89605/2 "2007-03-21T16:11:41Z")

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./script/runner

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