# Getting list of drives using ruby on rails **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [April 23, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-list-of-drives-using-ruby-on-rails/166260 "2009-04-23T09:08:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murwath)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 9:08am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-list-of-drives-using-ruby-on-rails/166260/1 "2009-04-23T09:08:51Z")
Hi All, I had been assigned work of ruby on rails from two days . Using ruby on rails how do we get the list of drives present in a system ex : c:\ , d:\ etc If anyone know this pls send me the code. Thanks & Regards, Murwath Ali Mehtar. ---
**Author:** ![murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murwath)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-list-of-drives-using-ruby-on-rails/166260/2 "2009-04-23T10:18:10Z")
Murwath M. wrote: > Hi All, > > I had been assigned work of ruby on rails from two days . Using ruby on > rails how do we get the list of drives present in a system ex : c:\ , > d:\ etc > > If anyone know this pls send me the code. > > Thanks & Regards, > Murwath Ali Mehtar. Cananyone pls update me the code , as i require it urgently ---
**Author:** ![murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murwath)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2009, 8:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-list-of-drives-using-ruby-on-rails/166260/3 "2009-04-23T20:27:15Z")
Murwath M. wrote: > Hi All, > > I had been assigned work of ruby on rails from two days . Using ruby on > rails how do we get the list of drives present in a system ex : c:\ , > d:\ etc Rails lives on the server side. You’re asking about client-side stuff, which is independent of Rails. Anyway, getting a list of local deives would be a security violation. What are you ultimately trying to accomplish? Perhaps there’s another way to do it… > If anyone know this pls send me the code. We’re not here to do your job for you. > Thanks & Regards, > Murwath Ali Mehtar. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murwath)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-list-of-drives-using-ruby-on-rails/166260/4 "2009-04-24T12:27:09Z")
Hi Marnen , Thanks for the response u hav given . As i am working in ruby from past 2 days . i am facing the difficulty . I dont require u to do my job . I am a java developer , its people like u who can help to move up in the technology . if u can help do it or else dont give any reply . It will be much better Thanks , Ali Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote: > Murwath M. wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > I had been assigned work of ruby on rails from two days . Using ruby on > > rails how do we get the list of drives present in a system ex : c:\ , > > d:\ etc > > Rails lives on the server side. You’re asking about client-side stuff, > which is independent of Rails. Anyway, getting a list of local deives > would be a security violation. What are you ultimately trying to > accomplish? Perhaps there’s another way to do it… > > > If anyone know this pls send me the code. > > We’re not here to do your job for you. > > > Thanks & Regards, > > Murwath Ali Mehtar. > > ## Best, > > Marnen Laibow-Koser > [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murwath)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-list-of-drives-using-ruby-on-rails/166260/5 "2009-04-24T18:23:42Z")
Murwath M. wrote: […] > I > am a java developer , its people like u who can help to move up in the > technology . if u can help do it or else dont give any reply . I’m trying to help, but you’re kind of asking the impossible here. If you can answer my original question, I may be able to suggest something. ## Best, Marnen Laibow-Koser [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid ---
**Author:** ![murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murwath)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-list-of-drives-using-ruby-on-rails/166260/6 "2009-04-24T21:06:14Z")
Marnen Laibow-Koser wrote: > Murwath M. wrote: > […] > > > I > > am a java developer , its people like u who can help to move up in the > > technology . if u can help do it or else dont give any reply . > > I’m trying to help, but you’re kind of asking the impossible here. If > you can answer my original question, I may be able to suggest something. > > ## Best, > > Marnen Laibow-Koser > [http://www.marnen.org](http://www.marnen.org) > removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid This is really turning out to be a great thread. ---
**Author:** ![murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@murwath](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/murwath)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-list-of-drives-using-ruby-on-rails/166260/7 "2009-04-24T21:39:40Z")
Might want to try: … mapped\_drives = `net use`.chomp.split … or whatever the ms-windows shell command is that displays what drives have been mapped on the machine (note that I haven’t used ms-windows in over a decade or so, nor have access to test, …). Jeff On Apr 23, 12:08 am, Murwath M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)