# Help Ruby with Vista **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [January 24, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-with-vista/127029 "2008-01-24T11:25:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kelleysislander)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 11:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-with-vista/127029/1 "2008-01-24T11:25:50Z")
So I have used Ruby problem free on Windows XP however I am having problems using Ruby with Windows Vista. When I double click on a script that I have writen to run it the command prompt comes on and then dissapers. I think my program is executing just fine only I can never see it. This same thing happens when I am using Scite, only with Scite I can tell that the program has executed because of the Output side of Scite shows me it is working. I just cant see it run in the command prompt. Kind of frusterating, please help me. I never had a problem like this with XP. Thanks for your replies, Bill ---
**Author:** ![kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kelleysislander)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 3:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-with-vista/127029/2 "2008-01-24T15:55:43Z")
On 24 ene, 08:25, Bill K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > I’ll suggest you open a command prompt and have it all the time, instead of rely on Scite or any other IDE console output. I also suggest you use a more powerful console interface [1] instead of simple Windows Command Prompt. AFAIK, my installation of Windows XP with One-Click installer behave the same way you described, but that is normal behavior since it’s calling ruby.exe which is a console application. [1] [Console download | SourceForge.net](http://sourceforge.net/projects/console) HTH, ---
**Author:** ![kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kelleysislander)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 5:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-with-vista/127029/3 "2008-01-24T17:45:39Z")
Luis L. wrote: > On 24 ene, 08:25, Bill K. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > > I’ll suggest you open a command prompt and have it all the time, > instead of rely on Scite or any other IDE console output. > > I also suggest you use a more powerful console interface [1] instead > of simple Windows Command Prompt. > > AFAIK, my installation of Windows XP with One-Click installer behave > the same way you described, but that is normal behavior since it’s > calling ruby.exe which is a console application. > > [1] [Console download | SourceForge.net](http://sourceforge.net/projects/console) > > HTH, thanks I will try it. ---
**Author:** ![kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kelleysislander)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-with-vista/127029/4 "2008-01-24T18:56:47Z")
Bill K. wrote: > So I have used Ruby problem free on Windows XP however I am having > problems using Ruby with Windows Vista. When I double click on a script > that I have writen to run it the command prompt comes on and then > dissapers. I think my program is executing just fine only I can never > see it. > This same thing happens when I am using Scite, only with Scite I can > tell that the program has executed because of the Output side of Scite > shows me it is working. I just cant see it run in the command prompt. > Kind of frusterating, please help me. I never had a problem like this > with XP. Use rubyw.exe rather than ruby.exe Best regards, Jari W. ---
**Author:** ![kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/f6c823/32.png) [@kelleysislander](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kelleysislander)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/help-ruby-with-vista/127029/5 "2008-01-24T20:05:20Z")
Jari W. wrote: > Bill K. wrote: > > > So I have used Ruby problem free on Windows XP however I am having > > problems using Ruby with Windows Vista. When I double click on a script > > that I have writen to run it the command prompt comes on and then > > dissapers. I think my program is executing just fine only I can never > > see it. > > This same thing happens when I am using Scite, only with Scite I can > > tell that the program has executed because of the Output side of Scite > > shows me it is working. I just cant see it run in the command prompt. > > Kind of frusterating, please help me. I never had a problem like this > > with XP. > > Use rubyw.exe rather than ruby.exe > > Best regards, > > Jari W. Thanks for your comments. Just wanted to thank you guys for your quick responses and apologize for all of my spelling errors. I wrote this late last night after getting off of a ten hour shift. I must have been tired. Thanks again guys.