# How do you run ruby on windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 19, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-run-ruby-on-windows/153663 "2008-11-19T22:35:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/equinox)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-run-ruby-on-windows/153663/1 "2008-11-19T22:35:26Z")
Okay so I’ve downloaded the One-Click Ruby Installer for Windows and installed it well under C:\Program Files\ruby and now what do I need to do to use it? I’ve gone into the command line and try to execute some commands but it doesn’t work… where do I need to put the .rb files to? ---
**Author:** ![equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/equinox)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-run-ruby-on-windows/153663/2 "2008-11-19T22:46:00Z")
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:31 PM, equinox [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Okay so I’ve downloaded the One-Click Ruby Installer for Windows and > installed it well under C:\Program Files\ruby > and now what do I need to do to use it? I’ve gone into the command > line and try to execute some commands but it doesn’t work… where do I > need to put the .rb files to? Is the ruby binary in your path? Are you typing the following: ruby file.rb – “Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) ---
**Author:** ![equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/equinox)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 10:50pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-run-ruby-on-windows/153663/3 "2008-11-19T22:50:43Z")
On Nov 19, 2:41 pm, Glen H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > file.rb > > – > “Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak > so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” > > -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) no it is not in my path, I am using irb as of now… I have tried to load it in the irb but it doesn’t work… ---
**Author:** ![equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/equinox)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-run-ruby-on-windows/153663/4 "2008-11-19T23:21:47Z")
Make sure that you have your path setup correctly first, the installer should have done this for you if you selected that option. I used to forget to make sure that I was in the same folder as whatever file that I wanted to require into my IRB session before I started. I just created a folder C:\rubyscripts\ that I navigate to before I start doing anything it is also where I store all my ruby scripts amazingly enough. ---
**Author:** ![equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/equinox)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-run-ruby-on-windows/153663/5 "2008-11-19T23:31:09Z")
On Nov 19, 3:19 pm, Glen H. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > > > installed it well under C:\Program Files\ruby > > > > so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying." > > > > source file\_name.rb > > – > “Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak > so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” > > -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) hmm…I think I need to load the file first right in irb using the load command? ---
**Author:** ![equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/equinox)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-run-ruby-on-windows/153663/6 "2008-11-20T17:15:11Z")
Just in case you are having trouble with your Windows path variable, here’s how to add a folder to it: \*Go to your desktop and right click “My Computer”. \*Select “properties” from the menu. \*Click the “Advanced” tab. \*At the bottom of the window, there’s a button labeled “Environment Variables”. Click it. \*There are two listboxes on the window, the bottom one is called “System variables”. Scroll through that box until you come across “Path”. Select “Path” and click the “Edit” button. \*Click the “Variable value” textbox and hit the “End” key on your keyboard. Type a semi-colon followed by the absolute path to your ruby bin folder. Also, you can always check what folder IRB is running in by typing “Dir.pwd”. You can get a list of all the .rb file in the folder IRB is currently operating in with “Dir.glob(’\*.rb’)”. Also, you can change the path that IRB is operating in with “Dir.chdir(‘c:\my\_ruby\_files’)”. ---
**Author:** ![equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@equinox](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/equinox)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2008, 11:24pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-do-you-run-ruby-on-windows/153663/7 "2008-11-19T23:24:08Z")
On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 2:46 PM, equinox [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > Is the ruby binary in your path? Are you typing the following: ruby > > load it in the irb > > but it doesn’t work… So you are trying to read a source file and execute the code in irb? To do that you need to type the following in your irb session: source file\_name.rb – “Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion)