# How let (fire)watir run with the IE Browser Not Visible

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/112805>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 23, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/112805 "2007-08-23T13:04:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/6de8d8/32.png) [@wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wanguan2000)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 1:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/112805/1 "2007-08-23T13:04:09Z")

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Rubies:  
which command can do this?  
Although I know (ruby \*.rb -d )can achieve this effect,but I want yo  
know in (fire)watir!

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**Author:** ![wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/6de8d8/32.png) [@wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wanguan2000)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/112805/2 "2007-08-23T13:07:08Z")

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Guan Wang wrote:

> Rubies:  
> which command can do this?  
> Although I know (ruby \*.rb -b )can achieve this effect,but I want yo  
> know in (fire)watir!

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**Author:** ![wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/6de8d8/32.png) [@wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wanguan2000)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 4:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/112805/3 "2007-08-24T04:55:14Z")

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Guan Wang wrote:

> Rubies:  
> which command can do this?  
> Although I know (ruby \*.rb -d )can achieve this effect,but I want yo  
> know in (fire)watir!  
> but use firewatir ,ruby \*.rb -d can’t hideb the firefox browser

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**Author:** ![wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/6de8d8/32.png) [@wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wanguan2000)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/112805/4 "2007-08-23T13:10:23Z")

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o! it is ruby \*.rb -b not -d!

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**Author:** ![wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/6de8d8/32.png) [@wanguan2000](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/wanguan2000)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-let-fire-watir-run-with-the-ie-browser-not-visible/112805/5 "2007-08-24T07:15:43Z")

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Hi,

As of now you can’t hide Firefox browser.

- Angrez