# New to Ruby; Trying to use RMagick **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 21, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-trying-to-use-rmagick/175831 "2009-09-21T01:28:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![janovetz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@janovetz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/janovetz)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-trying-to-use-rmagick/175831/1 "2009-09-21T01:28:26Z")
Hey, guys. I am new to ruby, but need to move through using it quickly, as I am doing an internship at my school that requires progress on my current project. I need to start graphing numerical experiments quickly. Starting with Gaussian functions. I followed the instructions for installing RMagick and am interested in the RVG library for graphing. I attempted to run the first program from [http://www.imagemagick.org/RMagick/doc/rvgtut.html](http://www.imagemagick.org/RMagick/doc/rvgtut.html) and get the error: “D:\MyProjects\C++\Internship\ruby\>ruby graph.rb graph.rb:1:in `require’: no such file to load – rvg/rvg (LoadError) from graph.rb:1” I apologize for not knowing how to fix such a seemingly simple problem, but what should I do to get this to run? ---
**Author:** ![janovetz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@janovetz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/janovetz)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 1:49am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-trying-to-use-rmagick/175831/2 "2009-09-21T01:49:22Z")
On Sep 20, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Jake J. wrote: > I attempted to run the first program from > [http://www.imagemagick.org/RMagick/doc/rvgtut.html](http://www.imagemagick.org/RMagick/doc/rvgtut.html) and get the error: > > “D:\MyProjects\C++\Internship\ruby\>ruby graph.rb > graph.rb:1:in `require’: no such file to load – rvg/rvg (LoadError) > from graph.rb:1” > > I apologize for not knowing how to fix such a seemingly simple > problem, > but what should I do to get this to run? Did you require rubygems? * * * Aaron P. [http://tenderlovemaking.com](http://tenderlovemaking.com) ---
**Author:** ![janovetz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@janovetz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/janovetz)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-trying-to-use-rmagick/175831/3 "2009-09-21T02:42:38Z")
okay I am new to, Ruby and it seems that no one to help you out. but I am still having a very hard time getting this ruby to work. so what are your trying to do? — On Sun, 9/20/09, Aaron P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: From: Aaron P. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Subject: Re: New to Ruby; Trying to use RMagick To: “ruby-talk ML” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Date: Sunday, September 20, 2009, 5:48 PM On Sep 20, 2009, at 4:28 PM, Jake J. wrote: > “D:\MyProjects\C++\Internship\ruby\>ruby graph.rb > graph.rb:1:in `require’: no such file to load – rvg/rvg (LoadError) >     from graph.rb:1” > > I apologize for not knowing how to fix such a seemingly simple problem, > but what should I do to get this to run? Did you require rubygems? * * * Aaron P. [http://tenderlovemaking.com](http://tenderlovemaking.com) ---
**Author:** ![janovetz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@janovetz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/janovetz)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-to-ruby-trying-to-use-rmagick/175831/4 "2009-09-21T04:21:11Z")
Aaron P. wrote: > Did you require rubygems? Ah, that was something that I actually forgot I was supposed to do, but read about in the past. Thanks! James: Just start your ruby file with require ‘rubygems’.