# PDF::Writer and rubyw

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-and-rubyw/180060>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 10, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-and-rubyw/180060 "2009-12-10T14:13:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![tutiplain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@tutiplain](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tutiplain)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/pdf-writer-and-rubyw/180060/1 "2009-12-10T14:13:07Z")

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Hi all,  
Has anyone used PDF::Writer successfully with RubyW? THey don’t seem  
to work well together, my programs simply terminate as soon as they are  
executed. Removing

require ‘pdf/writer’

solves the problem. Please help!