# Re: 'system' and windows and an external program

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-system-and-windows-and-an-external-program/100915>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 1, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-system-and-windows-and-an-external-program/100915 "2006-08-01T23:04:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 11:04pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-system-and-windows-and-an-external-program/100915/1 "2006-08-01T23:04:24Z")

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Dear Ara,

you were right - just some confusing path name error.

Thank you,

Axel

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**Author:** ![unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/u/4bbf92/32.png) [@unknown](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/unknown)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2006, 11:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-system-and-windows-and-an-external-program/100915/2 "2006-08-01T23:45:37Z")

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On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid wrote:

> Dear Ara,
> 
> you were right - just some confusing path name error.
> 
> Thank you,

sure. you owe me a coffee! 😉

cheers.

-a