# Re: Using Gems on windows

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-using-gems-on-windows/93677>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [April 6, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-using-gems-on-windows/93677 "2006-04-06T07:13:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![William\_SBillS\_Froe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e0b2c6/32.png) [@William\_SBillS\_Froe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/William_SBillS_Froe)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 7:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-using-gems-on-windows/93677/1 "2006-04-06T07:13:26Z")

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Thanks for the quick answer. But I will agree with the docs that it is  
certainly confusing for the new user like myself in an irb session.

–Bill

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**Author:** ![William\_SBillS\_Froe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e0b2c6/32.png) [@William\_SBillS\_Froe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/William_SBillS_Froe)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 7:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-using-gems-on-windows/93677/2 "2006-04-06T07:17:21Z")

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William (Bill) Froelich wrote:

> Thanks for the quick answer. But I will agree with the docs that it is  
> certainly confusing for the new user like myself in an irb session.
> 
> –Bill

Take heart! Here’s the result with the most recent CVS version of  
RubyGems:

$ irb  
irb(main):001:0\> require ‘pdf/writer’  
=\> true  
irb(main):002:0\>

–  
– Jim W.

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**Author:** ![William\_SBillS\_Froe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/e0b2c6/32.png) [@William\_SBillS\_Froe](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/William_SBillS_Froe)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 2:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-using-gems-on-windows/93677/3 "2006-04-06T14:12:27Z")

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On 4/6/06, William (Bill) Froelich [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Thanks for the quick answer. But I will agree with the docs that it is  
> certainly confusing for the new user like myself in an irb session.

…take heart as well for PDF::Writer: it’s developed on a Windows box.

-austin