# \`require': no such file to load on Windows **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 30, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-no-such-file-to-load-on-windows/189375 "2010-05-30T11:22:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![f3tus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b38774/32.png) [@f3tus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/f3tus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 11:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-no-such-file-to-load-on-windows/189375/1 "2010-05-30T11:22:36Z")
Hello, I’m new to Ruby and came across this error when trying to run: spec “C:\Ruby19\wwwjdic2db\spec\p4\_importer\_spec.rb” The output is as follows: C:\Ruby19\bin\>spec “C:\Ruby19\project4\spec\p4\_importer\_spec.rb” C:\Ruby19\project4\spec\p4\_importer.rb:3:in `require': no such file to load -- p4_importer (LoadError) from C:\Ruby19\project4\spec\p4_importer.rb:3:in`\’ from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/example\_group\_runner.rb:15:in `load' from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/example_group_runner.rb:15:in`block in load\_files’ from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/example\_group\_runner.rb:14:in `each' from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/example_group_runner.rb:14:in`load\_files’ from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/options.rb:133:in `run_examples' from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rspec-1.3.0/lib/spec/runner/command_line.rb:9:in`run’ from C:/Ruby19/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/rspec-1.3.0/bin/spec:5:in `' from C:/Ruby19/bin/spec:19:in`load’ from C:/Ruby19/bin/spec:19:in `’ The installed gems are: actionmailer (2.3.8, 2.3.5) actionpack (2.3.8, 2.3.5) activerecord (2.3.8, 2.3.5) activeresource (2.3.8, 2.3.5) activesupport (2.3.8, 2.3.5) ar-extensions (0.9.2) aub-record\_filter (0.9.12) authlogic (2.1.5) authlogic-oid (1.0.4) composite\_primary\_keys (2.3.5.1) haml (3.0.6) rack (1.1.0, 1.0.1) rails (2.3.8, 2.3.5) rake (0.8.7) rspec (1.3.0) rspec-rails (1.3.2) rubygems-update (1.3.7) sqlite3-ruby (1.2.5 x86-mingw32) will\_paginate (2.3.14) win32console (1.3.0 x86-mingw32) Why is it saying there is no such file to load? ---
**Author:** ![f3tus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b38774/32.png) [@f3tus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/f3tus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 11:27am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-no-such-file-to-load-on-windows/189375/2 "2010-05-30T11:27:56Z")
Actually, it’s: spec “C:\Ruby19\project4\spec\p4\_importer\_spec.rb” I’ve got 4 copies of the same thing with some minor adjustments and changes in each one. ---
**Author:** ![f3tus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b38774/32.png) [@f3tus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/f3tus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-no-such-file-to-load-on-windows/189375/3 "2010-05-30T17:35:41Z")
> **[GitHub - markburns/wwwjdic2db: A project for converting the kanjidic (and in...](https://github.com/markburns/wwwjdic2db)** > > A project for converting the kanjidic (and in future edict and Tanaka corpus) files from Jim Breen's wwwjdic project into a database format. - GitHub - markburns/wwwjdic2db: A project for conv... This is the default application that I’ve been trying to modify and run. Can somebody else try if it works for them? ---
**Author:** ![f3tus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/b38774/32.png) [@f3tus](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/f3tus)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-no-such-file-to-load-on-windows/189375/4 "2010-05-30T18:39:33Z")
On 5/30/10, Toshiro M. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > [GitHub - markburns/wwwjdic2db: A project for converting the kanjidic (and in future edict and Tanaka corpus) files from Jim Breen's wwwjdic project into a database format.](http://github.com/markburns/wwwjdic2db) > > This is the default application that I’ve been trying to modify and run. > Can somebody else try if it works for them? Your error message indicates that a file named p4\_importer.rb cannot be found. (Or possibly it’s p4\_importer.so (or p4\_importer.dll, since you’re on windows).) Ruby’s require searches the global variable $LOAD\_PATH for directories which might contain the files you’re trying to load. It also searches the currently installed gems. You need to find this file p4\_importer.rb and either pass the directory containing it to ruby via the -I command-line option or, if it’s in a gem, install the appropriate gem.