# Require\_relative

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-relative/208340>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [June 15, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-relative/208340 "2011-06-15T17:05:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-relative/208340/1 "2011-06-15T17:05:48Z")

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**Author:** ![Jacques\_du\_Preez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@Jacques\_du\_Preez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jacques_du_Preez)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 6:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-relative/208340/2 "2011-06-15T18:13:17Z")

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On Jun 15, 2011, at 10:42 AM, Jacques du Preez wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> Im getting the following error trying to use the require\_relative method in  
> Ruby:
> 
> person.rb:3: undefined method `require\_relative’ for main:Object (NoMethodError)
> 
> Is require\_relative not supposed to be standard in Ruby 1.9? I know I can use  
> require, but I thought require\_relative is now standard in 1.9…

IronRuby’s Ruby-1.9 support is not complete, and require\_relative has  
not been implemented yet in IronRuby.

~js

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**Author:** ![Jacques\_du\_Preez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/77aa72/32.png) [@Jacques\_du\_Preez](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Jacques_du_Preez)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2011, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/require-relative/208340/3 "2011-06-15T18:17:36Z")

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