# Ruby and C++ exe **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [September 14, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-c-exe/175450 "2009-09-14T06:39:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george_thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 6:39am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-c-exe/175450/1 "2009-09-14T06:39:25Z")
Hi, I am new to Ruby , but have a few years of experience in C++. My requirement is to create automated test (scripts) that will do the testing (mainly acceptance test) of our application (an Exe project created on C++). I intend to use Ruby for the automated test. My concerns are as follows. How can Ruby connect to my application (exe project on C++). Do I require to have a COM interface exposed from my exe application so that Ruby can call the interface methods from out of process and execute the test? Are there any easier alternatives? Please advice. Regards, George ---
**Author:** ![george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george_thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-c-exe/175450/2 "2009-09-14T09:23:39Z")
Hi, > Ruby can call the interface methods from out of process and execute the > test? > Are there any easier alternatives? [http://www.swig.org/](http://www.swig.org/) Try this Kev ---
**Author:** ![george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george_thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-c-exe/175450/3 "2009-09-14T13:27:48Z")
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 3:22 AM, Kevin J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > How can Ruby connect to my application (exe project on C++). Do I And as an (IMO) tons nicer alternative to SWIG, please give Rice a try: > **[GitHub - cout/rice: My "Ruby interface for C++ extensions" repo (this is not...](https://github.com/cout/rice)** > > My "Ruby interface for C++ extensions" repo (this is not the one you want, probably -- see http://github.com/jameskilton/rice instead) - GitHub - cout/rice: My "Ruby interface for C... Of course, these might be mis-reading your initial question. Are you talking about connecting Ruby to an already running process and running tests on said process? If so, there might be some stuff in the win32- gems but I’ve never done this specifically so I’m not sure. Jason ---
**Author:** ![george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george_thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-c-exe/175450/4 "2009-09-14T23:39:53Z")
> My requirement is to create automated test (scripts) that will do the > testing (mainly acceptance test) of our application (an Exe project > created on C++). I intend to use Ruby for the automated test. SWIG and Rice are good options, but if you want a fast cheap (not the safest way of doing this) option… pipe the output of your executable into ruby. system(“executablename.exe”) | manipulate output here. Again, not recommended but it would still work. - Mac ---
**Author:** ![george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@george\_thomas](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/george_thomas)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-and-c-exe/175450/5 "2009-09-20T10:31:03Z")
win32ole might be useful if your application already has COM interface ready read more about win32ole here at [http://www.rubycentral.com/pickaxe/win32.html](http://www.rubycentral.com/pickaxe/win32.html) * * * From: George T. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) To: ruby-talk ML [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) Sent: Monday, 14 September, 2009 4:39:30 AM Subject: Ruby and C++ exe Hi, I am new to Ruby , but have a few years of experience in C++. My requirement is to create automated test (scripts) that will do the testing (mainly acceptance test) of our application (an Exe project created on C++). I intend to use Ruby for the automated test. My concerns are as follows. How can Ruby connect to my application (exe project on C++). Do I require to have a COM interface exposed from my exe application so that Ruby can call the interface methods from out of process and execute the test? Are there any easier alternatives? Please advice. ## Regards, George Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). ``` Now, send attachments up to 25MB with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn ``` how. [Yahoo Mail](http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/photos)