# SciTE **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [February 2, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scite/159227 "2009-02-02T16:42:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blackthirteen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@blackthirteen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blackthirteen)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scite/159227/1 "2009-02-02T16:42:17Z")
Once I have entered code, how do I compile it? The compile option (in Tool) is gray and cannot be used. ---
**Author:** ![blackthirteen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@blackthirteen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blackthirteen)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scite/159227/2 "2009-02-02T16:54:49Z")
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:42 PM, Blackthirteen B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Once I have entered code, how do I compile it? The compile option (in > Tool) is gray and cannot be used. Ruby code doesn’t need to be compiled. It’s an interpreted language, so you fire the interpreter and give it your file. Within Scite you have to save the file as a .rb file and then Tools → Go (or F5). This will open a side pane with the execution of the command “ruby yourfile.rb”. Of course you can also do that yourself in a terminal. Jesus. ---
**Author:** ![blackthirteen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@blackthirteen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/blackthirteen)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/scite/159227/3 "2009-02-02T16:58:20Z")
You don’t need to compile ruby; it is an interpreted language. Scite is a cross-language editor On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 3:42 PM, Blackthirteen B.