# Script/console on windows

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-on-windows/94793>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 15, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-on-windows/94793 "2006-05-15T01:36:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![martin-ga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@martin-ga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martin-ga)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-on-windows/94793/1 "2006-05-15T01:36:23Z")

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Hiall,

When I try to run script/console from a windows command line like

f:\rails\_app\ruby script\console

I get the following error:  
F:/Programme/Ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in  
`require__': no such file to load -- initializer (LoadError) from F:/Programme/Ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in`require’  
from ./script/…/config/boot.rb:16  
from  
F:/Programme/Ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in  
`require’  
from script/console:2

Now what is this :)?

cheers  
Martin

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**Author:** ![martin-ga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9fc348/32.png) [@martin-ga](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/martin-ga)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 3:22am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-on-windows/94793/2 "2006-05-15T03:22:50Z")

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make sure you’re in the root of your rails project directory and then  
run:

ruby script\console

So if your project directory is C:\rails\_app\blog

Then do a:

c:  
cd \rails\_app\blog  
rubys script\console

This may / may not solve your problem

Michael

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**Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 3:50am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-on-windows/94793/3 "2006-05-15T03:50:37Z")

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That’s what I was doing but it doesn’t work … Thx anyway!

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**Post date:** [May 15, 2006, 1:23pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-console-on-windows/94793/4 "2006-05-15T13:23:15Z")

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“Martin G.” [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
writes:

> `require' from ./script/../config/boot.rb:16 from F:/Programme/Ruby-1.8.4/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:21:in `require’  
> from script/console:2
> 
> Now what is this :)?

Looks like your rail setup or something is screwed up. Try creating a  
new  
rails application and see if it works, else reinstall rails.  
In case a new app works, then something in your app is wonky.

Happy debugging.

## HTH.

Surendra S.  
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