# Script/runner error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-runner-error/156290>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 24, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-runner-error/156290 "2008-12-24T02:00:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![CiriusMex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@CiriusMex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CiriusMex)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 2:00am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-runner-error/156290/1 "2008-12-24T02:00:32Z")

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Hi folks ^^,

Ok I need some help here. I’m trying to create a script to  
automatically send Newsletters every day. The script is ready, but as  
I never used ruby script/runner I just wanted to make some test  
before. So I created the following script file in my “app” folder  
named “newsletter\_script.rb” and with the following code:

class NewsletterScript  
printf “\nThat’s it!”  
end

Now when I’m executing the script command “ruby script/runner /app/  
newsletter\_script.rb” I got the following error:  
C:/InstantRails-2.0/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.0.2/lib/  
commands/runner.rb:47: (eval):1: compile error (SyntaxError)  
(eval):1: unknown regexp options - wlttr  
(eval):1: syntax error, unexpected tIDENTIFIER, expecting $end  
/app/newsletter\_script.rb  
^ from C:/InstantRails-2.0/ruby/lib/ruby/  
site\_ruby/1.8/rub  
ygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `eval' from C:/InstantRails-2.0/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ rails-2.0.2/lib/com mands/runner.rb:47 from C:/InstantRails-2.0/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/ custom_req uire.rb:27:in`gem\_original\_require’  
from C:/InstantRails-2.0/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/  
custom\_req  
uire.rb:27:in `require’  
from script/runner:3

Looked on internet and didn’t find any help for this unknow regexp  
error (I guess did something wrong but what?!!)…

If anyone as an idea well thanks in advance for the help 😉

PD: If the message is not quite clear just let me know, I’m french and  
my english isn’t that good 🙂

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**Author:** ![CiriusMex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@CiriusMex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/CiriusMex)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2008, 10:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/script-runner-error/156290/2 "2008-12-24T10:41:59Z")

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CiriusMex wrote:

> Ok I need some help here. I’m trying to create a script to  
> automatically send Newsletters every day.

This is a problem with Rails (or InstantRails), so your question is best  
asked on a Rails mailing list.

The Rails framework just happens to be written in the Ruby programming  
language. Whilst there are some Rails users here, you’ll get much better  
coverage on the right list.

You wouldn’t ask a question about Firefox on a gcc mailing list 🙂