# "shoes" issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 3, 2007, 5:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943 "2007-12-03T05:46:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 5:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/1 "2007-12-03T05:46:40Z")
So, i have been looking around for easy GUI’s. I tried DL’ing TK but I got frustrated with the lack of help/ tutorials so i have found the toolkit “shoes”. I’m trying to download it, but i get compile errors when trying to run it, or the “read me”. Is there some other software i need to have one my PC? I’m not sure if i should be posting this here, but i might as well give it a shot. Just in case, yes i have tried other downloads and they arn’t working either? Any help would be much appreciated =] ---
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 6:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/2 "2007-12-03T18:48:20Z")
On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 01:22:12AM +0900, Erik B. wrote: > if i save them to C: drive and try to run them, cmd says shoes is an > unitialized constant. Is there a way to kind of break free of shoes and > be able to run it with other things like cmd? So, it sounds like you used the Shoes installer, right? If you look in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Shoes you should see version 0.r315 installed, is that true? Open a command prompt and run: cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\Shoes\0.r315 shoes samples\timer.rb Does that help any? \_why ---
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/3 "2007-12-03T17:22:16Z")
Erik B. wrote: > So, i have been looking around for easy GUI’s. I tried DL’ing TK but I > got frustrated with the lack of help/ tutorials so i have found the > toolkit “shoes”. > I’m trying to download it, but i get compile errors when trying to run > it, or the “read me”. Is there some other software i need to have one my > PC? I’m not sure if i should be posting this here, but i might as well > give it a shot. > Just in case, yes i have tried other downloads and they arn’t working > either? > Any help would be much appreciated =] Ok i have messed around a bit more with this, and now its more complicated than i thought. I didn’t realized _running shoes_ just does the open file window. i can run the samples by opening it w/ shoes, but, if i save them to C: drive and try to run them, cmd says shoes is an unitialized constant. Is there a way to kind of break free of shoes and be able to run it with other things like cmd? ---
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/4 "2007-12-03T20:31:19Z")
On Tue, Dec 04, 2007 at 03:49:44AM +0900, Erik B. wrote: > And yes that works, but its only working when i run them in the sample > folder? is it possible for me to run them in other places? Sure. shoes “C:\Program Files\follow.rb” Here’s a very long command so you can run Shoes from any cmd window: reg add “HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session Manager\Environment” /v Path /t REG\_EXPAND\_SZ /d “%Path%;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Shoes\0.r315” I will add this to the next installer and all thanks to you kind sir. > P. S. Sorry if this is frustrating, just started this whole programming > thing and im trying to get a hang of all the lingo and what not :P! > Thanks for any help Don’t ever apologize for being new to programming ever again. Now, I mean it, Erik. \_why ---
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 7:49pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/5 "2007-12-03T19:49:47Z")
> So, it sounds like you used the Shoes installer, right? If you look > in C:\Program Files\Common Files\Shoes you should see version 0.r315 > installed, is that true? > > Open a command prompt and run: > > cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\Shoes\0.r315 > shoes samples\timer.rb > > Does that help any? > > \_why Yes, i used shoes installer, yes i have v. r315 ( and have tried other versions ) And yes that works, but its only working when i run them in the sample folder? is it possible for me to run them in other places? P. S. Sorry if this is frustrating, just started this whole programming thing and im trying to get a hang of all the lingo and what not :P! Thanks for any help ---
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/6 "2007-12-03T20:53:06Z")
Have you considered registering a .shoes extension? “follow.shoes” and so on? -mental ---
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 9:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/7 "2007-12-03T21:03:19Z")
\_ > reg add “HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session > Manager\Environment” > /v Path /t REG\_EXPAND\_SZ > /d “%Path%;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Shoes\0.r315” Alright I think the 1st part works, but not the second part, take a look C:\Documents and Settings\Schmode\>reg add "HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Ses sion The operation completed successfully C:\Documents and Settings\Schmode\>Manager\Environment" The system cannot find the path specified. C:\Documents and Settings\Schmode\> /v Path /t REG\_EXPAND\_SZ ‘/v’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. C:\Documents and Settings\Schmode\> /d “%Path%;C:\Program Files\Common Files\S hoes\0.r315” ‘/d’ is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. C:\Documents and Settings\Schmode\> Thanks a whole bunch for the help guys! ---
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 9:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/8 "2007-12-03T21:10:45Z")
On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 05:03:18 +0900, Erik B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > > reg add “HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session > > Manager\Environment” > > /v Path /t REG\_EXPAND\_SZ > > /d “%Path%;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Shoes\0.r315” > > Alright I think the 1st part works, but not the second part Try it all on one line (with spaces in place of line breaks). -mental ---
**Author:** ![dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/c2a13f/32.png) [@dust](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dust)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2007, 9:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/shoes-issues/121943/9 "2007-12-03T21:15:22Z")
Mental G. wrote: > On Tue, 4 Dec 2007 05:03:18 +0900, Erik B. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > wrote: > > > > reg add “HKLM\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\Session > > > Manager\Environment” > > > /v Path /t REG\_EXPAND\_SZ > > > /d “%Path%;C:\Program Files\Common Files\Shoes\0.r315” > > > > Alright I think the 1st part works, but not the second part > > Try it all on one line (with spaces in place of line breaks). > > -mental Ahha, thanks, i tried just combining the 2 that didn’t work XD. Thanks a bunch!!!