# Win32api **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [May 13, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api/94760 "2006-05-13T09:33:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 9:33am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api/94760/1 "2006-05-13T09:33:03Z")
hello does this mean i dont have the WIN32API irb(main):008:0\> require ‘win32api’ LoadError: 127: The specified procedure could not be found. - Init\_win32api C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32/win32api.so from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/i386-mswin32/win32api.so from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require’ from (irb):8 from :0 how do i get that or use it in a program? ---
**Author:** ![ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 9:46am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api/94760/2 "2006-05-13T09:46:25Z")
corey konrad wrote: > hello > > does this mean i dont have the WIN32API > > irb(main):008:0\> require ‘win32api’ Try require ‘Win32API’ Regards, Dan ---
**Author:** ![ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 9:55am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api/94760/3 "2006-05-13T09:55:05Z")
oh ok thanks thats right because Win32API is a class so it has to be capatalized, kind of jumping ahead of myself there but i was just curious. Thanks Daniel B. wrote: > corey konrad wrote: > > > hello > > > > does this mean i dont have the WIN32API > > > > irb(main):008:0\> require ‘win32api’ > > Try require ‘Win32API’ > > Regards, > > Dan ---
**Author:** ![ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api/94760/4 "2006-05-13T13:33:58Z")
corey konrad wrote: > oh ok thanks thats right because Win32API is a class so it has to be > capatalized, kind of jumping ahead of myself there but i was just > curious. No, it’s not a class, it’s a required file. The case has to match method name Init\_… irb(main):001:0\> require ‘wIn32ApI’ LoadError: 127: The specified procedure could not be found. - Init\_wIn32ApI Most libraries use all lowercase. Another one that trips people up is “RMagick”. “Win32API” is the only one with uppercase letters in the standard library, as you can see from the list at [http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/) Cheers, Dave ---
**Author:** ![ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2006, 4:06am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api/94760/5 "2006-05-14T04:06:55Z")
corey konrad wrote: > oh ok thanks for the info, i jus started ruby like a week ago, but > playing around with th e wind32api or doing shell stuff in linux are > probably he first thing i am going to do to get more comfortable with > programming. I think that it would make sence to play around with as > many classes and methods as i can first before writing my own. Do you > think that is a good plan? Not really. It’s not a bad idea, but it’s just so easy making classes in Ruby, so you might be able to just jump straight into it. Chapters 11-17 of Matz’ Ruby U.'s Guide might be of some help with the concepts involved. [http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/UsersGuide/rg/](http://www.ruby-doc.org/docs/UsersGuide/rg/) Cheers, Dave ---
**Author:** ![ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@ckonrad](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/ckonrad)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2006, 1:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32api/94760/6 "2006-05-14T01:36:15Z")
oh ok thanks for the info, i jus started ruby like a week ago, but playing around with th e wind32api or doing shell stuff in linux are probably he first thing i am going to do to get more comfortable with programming. I think that it would make sence to play around with as many classes and methods as i can first before writing my own. Do you think that is a good plan? Dave B. wrote: > corey konrad wrote: > > > oh ok thanks thats right because Win32API is a class so it has to be > > capatalized, kind of jumping ahead of myself there but i was just > > curious. > > No, it’s not a class, it’s a required file. The case has to match method > name Init\_… > > irb(main):001:0\> require ‘wIn32ApI’ > LoadError: 127: The specified procedure could not be found. - > Init\_wIn32ApI > > Most libraries use all lowercase. Another one that trips people up is > “RMagick”. “Win32API” is the only one with uppercase letters in the > standard library, as you can see from the list at > [RDoc Documentation](http://www.ruby-doc.org/stdlib/) > > Cheers, > Dave