# Window path runtime error

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/window-path-runtime-error/95535>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 5, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/window-path-runtime-error/95535 "2006-06-05T18:17:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![customsgod](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@customsgod](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/customsgod)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/window-path-runtime-error/95535/1 "2006-06-05T18:17:12Z")

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I am quite the newbie when it comes to exception handling so i was just  
wondering what i would do when i rescue this runtime error,  
RuntimeError: bad window path name “.w00004.w00005” it occurs when i  
close a root window to another process that is stepping through a loop  
and bringing up windows to ask the user for input. i was just wondering  
what should i do when i rescue this error?