Trouble: Can't run any ruby file!

[lisapan]

Hi,
I just start trying out RIS today. So far, everytime I try to run a ruby file, an error shows up saying "StartRubyProcess failed: CreateProcess failed: 123". 
What's wrong w/t this?

[Huw Collingbourne]

You are creating projects, are you? Remember that Visual Studio only works with projects not with single source code files. There is a short tutorial to get you started in the PDF manual supplied with the software. If you follow that do you get any errors?

Also, which version of Ruby In Steel are you using?

best wishes

Huw

[lisapan]

Huw, thanks for the reply.
I've already tried it and it didn't work.
I also installed it from scratch (even uninstalling all versions of .Net Framework with Aaron Stebner's .NET Framework Cleanup Too and it didn't work either.
I'm using PE.

[Dermot]

The '123' is a WinAPI error code returned by CreateProcess: 'The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.'

So I would guess that something like the path to the Ruby Interpreter is invalid or the Working Directory is invalid in some way.

It also may be the case that the system environment variable ComSpec (which points to the command line process, cmd.exe) is screwed up - I have seen that once before.

So the first thing is to check the Working Directory and Ruby Interpreter properties (they are under Project Properties|Build) to see if they exist.

You can check ComSpec by opening a command prompt (aka DOS box) any typing set ComSpec.

Dermot