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I've got Ruby and a few others loaded on SUSE 10.1 . . . so how do I start using them? Is there a GUI for these? I know, if ...
  1. 11-22-2006 #1
    davidm777
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    Scary programming question

    I've got Ruby and a few others loaded on SUSE 10.1 . . . so how do I start using them? Is there a GUI for these?

    I know, if I don't even know how to start it, then I'll probably destroy something without even knowing it. But I'd like to try anyway. I learn best by breaking . . . I mean reverse-engineering!

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    To use languages like perl, python and ruby, you create your script before hand and then type:
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    ruby <name of ruby script>
    So, for example, if I create a script called test.rb and it was in my ruby_scripts folder in my home directory, I would execute the following (assuming I am in my home directory):
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    ruby ruby_scripts/test.rb
    Hope that helps,
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    Hello, world

    Hi, davidm777.

    Assume you have entered this in file r1:
    Code:
    #!/usr/bin/ruby -w

# (@)# r1       Display hello, world with ruby.

puts " Hello, world."
    Then:
    Code:
    chmod +x r1
    then:
    Code:
    % ./r1
 Hello, world.
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    Best wishes, keep us posted on your progress ... cheers, drl
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    I guess I was used to GUI-type OO stuff on Windows! This seem more like . . . "real" programming (hahaha).

    Much thanks to all!
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