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Posted by Zachary Warrner
Zachary Warrner
746 Points

'Generate a Rails Application' video - Question

(FYI - Link to video I reference below: http://teamtreehouse.com/library/programming/build-a-simple-ruby-on-rails-application/getting-started-with-rails/generate-a-rails-application)

I'm currently going through 'Getting Started with Rails' and have a question after watching the 'Generate a Rails Application' video. Around 20 seconds into the video, the narrator says he has already created a directory for his projects (called 'Projects') that will contain the treebook application. My question: If I want to create a separate directory like the narrator did, does it have to be in any specific folder? I'm using Windows and have successfully installed and configured Rails on my machine up to this point by following along while watching the previous videos. Right now the default directory when I open a command prompt is C:\Sites. I just want to make sure that if I create a new directory called 'Projects' it won't "break" everything I've configured so far. Hope this makes sense.

3 Answers

Zander Perry
Zander Perry
2,227 Points
Zander Perry
Zander Perry
2,227 Points

You can make project directories wherever your heart desires.

william kenny
william kenny
5,428 Points
william kenny
william kenny
5,428 Points

stupid thing I found when working through that project, it's best to use the command prompt with ruby and rails link in the install folder. Otherwise a lot of the stuff won't work (no idea why.)

If you want to use a shell for cmd, i just started to use console but needed to make a shortcut and add this target C:\Console2\Console.exe -r "/E:ON /K C:\RailsInstaller\Ruby1.9.3\setup_environment.bat C:\RailsInstaller"

the -r is the console shortcut to then run a command and the rest is straight copied from the original cmd with ruby and rails shortcut

Now i'm stuck and my DB won't create but oh wells...

Paul Carter
Paul Carter
12,543 Points
Paul Carter
Paul Carter
12,543 Points

Sorry if I'm not understanding the replies to this, but I'm stuck at the same point. I am on Windows and my cmd prompt reads C:\users\Paul which doesn't accept the text of "$ rvm use 1.9.3" or any variation I can find.

There is the hint in the shownotes:

"It is also not necessary to type the 'rvm use' command on Windows."

but I still can't get it to do anything other than display:

"'[term]' is not recognized as an internal or external command operable program or batch file."

but I have commanded "rails new [excalibur]" and can't seem to do anything else.

Thanks

Paul Carter
Paul Carter
12,543 Points

OK JUST got this to work - typed "rails new excalibur". Totally didn't watch the video.