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Ruby Build a Simple Ruby on Rails Application Getting Started with Rails Generate a Rails Application

Nancy Melucci
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Nancy Melucci
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Posted by Nancy Melucci
Nancy Melucci
Courses Plus Student 35,157 Points

I was following fine until the "simple project"...how do I go from the C:// console to Ruby?

I've installed Ruby for windows. I need to know how to make the console use Ruby OR how to open a console that is running Ruby. I am typing in 1.9.3.[~/Projects]$ but I am getting an error message. Finally, I assume that "making a directory for Projects" is opening a folder called projects. Am I wrong about that?

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Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
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Maciej Czuchnowski
Maciej Czuchnowski
36,441 Points

I would suggest downloading and using CMDER (http://bliker.github.io/cmder/) instead of Windows console and doing the whole Rails Development Track course by course: http://teamtreehouse.com/tracks/rails-development

In particular, you have to do the Console Foundations course because you will be working in the console a lot.

Scott Duke
Scott Duke
6,765 Points
Scott Duke
Scott Duke
6,765 Points

With command prompt open to use irb just type

     irb

and hit enter that start interactive ruby shell or to run ruby files

   ruby C:\helloworld.rb

Hope this helps.