Rails is largely cmdline driven, you'll have to get used to that. If I'm not mistaken, Netbeans does a lot of these things for you through its graphical interface, so you might feel more comfortable using it. But remeber, unless your host provider is based on Windows (what I seriously doubt), you'll have to use the cmdline anyway...
Cheers, Sazima On Jan 3, 9:06 pm, squashua <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, but I still don't understand step 3. You wrote: > > "Now, you'll need to add the parent directory ruby.exe and gem.exe to > your PATH. For now, you can go to the location gem.exe and perform > the following to install the current version of rails. > > gem install rails > > or > > gem.exe install rails" > > I don't know how to add a parent directory. Do I just drag and drop > the ruby and rails directories into one larger directory? Do I go to > the directory, C:\rails\ruby and then run the command(s) you provided? > Because I get the same error statement. In addition, I don't see > ruby.exe and gem.exe anywhere, but then I already installed them in > steps 1 and 2. Didn't I? So why then do I need to reinstall the two > executables? I think I need more context to know what I'm supposed to > do. Again, I"m sorry but this step is not as straightforward as more > experienced programmers may think. : ) > > -squashua > > On Jan 3, 2:23 pm, "Conrad Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 2:03 PM, squashua <[email protected]> wrote: > > > HI Conrad, > > > > Unsure if I'm supposed to reply to you or the group or both (shows how > > > much of a newbie I am). Please let me know if I should just reply to > > > the group in the future...Here's what I posted to the group: > > > Please always post to the group so that others can follow the thread unless > > someone > > says otherwise. > > > > Thanks Conrad, > > > > So, for example. > > > but > > > 1.I downloaded Ruby and stored on my C drive > > > OK > > > > 2.then I downloaded RubyGems. I tried using the command line to > > > extract Gems (per instructions: ruby setup.rb) but that didn't work. I > > > seem to have problems with command line btw. No matter, I found the > > > RubyGems.exe file and ran it by double clicking. Ok so far, I think. > > > OK > > > > 3. Instructions state to install rails via command line with "gem > > > install rails" (I'm within the Ruby directory cuz that's where gem is > > > stored) but I get an error message that says: "gem is not recognized > > > as an internal or external command, operable program or batch > > > file"...still no matter (perhaps) because I saw that something already > > > loaded rails into another directory > > > ...so to this point the installation is not going according to RoR's > > > download instructions > > > Now, you'll need to add the parent directory ruby.exe and gem.exe to > > your PATH. For now, you can go to the location gem.exe and perform > > the following to install the current version of rails. > > > gem install rails > > > or > > > gem.exe install rails > > > > 4. assuming that I have Ruby, RubyGems, and Rails, it appears to me I > > > should move onto the next step: creating an application skeleton. but > > > I don't understand what i'm supposed to do with the instructions: > > > > rails path/to/your/new/application > > > The above command creates a rails application. > > > > cd path/to/your/new/application > > > The above command changes your current directory to > > the root of the rails application you created in the previous > > step. > > > > ruby script/server > > > The above command starts the web server. > > > > What is that command doing? What's my new application? Is there an > > > example of path/to/your/new/application is supposed to look like or am > > > I suppsed to type exactly what's above (which doesn't seem right to > > > me)? > > > Please see my above comments. Also, I would recommend completing > > the following tutorial starting with step 3.2: > > >http://guides.rubyonrails.org/getting_started_with_rails.html > > > > ...so that's as far as I've gotten. At this point I don't know if > > > steps 2 and 3 were successful and I don't feel I'm ready for step 4. > > > I've found this process confusing and would like to give the site's > > > content manager some feedback that there could be more helpful > > > instructions (for me, at least). : ) > > > > Thanks! > > > > Squashua > > > > On Jan 3, 3:17 am, "Conrad Taylor" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > On Fri, Jan 2, 2009 at 6:46 PM, squashua <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I'm a newbie who's tried over a half dozen times now to install the > > > > > full Ruby and All-in-One RoR app for my Windows XP machine. > > > > > Frustratingly, I haven't been able to ever correctly get the programs > > > > > to load and work. I've tried the RoR site, youtube tutorials, and > > > > > other assorted websites for an easy to follow and ACCURATE > > > > > description. Often times the problem is in getting gem to load, or > > > > > getting the application to work, or other assorted problems that a > > > > > newbie like myself might not be able to troubleshoot. I've also tried > > > > > connecting to the RoR community using the IRC but to no avail. Should > > > > > I just quit before ever having really begun? I'm stubborn so I'll > > > > > probably keep at it, but I'd love to hear of any good resources if you > > > > > know of any. > > > > > Hi, you'll need to much more detail about the issues that you're having > > > > for people of this group to better assist you. For example, when you > > > > try install Ruby and/or All-in-One RoR app, what steps have you taken > > > > and what issues/errors are you seeing? > > > > > -Conrad --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. 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