Does anyone know the command to install win32ole for ruby. gem install win32ole does not work
I am trying to get require 'win32ole' to work
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1Depending on your installation of Ruby, it should be already included. `\Ruby192\lib\ruby\1.9.1` – Charles Caldwell Jan 31 '13 at 13:11
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I am using ruby 1.9.3 and when i add require 'win32ole' at the top of a script it just says cant find file – thedarkknight228 Jan 31 '13 at 13:12
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1Excuse me for asking a stupid question but, are you using a Windows machine? – Charles Caldwell Jan 31 '13 at 13:13
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why the hate, i don't understand stackoverflow anymore – Jonathan DS Jan 31 '13 at 13:20
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No hate from me. I'm sorry if it came across as such. – Charles Caldwell Jan 31 '13 at 13:21
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win32ole is a gem for exposing the internal API for the Windows operating system. Ruby on Windows is a great blog that utilizes the gem to automate many Windows applications.
However, due to the fact that the gem relies heavily on exposing the Windows API (hence the name of the gem), the gem is not available on any other operating system but Windows.
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