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Article:		Rolling with Ruby on Rails
Subject:		installation
Date:		2005-08-22 20:34:57
From:		tom@yogajones
I'm on Windows 2000. The Rails files (version 1.0.0) apparently successfully installed in my C:\ruby folder. However when I try to call rails from the command line, I get the message: "rails is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batvch file." What's up and how can it be fixed? Help much appreciated.

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• installation
  2005-08-31 10:30:12  Curt Hibbs | [View]
  
  
  It sounds like the c:\ruby\bin directory (assuming the default installation path) did not get added to your system path. Although very rare, I've seen this happen before.
  
  If you add it to your path, it should work just fine.

• installation
  2005-08-28 11:59:17  merster [View]
  
  
  I had the same problem. I'm a newbie, but here's what I figure. Rails is just not getting installed. You'll need an updated "gem". You can find that on rubyforge.org. PLEASE READ THE RELEASE NOTES so you know how to update gem (since it depends on what version you're currently running (obtained with: gem -v)).
  
  Anyway, once you've updated gem, then run:
  gem install rails --include-dependencies
  
  You should be all set. Best of luck!
• installation
  2005-10-02 21:37:12  tom@yogajones [View]
  
  
  That did it. Thanks so much!