Call an application from Ruby

[Luiz Macchi]

Hi all, how to call an application from Ruby inside on Linux ?

I´d like to run 'KCalc' for example

thank any help

 

[Daniel Lucraft]

Hi all, how to call an application from Ruby inside on Linux ?

I´d like to run 'KCalc' for example

thank any help

You can execute a system command by putting it between `backticks`. On
Gnome, the calculator command is gcalctool and this works for me:

dan: /home/dan$ irb
irb(main):001:0> `gcalctool`
=> ""

best,
Dan

 

[brad]

You can execute a system command by putting it between `backticks`. On
Gnome, the calculator command is gcalctool and this works for me:

dan: /home/dan$ irb
irb(main):001:0> `gcalctool`
=> ""

You might also do this:

system('gcalctool')