How can I use Ruby for ASP

[Sam Sungshik Kong]

Hi!

I've been using Python and starting to use Ruby.
I want to use it for ASP pages.
What should I do to use it?
I installed recent version of Ruby and ActiveScript for Ruby.
Still it doesn't work.

Error:
The scripting language 'Ruby' is not found on the server.

Does anyone know how to do it?

Thanks in advance.

Sam

 

[Dave Burt]

Do you really want to use ASP? Will RubyWebDialogs
<http://www.erikveen.dds.nl/rubywebdialogs/> do what you need?

 

[Sam Sungshik Kong]

Dave, what I want is to make IIS recognize Ruby Scripting Engine.
However, RubyWebDialogs seems to be very interesting.
I'll check it out.

I'm still looking for a way to use Ruby for ASP.

Thanks.
Sam

 

[Dave Burt]

You can easily set IIS to have Ruby handle .rb or .rb or whatever files:
IIS Management -> Web Sites -> Properties -> Home Directory tab ->
Configuration...
Make sure you check the Hit the script engine/Check that file exists
checkboxes.

Apparently ActiveScriptRuby will do what you're looking for:
http://www.geocities.co.jp/SiliconValley-PaloAlto/9251/ruby/main.html

Also (instead of that?) there is possibly more than one Ruby / dot NET
bridge you could use to put behind your .aspx pages, if you're upgrading to
..NET...
http://www.saltypickle.com/rubydotnet

 

[Sam Sungshik Kong]

Thanks, Dave!

while reading one of the pages you directed me to, I found out what I did
wrong.
<%@Language=RubyScript%> is the right statement.
<%@Language=Ruby%> is not.
Hmmm...

I appreciate your help.

Now I'm reading Ruby book (which comes with the Ruby program) and I am
becoming a big fan of Ruby.
It's very elegant and as practical as Python.
Actually I worried about its practicability because it's pure OO.
I'm having some difficulty understanding iterator (yield statement) but will
overcome it...;-)

Sam