Install Completed, Had To Manually Add PATH, Yet Test for Ruby on System Still= Fail

[Jubilee Grace]

Hi All,

I have been trying to figure out this issue on my own for a month... (tomorrow will officially be a month!) I know, it's a shame to wait that long to ask for help! I just hate asking questions that have potentially already been asked, so I search them out, I especially searched this question out since it seems elementary. But this search hasn't been going so good for me.

I am on a Windows 7. I downloaded the Ruby 2.1 RailsInstaller Package.

I later went into my command prompt a few days later and ran the command: ruby -v    ; Just to test that Ruby had been properly installed, and got this: 'ruby' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable or batch file.

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During the install of RailsInstaller, I didn't realized I need to click the check box for it to automatically create a PATH. So I manually created a PATH:

Unfortunately, even after manually adding a PATH, I'm still getting: 'ruby' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable or batch file.

Did I create the PATH wrong, is something else going awry with the install? LOL, this is not a matter "within" Ruby, this is an issue of even getting Ruby started!

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I hope no one has broken a bone after falling out of a chair concerning how ELEMENTARY this question probably is. I'm new to Ruby and Command Prompts, my experience is with Front End Dev such as coding HTML, CSS, & editing in Photoshop...Back End Dev is an entirely different world that I'm breaking into. Thus, elementary questions.

^_^ Will someone please kindly help me...and it be an explanation of more than 1 sentence long, yet "concise" and "mature". Rude, crude, and unhelpful comments is the main reason it took me a month to even ask for help on an elementary question.

Thank you for your time,

~Jubilee

[Evan Machnic]

Hi Jubilee,

Are you using the "Command Prompt with Ruby and Rails" or the original "Command Prompt?" Have you tried uninstalling RailsInstaller and then trying again?

Thanks,

Evan

Evan Machnic | Application Engineer | m: 850.307.0313 | s: evan.ey | t: @emachnic

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[Jubilee Grace]

Hi Evan,

Thank you so much for taking the time to help me solve my problem. I realize everyone on this forum probably has jobs and families, so I really appreciate all of your time to assist me.

I'm using the original command prompt... I didn't know that there was a separate command prompt for Ruby and Rails. I need to check on that to see if that could be the problem. I tried it in Windows PowerShell as well and got the same error. :) I will try to find the Ruby Command Prompt and see if there is a change.

I have not to tried to uninstall the package because I was concerned that it could effect my Git account that was created when I first installed the bundle. Is that something that I should worry about and could it effect my next install if I were to reinstall everything?

Thank you again for your patience and time, even if this doesn't solve the problem, I am thankful for your help nonetheless.

~Jubilee

[Evan Machnic]

Hi Jubilee,

The "Command Prompt with Ruby and Rails" is set up with some niceties for programming with Rails as well as having the Path set properly. It also aliases some commands, like `dir` to `ls`, to make it that much better. Make sure to use that.

If you do want to try reinstalling, the installation should pick up that you've previously run it and entered your Git details so you should be fine to uninstall and then install again.

Let me know how it goes.

Cheers,

Evan

Evan Machnic | Application Engineer | m: 850.307.0313 | s: evan.ey | t: @emachnic