On Wed, 3 Nov 2004, Shashank Date wrote:

> Zach,
>
>> I do not have the win32/open3 available. I will
>> download and install.
>
> Yes, please do. Let me know if you need help.
>
> http://rubyforge.org/projects/win32utils
>
> Keep in mind that the win32utils-installer does NOT
> have it (yet)!
>
>> Although if I say:
>>
>> require 'Open3'
>>
>> fin,fout,ferr = Open3.popen3( 'gzip --version' )
>>
>> I get a fork error.
>
> That is with the Open3 which comes with ruby-one-click
> installer ...will not work, for want of a fork :-)

would it with the window's fork?

-a
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