Pit: [snip] > you can't put the line into a Ruby script because it's not Ruby code. > You're supposed to enter it in the DOS shell or put it into a DOS script. Nuts. How right you are. I'm learning Ruby as fast as possible, and I got really muddled on this one. Rails is now installed nicely, and I'm moving forward. Thanks! -- t. ====================================================== Tom Cloyd Bellingham, Washington, U.S.A: (360) 920-1226 << BestMindHealth.com / tc / bestmindhealth.com >> ====================================================== Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client (program): http://www.opera.com/mail/