>From: matt / tidbits.com (matt neuburg) > >Isn't it better to use an absolute pathname, rather than use a bare >filename and making assumptions what $PATH is going to be? I tried that and it doesn't work either. Apparently the issue wasn't search path. Logan explained what has happened there (although I'm not sure what he meant by ruby thinks, "I can handle this myself". How?) I was expecting system call would result exactly the same as if the command was executed in the shell itself. If there's a problem with the executed command, I would've thought I'd be able to replicate it from the shell. 'command not found' was a rather puzzling error message for me. I don't know ruby in and out, but I'm sure there is a good reason ruby does this. -andre _________________________________________________________________ All-in-one security and maintenance for your PC. Get a free 90-day trial! http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000002msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=msn_hotmail