> Windows is not my strong suit. Not mine either... So this might not work. Basically change the application to open ruby files to be rubyw.exe and not ruby.exe. (Right click, Properties, Open with...). This should cause all your ruby scripts to be opened with rubyw though, which may not be intended. OTOH if you need a console, you can always explicitly open one and start ruby from there, or create different file extensions for rubyw and ruby files. You might even be able to set default applications per folder or somesuch nonsense. -tim > > -- > Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/. > >