Moin, moin! There is a description for a method that does not exist presented by "ri": >>>>> Console Protocol >>>>> C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\wolfgang>ri Dir.empty? ------------------------------------------------------------ Dir::empty? Dir::empty?(path) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Returns whether or not +path+ is empty. Returns false if +path+ is not a directory, or contains any files other than '.' or '..'. C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\wolfgang>irb irb(main):001:0> Dir::empty?('./') NoMethodError: undefined method `empty?' for Dir:Class from (irb):1 irb(main):002:0> >>>>> EOCP >>>>> Produced via OneClickInstaller 186-25 - ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [i386-mswin32] Wolfgang NĂ¡dasi-Donner -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.