Hi, At Mon, 2 Mar 2009 08:58:46 +0900, Burdette Lamar wrote in [ruby-talk:330039]: > require 'pathname' > home_path = Pathname.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '../..')).realpath You don't need pathname. home_path = File.expand_path('../../..', __FILE__) -- Nobu Nakada