On Wed, 11 Oct 2000 11:56:33 +0900, Chris Morris wrote: > Newbie alert: ruby can't find the file I'm referring to in a require > statement. The file required is in the same directory as the original source > file. Obviously, this doesn't work. Where does ruby get its path info? Also remember that the file required has to have a `.rb' extension (or `.so' for binaries). require "herfstvrucht" #=> looks for `herfstvrucht.rb' Given that the file you require is in the same dir as the requiring script, and that `.' comes normally first in $: this might be your problem. Michel