Run external program

[geokor]

I am trying to build a cd based backup program in ruby. The idea is simple. I have a hard coded list of critical files I want backedup. A new backup directory is created each day using some name (e.g. Backup) along with the date and the critical files are copied to this directory.

I then enter the name of my ruby app in my cron or task scheduler, slip a cd into my burner, and at some hour in the middle of the night it's backed up.

I can do most of this but I havent found how I can call or run my cd-burner program and pass the directory name to it.

Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I run both win98 and linux so the answer can be for either. I prefer linux since I can backup my win98 files to the server (linux) first and then backup from there.

Thanks.

George K

 

[bartolome]

Sounds like you need to use the (kernel) function system().

You pass the name of the external program to run and any arguments you want to pass to it:-

System("program", "directoryname&quot