JavaScript Execute Ruby Script

Question

Server/Client are the same box. Creating a UI to run ruby test scripts locally.

I want something like executing an ActiveXObject:

    w = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
    w.run('test.rb');

File structure is as follows

>Project
  -index.HTML
  -custom.js
  >Scripts
   -Ruby Script

I want to execute a ruby script with a JavaScript function. ActiveXObject isn't able to execute a ruby file. — unmuse
– unmuse, Commented Mar 19, 2012 at 16:26

Roland Mai · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-19 16:24:38Z

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Assuming ruby is installed in the system and is included in the PATH variable. All you need to do is:

var w = new ActiveXObject("WScript.Shell");
w.run('ruby Scripts\\test.rb');

answered Mar 19, 2012 at 16:24

Roland Mai

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Making some progress here - although what happens now is a Ruby terminal is briefly opened and closed, but nothing else happens.