why dont you write up your experienes, we can probably put it on the wiki. Most of the docs are done by people who have been using watir for a while, and theyve done a pretty good job as volunteers.
Paul On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 9:41 PM, John Williams <jwil...@gmail.com> wrote: > Solution: In Ruby 1.8.4 or later, you need to preceed the "require > 'watir'" command with "require 'rubygems'". > > How frustrating that this is not pointed out in the Watir > documentation or examples. I found the solution in another discussion > forum. > > In general I'm very disappointed with the sorry state of Watir > installation documentation, all of which seems ad hoc, poorly > integrated and universalized, and taking for granted big steps (e.g. > using IRB, creating scripts in .rb files, executing .rb files, etc). > Curiously, nearly all Watir documentation jumps right from installing > the gems to using the Watir API, ignoring such critical steps as > opening a Command Prompt with Ruby, opening IRB, requiring rubygems, > editing and executing a .rb file, etc. Of course the Watir > documentation shouldn't have to explain Ruby, IRB, or any other > integrated technology in detail, but it should give the necessary > steps in order to successfully complete a basic Watir command for > someone like me who wasn't familiar with Ruby or IRB and certainly has > no clue about which gems need to be required. > > Cheers, > John > > > On Apr 7, 7:56 pm, John Williams <jwil...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I couldn't get FireWatir to work on Mac, so I'm trying a more basic > > installation (I hope) of Watir with IE for Windows XP. After > > successfully installing the latest Ruby, RubyGems, and Watir 1.6.5, > > every Watir script I run chokes on the "require" command with the > > error "no such file to load". This occurs whether I am executing a > > Ruby script or typing "require 'watir'" in the IRB command line. > > Clearly Ruby can't find "watir". > > > > Since Watir installed successfully, do I need to use "require" > > commands from any particular directory? > > > > Any suggestions appreciated! > > > > Thanks, > > John > > -- > Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search > before you ask, be nice. > > You received this message because you are subscribed to > http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general > To post: watir-general@googlegroups.com > > To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. > -- Before posting, please read http://watir.com/support. In short: search before you ask, be nice. You received this message because you are subscribed to http://groups.google.com/group/watir-general To post: watir-general@googlegroups.com
