The document provides a guide for installing Ruby on Windows, detailing the use of the one-click installer and how to verify the Ruby version with a command prompt. It also explains how to install Ruby gems using the command prompt and provides links to SQLite binaries for Windows, along with basic commands for handling SQLite databases in Ruby. Additional resources and credits related to Ruby on Windows and its tools are included.

1. Ruby on WindowsTim Goldenhttp://TimGolden.comhttp://twitter.com/Goldeneye1

2. HistoryCygwin Source FilesNotePad

3. Choices EasyRuby installerhttp://rubyinstaller.org/HardDevelopment Kit/ Build from sourcehttp://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyinstaller/3

4. Installing RubyThe one click installer does all the work for you 4

5. InstallerLocation5

6. Installer Finish6

7. VerifyGo to a command prompt and check the ruby version by typing ruby -v7 to open a command prompt you can go to the run box and enter the text CMDand click OKRuby GemsInstalling Gems Package manger for Rubyhttp://rubygems.org/8

8. Gem InstallUsing a command prompt in your c:\Ruby dir > gem update –-system > gem list –-localTo see what’s installed > gem install “pkg”

9. SQLitePrecompiled Binaries For Windows section http://www.sqlite.org/download.htmlsqlitedll-3_6_23.zip – you can think of this one as actually being the SQLite database that you will install on your machinesqlite-3_6_23.zip –a command line utility that can be used to administer a SQLite databaseUnzip them and put the extracted files in your ruby\bin directory (usually at C:\ruby\bin).

10. SQLite From a command prompt in your C:\ruby dir > gem install sqlite3-rubySQLite/Ruby FAQ – all the different ways to use sqlite from a Ruby script11

11. CreditsTim Golden – aka Golden~Eye~http://www.TimGolden.comhttp://twitter.com/GoldenEyeRubyForge - http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyinstaller/RubyInstaller - http://rubyinstaller.org/Ruby On Windows - http://rubyonwindows.blogspot.comRubyGems - http://rubygems.org/SQLite - http://www.sqlite.org -- http://sqlite-ruby.rubyforge.org/sqlite3/faq.htmlRuby Stack - http://bitnami.org/stack/rubystackNotepad ++ http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htmNetbeans - http://netbeans.org/projects/ruby/http://netbeans.org/downloads/index.html12