Windows directories not recognized by ruby?

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From	"Kalman H." <kalmanh@gmail.com>
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Subject	Windows directories not recognized by ruby?
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What's wrong with this code?

C:\>mkdir test_ruby

C:\>irb
irb(main):001:0> File.directory? "c:"
=> true
irb(main):002:0> File.directory? "c:\test_ruby"
=> false
irb(main):003:0>

Thanks for any ideas in advance,

-Kalman

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Windows directories not recognized by ruby? "Kalman H." <kalmanh@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 09:03 -0500
  Re: Windows directories not recognized by ruby? Nikolai Weibull <now@bitwi.se> - 2011-04-07 09:23 -0500
  Re: Windows directories not recognized by ruby? paul h <paul@hollyer.me.uk> - 2011-04-07 07:28 -0700
  Re: Windows directories not recognized by ruby? Phillip Gawlowski <cmdjackryan@googlemail.com> - 2011-04-07 09:28 -0500
    Re: Windows directories not recognized by ruby? Regis d'Aubarede <regis.aubarede@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 10:47 -0500
  Re: Windows directories not recognized by ruby? koulikoff <koulikoff@gmail.com> - 2011-04-07 11:10 -0700

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