Calling Applescript from Ruby

def osascript(script)
  system 'osascript', *script.split(/\n/).map { |line| ['-e', line] }.flatten
end

osascript <<-END
 tell application "Finder"
   display dialog "Hello"
 end tell
END

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2. Thanks for this. Now I can call Ruby from Applescript like this
   .
   set rubyscript to “~/scripts/that-script”
   do shell script rubyscript
   .
   and use Ruby with occasional Applescript thanks to your osascript function. Nicely done!