heroku toolbelt installation - Missing Instructions

Question

I downloaded the windows version of heroku toolbelt from here https://toolbelt.heroku.com/

I chose my folder as

C:\Program Files (x86)\Heroku

which is NOT where my rails app directories are.

Now, according to the heroku homepage guide, https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/quickstart#step-2-install-the-heroku-toolbelt

it says "Step 3: Login

After installing the Toolbelt, you’ll have access to the heroku command from your command shell. Authenticate using the email address and password you used when creating your Heroku account:"

Where do i go to do this? I don't see an executable command terminal file in any of the folders of where Heroku installed itself.

My heroku folder contains these directories and files bin data lib ruby-1.9.2 vendor unins000.dat unins000.exe unins000.msg

I try to execute commands on my windows command prompt, but that doesn't work either. I also used railsinstaller to install rails, ruby, git, etc., so i tried to run heroku commands from the Git Bash and that does not work either.

All of the instructions i read online, including the Github page for heroku toolbelt omits this crucial information. https://github.com/heroku/heroku.rb They will all tell you what commands to type, but don't tell you where to go or which command terminal to open from which folder after downloading.

Now, from my Git bash terminal, which I got from using railsinstaller, I can install the heroku gem, foreman gem, but the heroku gem is deprecated. Toolbelt is what I should be using, and here I am without a critical piece of information.

Does no one else have any problems installing heroku toolbelt and getting it to function? I'm kind of surprised that the omitted information hasn't seemed to spark other heroku toolbelt installation questions yet. Hopefully this question will help other first-timers as well.

Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

You need to be logged in as an administrator for the installation to work. If you weren't try it again with that privilege.

After installing the toolbelt, the system path should include the installation folder's bin. On my 64-bit Win 7 box its':

C:\Program Files (x86)\Heroku\bin 

There should also be a system level variable called HerokuPath.

So if you start a new CMD shell, say path and what appears should include the path above (or similar for your machine).

Also say set HerokuPath and the path should appear here.

Then the heroku command should run with no problems, and you can follow the instructions.

If you still have problems, it's likely that one of the embedded installations in the toolbelt is in conflict with another version of the same already on your system. Try running a shell that has a minimal path plus the HerokuPath contents. The most likely culprit is another Ruby installation. The heroku command is a Ruby script in disguise.