From: vrajmohan@...
Date: 2005-03-31T06:35:59+09:00
Subject: Re: gems for DBI and MySQL?

Please try http://www.tmtm.org/en/mysql/ruby/.

--Vraj Mohan


> Quoting "Kujawa, Greg" <Greg.Kujawa@DiamondCellar.com>:
> 
> > You can go to http://ruby-dbi.sourceforge.net/ to download the package, as
> > it doesn't come bundled with the Ruby One-Click Installer for Windows.
> > Installation isn't too bad. Just follow the documentation that comes with
> > the package...
> 
> Downloading DBI is easy enough.  However, I think I also need a database driver
> (DBD) for MySQL.  The page you referenced above says
> 
> "MySQL (dbd_mysql)
> 
> depend on the "MySQL Ruby Module" by TOMITA Masahiro <tommy@tmtm.org>
> <URL:http://www.tmtm.org/mysql/> or available from the RAA."
> 
> I doesn't appear that it can be downloaded from that URL and I can't find
> anything in the RAA that claims to be a DBD from MySQL.  Can someone tell me
> the name of the thing I should looking for?
> 
> Maybe it's just me, but it doesn't seem like setting up Ruby to work with MySQL
> is very well documented.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: R. Mark Volkmann [mailto:mark@ociweb.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:39 AM
> > To: ruby-talk@ruby-lang.org
> > Subject: gems for DBI and MySQL?
> >
> >
> > My apologies for incorrectly posting this on my first try.
> > I'm reposting it to it's own thread.
> >
> > I need to access a MySQL database from Ruby.
> > I'm running under Windows using the one-click installer.
> > Is DBI the preferred way to do that?
> >
> > If so, what do I need to install that doesn't come bundled in the one-click
> > installer?  DBI?  Ruby MySQL driver?
> >
> > Are there gems for those or do I need to install them the old fashioned way?
> >
> > --
> > R. Mark Volkmann
> > Partner, Object Computing, Inc.
> >
> >
> 
> 
> --
> R. Mark Volkmann
> Partner, Object Computing, Inc.
>