From: Stuart Stegall <stuart@...>
Date: 2006-05-02T12:12:46+09:00
Subject: Re: ODBC Database Connectivity

Alan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am having such hard time to connect to a ODBC data source. (Windows 
> XP)
>
> I have C# and ADO.NET background and I am shocked when I see there is so 
> little database connectivity support for Ruby!
>
> Am I missing something or Ruby is not good for connecting to databases?
>
> Thanks,
> Alan
>
>   
What Database is giving you trouble?  (Currently I have a Ruby (non 
Rails) web app that speaks to MSSQL2k5 with out any problems)

The client is currently interested in moving the web app to IIS and if 
an when this occurs, I will probably not use ODBC, but instead use ADO.