From: KUBO Takehiro <kubo@...>
Date: 2009-04-16T13:15:54+09:00
Subject: Re: connecting to Oracle using OCI8 and DBI

On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:44 AM, Peter Bailey <pbailey@bna.com> wrote:
> Takehiro Kubo wrote:
>>> You have two ways to use dbi and Oracle.
>>> 1. Use the latest dbi instead of 0.1.1.
>>>    Add "require 'rubygems'" prior to "require 'dbi'".

Gem packages are unavailable unless "require 'rubygems'".

>>> Otherwise,
>>> 2. Copy dbd/OCI8.rb to DBD/OCI8/OCI8.rb.
>>
>> Yet another way:
>> 3. Use One-Click Installer  1.8.6-27 Release Candidate 2
>>    The bundled dbi version is 0.2.2.
>>    You have no need to copy dbd/OCI8.rb to DBD/OCI8/OCI8.rb.
>
> Yeh, well, I don't see any one-click installer for 1.8.6-27, only 1.8.6.

What I said is ruby186-27_rc2.exe in the following link.
   http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=167

> And, that's what I've been using.

Your dbi version is 0.1.1. It means your are using ruby186-26.exe or earlier.