From: John Mcleod Date: 2009-07-23T04:21:19+09:00 Subject: Searching/Comparison of CSV then importing into database Hello all, I'm a newbie to Ruby. I'm really a PHP guy with around 2 weeks (department mandated) of Ruby experience. Production Platform: Windows 2003 Ruby version: 1.8.6 My project consists of reading one CSV and importing it into a DB. Before the import, I must compare each record of the CSV with each record of the DB and check for similar or duplicate records. I'm finished reading the CSV with FasterCSV and I also have the import to the database finished as well. I'm looking for a Ruby extension that will do some string comparison. I tried an extension called "amatch" and Windows is barking at the gem install. Any help, tips or helpful advice is appreciated. JohnM -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.