Ralph Smith wrote: > The only instructions for getting ruby to access mysql that I've been able to find seem to be > oriented to non-windows os's. The instructions talk about mysql c api header files, but I can't find > them. Can someone tell me how to get ruby on windows xp to talk to mysql? > Simplest way is to get the pure-Ruby MySQL binding. http://www.ruby-talk.org/cgi-bin/scat.rb/ruby/ruby-talk/136505 Sort of old, but generally correct. James Britt -- http://www.ruby-doc.org - The Ruby Documentation Site http://www.rubyxml.com - News, Articles, and Listings for Ruby & XML http://www.rubystuff.com - The Ruby Store for Ruby Stuff http://www.jamesbritt.com - Playing with Better Toys