here is the solution: http://vsbabu.org/mt/archives/2005/07/19/oracle_with_active_record.html Jose Pepe wrote: > # require AR > require 'rubygems' > require_gem 'activerecord' > > ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection({ > :adapter => "mysql", > :database => "cocoa", > :socket => "/tmp/mysql.socket", > :username => <myusername>, > :password => <mypassword> > }) > > # define a simple model > class Task < ActiveRecord::Base > end > > I am trying to run this script in ruby that reads a MySQL table, called > Tasks, like in this example: > > http://wiki.rubyonrails.com/rails/pages/HowToUseActiveRecordOutsideRails > > I got the following error message: > irb(main):001:0> Task.create "title" => "Item #1" > NameError: uninitialized constant Task > from (irb):1 -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.