I'm attempting to connect to a database via ODBC connection. I have the following gems installed: dbi-0.4.3 dbd-odbc-0.2.5 I'm attempting to connect to an odbc connection with the name 'IRVQA-AUTO2' irb(main):001:0> require 'DBI' C:/Documents and Settings/bgeorge/.bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/dbi-0.4.3/lib/DBI.rb:93: warning: already initialized constant VERSION C:/Documents and Settings/bgeorge/.bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/dbi-0.4.3/lib/DBI.rb:96: warning: already initialized constant API_VERSION C:/Documents and Settings/bgeorge/.bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/dbi-0.4.3/lib/DBI.rb:100 : warning: already initialized constant DEFAULT_TRACE_MODE C:/Documents and Settings/bgeorge/.bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/dbi-0.4.3/lib/DBI.rb:101 : warning: already initialized constant DEFAULT_TRACE_OUTPUT => [] irb(main):002:0> conn = DBI.connect("DBI:ODBC:IRVQAAUTO2","poweruser","nexaqa") DBI::InterfaceError: Unable to load driver 'ODBC' (underlying error: uninitializ ed constant DBI::DBD::ODBC) from C:/Documents and Settings/bgeorge/.bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/dbi-0.4.3/l ib/DBI.rb:300:in `load_driver' from C:/Ruby187/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in `synchronize' from C:/Documents and Settings/bgeorge/.bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/dbi-0.4.3/l ib/DBI.rb:242:in `load_driver' from C:/Documents and Settings/bgeorge/.bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/dbi-0.4.3/l ib/DBI.rb:160:in `_get_full_driver' from C:/Documents and Settings/bgeorge/.bundle/ruby/1.8/gems/dbi-0.4.3/l ib/DBI.rb:145:in `connect' from (irb):2 Any ideas what my downfall may be? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.