"Michael Davis" <mdavis / sevasoftware.com> wrote in message news:AKo_b.4954$yZ1.1140 / newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net... {snip...} > No. The data that I need to access may not always be relational and I have been given specific requirements for using both JDBC and ODBC. I explored many possible options for accessing data with my client and they have several very good reasons for these requirements. > > Thanks, Michael I'm curious as to your current thinking on this. Are you considering a separate Java process to mediate between Ruby requests and JDBC calls? (Not suggesting anything; I'm in uncharted waters here. Just nosy :-) - dan