MySQL help

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I cannot get working the MySQL ruby package for windows. Maybe I’m using
the wrong one? An y recommendations would be helpful.

I’m a Python guy who is trying to convert but the lack of easy to plug in
and go stuff for Windows is killing me! (I know, use Linux. Most of my
clients use Windows so I’m stuck with it).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Greg B.

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BTW – I’m using rubyinstaller 1.73

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I cannot get working the MySQL ruby package for windows. Maybe I’m using
the wrong one? An y recommendations would be helpful.

I’m a Python guy who is trying to convert but the lack of easy to plug in
and go stuff for Windows is killing me! (I know, use Linux. Most of my
clients use Windows so I’m stuck with it).

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Greg B.

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Greg Brondo wrote:

I cannot get working the MySQL ruby package for windows. Maybe I’m using
the wrong one? An y recommendations would be helpful.
BTW – I’m using rubyinstaller 1.73

I think the precompiled windows mysql package available for download is
only compatible with ruby versions 1.6., not the 1.7. series of ruby.
The most recent 1.6.* versions of the Pragmatic Programmer installations
include a precompiled MySQL package anyway, but for some reason it isn’t
included in the 1.7.3 installer.
(see http://rubygarden.com/ruby?WindowsInstaller)

If you don’t want to use the 1.6.8 windows installer, you could use a
cygwin version of ruby on windows. With cygwin, you could build the
package from source, which was straightforward when I last tried six
months back. However, it is a bit of work if you haven’t already
installed cygwin, and it might not be viable if you need to install on
client’s windows boxes.

HTH

Alex

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