Error accessing db through model - Rails 2.2.2, MySql 5.1.30

Rails
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Folks,

I just installed Rails 2.2.2 on my box and MySql 5.1.30. Running a
simple .find(:all) gives me a bunch of errors - snippet below.
The only answer I have found in searching around is to go back to an
older version of MySql. Is there any way to fix this or do I really have
to revert the MySql version?

Meal.find(:all)
ArgumentError: NULL pointer given
from (eval):3:in each_hash' from (eval):3:inall_hashes’
from
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.2.2/lib/active_record
/connection_adapters/mysql_adapter.rb:564:in select' from C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.2.2/lib/active_record /connection_adapters/abstract/database_statements.rb:7:inselect_all_without_qu
ery_cache’

Thanks for your help.

-S

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Have you created the database and migrated?

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Jeff Emminger wrote:

Have you created the database and migrated?

Yes Jeff, I have been able to create a database and run db:migrate
successfully. I can see the tables in db and can also run direct sql
queries successfully.

Forgot to add to my initial post - I am on Win XP.

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Rick wrote:

Is it possible that you need to re-install the mysql gem? I think you
said you upgraded MySQL but you didn’t say from what version. I know
the mysql gem includes a C component that hooks in to the MySQL
library, this might be the source of your problem.

Thanks Rick. I reinstalled the MySql gem before the initial post. That
gem installation was causing errors with RDoc installation (as reported
by others as well) so I installed it with “gem install mysql --no-ri
–no-rdoc”.

When you google the error I am getting, it has been reported by other
folks too so it seems like something related to how Rails 2.2.2 and
MySql 5.1.30 interact. The only solution I have found others suggest is
to install an older version of MySql 5.1.30. BTW - I didn’t have an
older version installed. I am starting with MySql 5.1.30

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Is it possible that you need to re-install the mysql gem? I think you
said you upgraded MySQL but you didn’t say from what version. I know
the mysql gem includes a C component that hooks in to the MySQL
library, this might be the source of your problem.

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Sj Tib wrote:

Rick wrote:

Is it possible that you need to re-install the mysql gem? I think you
said you upgraded MySQL but you didn’t say from what version. I know
the mysql gem includes a C component that hooks in to the MySQL
library, this might be the source of your problem.

Thanks Rick. I reinstalled the MySql gem before the initial post. That
gem installation was causing errors with RDoc installation (as reported
by others as well) so I installed it with “gem install mysql --no-ri
–no-rdoc”.

When you google the error I am getting, it has been reported by other
folks too so it seems like something related to how Rails 2.2.2 and
MySql 5.1.30 interact. The only solution I have found others suggest is
to install an older version of MySql 5.1.30. BTW - I didn’t have an
older version installed. I am starting with MySql 5.1.30

I installed an older version of MySql (5.0.77) and it works like a
charm. Not sure what is the issue with Rails 2.2.2 and MySql 5.1.30.