# How to get a connection with an existent database? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [June 12, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-connection-with-an-existent-database/140282 "2008-06-12T16:32:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![peyisar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@peyisar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peyisar)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-connection-with-an-existent-database/140282/1 "2008-06-12T16:32:36Z")
Can somebody say me how to read an existent database with sqlite and ruby? I want to know, how to get the connection and then close it. Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![peyisar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@peyisar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peyisar)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-connection-with-an-existent-database/140282/2 "2008-06-12T16:45:22Z")
On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Ignacio G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Can somebody say me how to read an existent database with sqlite and > ruby? I want to know, how to get the connection and then close it. > > ## Thanks 🙂 > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). You could always use the SQLite gem ([http://sqlite-ruby.rubyforge.org/](http://sqlite-ruby.rubyforge.org/)) – “Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions speak so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) ---
**Author:** ![peyisar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@peyisar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peyisar)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 9:32am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-connection-with-an-existent-database/140282/3 "2008-06-13T09:32:20Z")
Glen H. wrote: > On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 8:32 AM, Ignacio G. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) > wrote: > > > Can somebody say me how to read an existent database with sqlite and > > ruby? I want to know, how to get the connection and then close it. > > > > ## Thanks 🙂 > > > > Posted via [http://www.ruby-forum.com/](http://www.ruby-forum.com/). > > You could always use the SQLite gem ([http://sqlite-ruby.rubyforge.org/](http://sqlite-ruby.rubyforge.org/)) > > – > “Hey brother Christian with your high and mighty errand, Your actions > speak > so loud, I can’t hear a word you’re saying.” > > -Greg Graffin (Bad Religion) I ve looked teh SQLite gem, but there don´t say how to get a connection with an existent database. All time it´s creating the database… :(. ---
**Author:** ![peyisar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a88e57/32.png) [@peyisar](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/peyisar)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/how-to-get-a-connection-with-an-existent-database/140282/4 "2008-06-13T16:15:26Z")
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Ignacio G. wrote: | | I ve looked teh SQLite gem, but there don´t say how to get a connection | with an existent database. All time it´s creating the database… :(. Then you didn’t look close enough. If the file/db doesn’t exist, it will be created. Otherwise, the SQLite gem will use the existing database. * * * Phillip G. Twitter: [twitter.com/cynicalryan](http://twitter.com/cynicalryan) Blog: [http://justarubyist.blogspot.com](http://justarubyist.blogspot.com) 10 years ago I was so ignorant, I didn’t even know who the Prime Minister of America was. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.8 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - [http://enigmail.mozdev.org](http://enigmail.mozdev.org) iEYEARECAAYFAkhSgNoACgkQbtAgaoJTgL+OUwCfZg6AXyZsuxr0BIfr7pA2YerE nDAAn0/KwODgsSEsOfyMVX1UcxXxPtC1 =De9U -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----