# New Version of IBM\_DB Rails Adapter/Driver for IBM DataServers now available **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [November 6, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-ibm-db-rails-adapter-driver-for-ibm-dataservers-now-available/152674 "2008-11-06T10:25:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![praveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/3ec8ea/32.png) [@praveen](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/praveen)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-ibm-db-rails-adapter-driver-for-ibm-dataservers-now-available/152674/1 "2008-11-06T10:25:58Z")
Hi All, New version of IBM\_DB (1.0.0) is now available. Visit the site [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/) for downloading the new version. This release of ibm\_db provides support for secure connections using SSL feature of DB2 in the Adapter, to use this feature you will require client version v95fp2 and above. This release contains fix for the bug [#22430] ( Charcter types ignore limit) along with the support for the feature request [#22560] Automatic transactions for migrations in Rails 2.2RC1 . Please check the change log for more details on other changes that is been made. Want to get started with ibm\_db gem and DB2? Follow the below links to download the free version of DB2 (DB2 Express-C)and the ibm\_db gem. Download DB2 Express C from [http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/express/](http://www-01.ibm.com/software/data/db2/express/) Download the IBM\_DB gem from [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/) Also find a startup guide at [http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/2361/7682/IBM\_DB\_GEM.pdf](http://rubyforge.org/docman/view.php/2361/7682/IBM_DB_GEM.pdf) Got any queries or suggestions for ibm\_db? Feel free to post them at [http://rubyforge.org/forum/?group\_id=2361](http://rubyforge.org/forum/?group_id=2361) Thanks Praveen Devarao