# New Version of IBM\_DB Rails Adapter/Driver for IBM DataServers now available **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-ibm-db-rails-adapter-driver-for-ibm-dataservers-now-available/196864 "2008-12-18T13:05:47Z")\ **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:** [December 18, 2008, 1:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/new-version-of-ibm-db-rails-adapter-driver-for-ibm-dataservers-now-available/196864/1 "2008-12-18T13:05:47Z")
Hi All, IBM\_DB 1.0.1 gem refresh is now available. To download the new version visit [http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubyibm/) This release of the gem has made made clear the environment variables to be set during the installation process by changing the environment variable to be used. Details of the change can be found in the change log below. * * * Change Log: - - Change in environment variables required for installing the gem on Linux/Unix/MacOS X platforms - Support for datatype Decfloat. - Support for specifying the Authetication type to be used for connection in the adapter. The step by step process of installation as per the new changes can be found at [http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?thread\_id=30429&forum\_id=9502](http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?thread_id=30429&forum_id=9502) Got any queries or suggestions? Feel free to post them at [http://rubyforge.org/forum/?group\_id=2361](http://rubyforge.org/forum/?group_id=2361) Thanks Praveen 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/)