# OCI8::Cursor (Name Error) in HP-UX 11.11 error **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [May 24, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oci8-cursor-name-error-in-hp-ux-11-11-error/61533 "2006-05-24T20:42:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deniz)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 8:42pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oci8-cursor-name-error-in-hp-ux-11-11-error/61533/1 "2006-05-24T20:42:39Z")
Hi I have looked at google about this error as well as in ruby on rails forums, but I can not specifically locate the exact problem and the solution for it. Basically, I successfully installed ruby 1.8.4 on HP-UX 11.11 with rails gem. But unfortunately whenever I try to create a test application by using “rails testapp”, I am getting the follwing errror: $ rails testapp /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.2/lib/active\_record/connection\_adapters/oracle\_adapter.rb:520: undefined method `define_a_column' for class`OCI8::Cursor’ (NameError) from /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require' from /apps/gcti/ccon_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:147:in`require’ from /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.2/lib/active\_record.rb:75 from /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-1.14.2/lib/active\_record.rb:74 from /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:21:in `require' from /apps/gcti/ccon_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:182:in`activate’ from /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:181:in `activate' from /apps/gcti/ccon_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:167:in`activate’ from /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:166:in `activate' from /apps/gcti/ccon_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:37:in`require\_gem\_with\_options’ from /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile//lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:31:in `require\_gem’ from /apps/gcti/ccon\_rep/cfile/bin/rails:17 Now I am suspecting that the OCI8 adapter either is not installed properly or rails is not installed properly. I need OCI8 because I am going to connect to an oracle database. Could you be kind enough to let me know what the exact problem is and how to solve it? Best regards Deniz ---
**Author:** ![deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deniz)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oci8-cursor-name-error-in-hp-ux-11-11-error/61533/2 "2006-05-24T21:08:11Z")
Hi Deniz deniz rende wrote: > Basically, I successfully installed ruby 1.8.4 > on HP-UX 11.11 with rails gem. Could you say more about what you mean when you say “successfully installed”? Configuring Rails to use Oracle is best treated as a second step in configuring Rails. I recommend you take it a step at a time and start at the beginning. Are you able, for example, to get to the Rails welcome page using WEBrick? Best regards, Bill ---
**Author:** ![deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deniz)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oci8-cursor-name-error-in-hp-ux-11-11-error/61533/3 "2006-05-24T21:21:29Z")
> Could you say more about what you mean when you say “successfully > installed”? > > Configuring Rails to use Oracle is best treated as a second step in > configuring Rails. I recommend you take it a step at a time and start > at > the beginning. > > Are you able, for example, to get to the Rails welcome page using > WEBrick? > > Best regards, > Bill Hi Bill, What I mean by successfully installing ruby means that, a simple hello world application such as ruby -e ‘puts “Hello World”’ works or writing ruby -v that returns ruby 1.8.4… Going back to rails on top of ruby just does not work. Creating a simple test app was not succesful. Therefore I could not go to the directory and simply start up webrick, but I can see rails being istalled by typing gem list --local. Thnx Deniz ---
**Author:** ![deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deniz)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 10:25pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oci8-cursor-name-error-in-hp-ux-11-11-error/61533/4 "2006-05-24T22:25:59Z")
Bill W. wrote: > Hi Deniz, > > deniz rende wrote: > > > What I mean by successfully installing ruby means that, a simple hello > > world application such as ruby -e ‘puts “Hello World”’ works or writing > > ruby -v that returns ruby 1.8.4… > > OK. That gives hope that Ruby was indeed successfully installed. > > > Going back to rails on top of ruby just does not work. > > Creating a simple test app was not succesful. Therefore > > I could not go to the directory and simply start up webrick, > > I’m not sure what you mean what you mean by “could not go to the > directory > and simply start up webrick.” If you really mean you can’t start > WEBrick > you’ve got a different problem than if you mean you can start WEBrick > but it > won’t serve a simple test app. Which do you mean? > > Bill Hi Bill, In my original message I mentioned that creating a test application by using $rails testapp would spit out the error. Therefore, the directory is not created. Since the tesapp directory is not created, It is just not possible to go in there and write ruby script/server Therefore webrick can not be started. Please refer to the original message and see the errors. thnx Deniz ---
**Author:** ![deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deniz)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oci8-cursor-name-error-in-hp-ux-11-11-error/61533/5 "2006-05-24T22:01:41Z")
Hi Deniz, deniz rende wrote: > What I mean by successfully installing ruby means that, a simple hello > world application such as ruby -e ‘puts “Hello World”’ works or writing > ruby -v that returns ruby 1.8.4… OK. That gives hope that Ruby was indeed successfully installed. > Going back to rails on top of ruby just does not work. > Creating a simple test app was not succesful. Therefore > I could not go to the directory and simply start up webrick, I’m not sure what you mean what you mean by “could not go to the directory and simply start up webrick.” If you really mean you can’t start WEBrick you’ve got a different problem than if you mean you can start WEBrick but it won’t serve a simple test app. Which do you mean? Bill ---
**Author:** ![deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@deniz](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/deniz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/oci8-cursor-name-error-in-hp-ux-11-11-error/61533/6 "2006-05-25T00:11:53Z")
Hi Deniz, deniz rende wrote: > In my original message I mentioned that creating > a test application by using $rails testapp would > spit out the error. Therefore, the directory is not > created. Since the tesapp directory is not created, > It is just not possible to go in there and write > ruby script/server Therefore webrick can not be started. > Please refer to the original message and see the errors. Sorry about missing that in your original post. Rails is definitely not installed correctly installed. Don’t waste time worrying about Oracle adapters. Get Rails working on a base install (i.e., works with WEBrick). Once that’s working, take the next step. hth. Bill