# Problem with ruby + mysql on windows , now trying dbi

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ruby-mysql-on-windows-now-trying-dbi/139657>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 5, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ruby-mysql-on-windows-now-trying-dbi/139657 "2008-06-05T20:52:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![m4lloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/87869e/32.png) [@m4lloc](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/m4lloc)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problem-with-ruby-mysql-on-windows-now-trying-dbi/139657/1 "2008-06-05T20:52:33Z")

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The code(Mysql3.rb):  
require ‘dbi’  
DBI.connect(‘DBI:Mysql:mydb’, ‘my\_user’, ‘my user’) do | dbh |  
sth = dbh.prepare(“SELECT \* FROM table;”)  
sth.execute  
while row = sth.fetch do  
puts row  
end  
end

The trouble/problem

---------- Ruby Interpreter ----------  
C:/InstantRails-1.6/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/dbi/dbi.rb:499:in  
`load_driver': is not a class/module (TypeError) from C:/InstantRails-1.6/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/dbi/dbi.rb:401:in`\_get\_full\_driver’  
from C:/InstantRails-1.6/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/dbi/dbi.rb:381:in  
`connect’  
from Mysql3.rb:2

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