# Rake db:create

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-create/183686>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [February 18, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-create/183686 "2010-02-18T18:52:32Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-create/183686/1 "2010-02-18T18:52:32Z")

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Hi I have following problem using command C:\myApp\rake db:create.  
If any one can helpe me.  
thank you in advance  
regards

(in C:/myApp)  
uninitialized constant Encoding  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active\_support/dependenci  
es.rb:443:in `load_missing_constant' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active_support/dependenci es.rb:80:in`const\_missing’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.5/lib/active\_support/dependenci  
es.rb:92:in `const_missing' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-0.0.6/lib/sqlite3/encoding.rb:9:in`find’

C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/sqlite3-0.0.6/lib/sqlite3/database.rb:69:in  
`init ialize' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_a dapters/sqlite3_adapter.rb:13:in`new’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active\_record/connection\_a  
dapters/sqlite3\_adapter.rb:13:in `sqlite3_connection' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_a dapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:223:in`send’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active\_record/connection\_a  
dapters/abstract/connection\_pool.rb:223:in `new_connection' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_a dapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:245:in`checkout\_new\_connection’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active\_record/connection\_a  
dapters/abstract/connection\_pool.rb:188:in `checkout' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_a dapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:184:in`loop’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active\_record/connection\_a  
dapters/abstract/connection\_pool.rb:184:in `checkout' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in`synchronize’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active\_record/connection\_a  
dapters/abstract/connection\_pool.rb:183:in `checkout' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_a dapters/abstract/connection_pool.rb:98:in`connection’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active\_record/connection\_a  
dapters/abstract/connection\_pool.rb:326:in `retrieve_connection' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active_record/connection_a dapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb:123:in`retrieve\_connection’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.5/lib/active\_record/connection\_a  
dapters/abstract/connection\_specification.rb:115:in `connection' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.5/lib/tasks/databases.rake:43:in`creat  
e\_database’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.5/lib/tasks/databases.rake:31  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:636:in `call' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:636:in`execute’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:631:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:631:in`execute’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:597:in  
`invoke_with_call_c hain' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/monitor.rb:242:in`synchronize’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:590:in  
`invoke_with_call_c hain' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:583:in`invoke’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2051:in  
`invoke_task' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in`top\_level’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2029:in`top\_level’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2068:in  
`standard_exceptio n_handling' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2023:in`top\_level’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2001:in `run' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:2068:in`standard\_exceptio  
n\_handling’  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/lib/rake.rb:1998:in `run' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.8.7/bin/rake:31 C:/ruby/bin/rake:19:in`load’  
C:/ruby/bin/rake:19  
Couldn’t create database for {“adapter”=\>“sqlite3”, “timeout”=\>5000,  
“database”=

> “db/development.sqlite3”, “pool”=\>5}

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**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-create/183686/2 "2010-02-18T18:58:18Z")

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I think you might have the sqlite gem but not the actual sqlite  
libraries  
installed.

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**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-create/183686/3 "2010-02-18T19:03:11Z")

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Ben Wiseley wrote:

> I think you might have the sqlite gem but not the actual sqlite  
> libraries  
> installed.

## I m trying to intall as…

C:\ruby\bin\>ruby gem install sqlite3  
Building native extensions. This could take a while…  
ERROR: Error installing sqlite3:  
ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

C:/ruby/bin/ruby.exe extconf.rb  
checking for rb\_thread\_blocking\_region()… no  
creating extconf.h  
creating Makefile

make  
‘make’ is not recognized as an internal or external command,  
operable program or batch file.

Gem files will remain installed in  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-0.6.2 for  
inspection.  
Results logged to  
C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ffi-0.6.2/ext/ffi\_c/gem\_make.ou  
t

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**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-create/183686/4 "2010-02-18T19:14:42Z")

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try this gem

gem install sqlite3-ruby -v=1.2.3

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**Post date:** [February 18, 2010, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/rake-db-create/183686/5 "2010-02-18T19:07:40Z")

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Sorry - can’t be of more help - I’m a Mac user - I just ran into a  
similar  
error when setting up my new mac until I installed sqlite3