# Re: mechanize - could not loading RubyGem hoe

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mechanize-could-not-loading-rubygem-hoe/150998>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 15, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mechanize-could-not-loading-rubygem-hoe/150998 "2008-10-15T18:29:46Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 15, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-mechanize-could-not-loading-rubygem-hoe/150998/1 "2008-10-15T18:29:46Z")

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I installed mechanize as follows : ‘gem install mechanize’

I tried using it with radrails and netbeans but both are giving the  
error that the gem cannot be found.

Mechanize is listed as being installed.

I used require ‘rubygems’  
require ‘mechanize’

Platform is : Windows Vista with Ruby 1.8.6.

Error log =

:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems.rb:578:in  
`report\_activate\_error’: Could not find RubyGem hoe (\>= 1.7.0)  
(Gem::LoadError)

It looks like hoe is not there or is an old version. Anyway you have to  
update/install hoe first.  
Li