# Re: require error in gems

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-require-error-in-gems/129949>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 22, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-require-error-in-gems/129949 "2008-02-22T23:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Phy\_P](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/a587f6/32.png) [@Phy\_P](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Phy_P)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/re-require-error-in-gems/129949/1 "2008-02-22T23:11:58Z")

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DOn’t you first need to:  
require ‘rubygems’

Then:  
require ‘rubyzip’ or ‘zip’

?

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From: BENI [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
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Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 2:59:55 AM  
Subject: require error in gems

I have installed rubyzip gems .

I have it jolly well in C:\ruby\lib\ruby\gems\1.8\gems\rubyzip-0.9.1

Now in irb i get

C:\ruby\>irb  
irb(main):001:0\> require ‘rubyzip’  
LoadError: no such file to load – rubyzip  
from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:  
27:in `ge m_original_require' from c:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb: 27:in `re  
quire’  
from (irb):1  
irb(main):002:0\>

why so any hint.

Regards

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