# Win32ole connect

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-connect/188810>\
**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [May 18, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-connect/188810 "2010-05-18T19:54:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rogerdpack](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rogerdpack)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/win32ole-connect/188810/1 "2010-05-18T19:54:19Z")

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Hi.  
With MRI this works:

```
      require 'win32ole'
      wmi = WIN32OLE.connect("winmgmts://")

```

but not with IronRuby

undefined method `connect’ for WIN32OLE:Class

Is this expected?  
Thanks.  
-rp