Hi, and thanks for the feedback,
I think you need to install the Oracle DBI driver. You can read all
about DBI drivers here (search the page for Oracle):http://ruby-dbi.rubyforge.org/
Curt
Okay I will try this driver and post the results again in here 
Are you using the latest version of 8i, or something older like 8.0.5?
Someone on this list had a very similar problem a few months ago, and
I seem to recall it being solved by updating to a newer 8i client. If
all else fails, the InstantClient works very nicely. Heh.
Yes I think Iām using the older version, guess I will try the first
solution by Curt, and if it still failed, guess I have to update the
client
Thanks,
Yusuf