SQL Anywhere Ruby API support

There are three different Ruby APIs supported by SQL Anywhere. First, there is the SQL Anywhere Ruby API. This API provides a Ruby wrapping over the interface exposed by the SQL Anywhere C API. Second, there is support for ActiveRecord, an object-relational mapper popularized by being part of the Ruby on Rails web development framework. Third, there is support for Ruby DBI. SQL Anywhere provides a Ruby Database Driver (DBD) which can be used with DBI.

There are three separate packages available in the SQL Anywhere for Ruby project. The simplest way to install any of these packages is to use RubyGems. To obtain RubyGems, go to [external link] http://rubyforge.org/projects/rubygems/.

The home for the SQL Anywhere Ruby project is [external link] http://sqlanywhere.rubyforge.org/.

SQL Anywhere Native Ruby Driver

sqlanywhere This package is a low-level driver that allows Ruby code to interface with SQL Anywhere databases. This package provides a Ruby wrapping over the interface exposed by the SQL Anywhere C API. This package is written in C and is available as source, or as pre-compiled gems, for Windows and Linux. If you have RubyGems installed, this package can be obtained by running the following command:
gem install sqlanywhere
This package is a prerequisite for any of the other SQL Anywhere Ruby packages.

SQL Anywhere ActiveRecord Adapter

activerecord-sqlanywhere-adapter This package is an adapter that allows ActiveRecord to communicate with SQL Anywhere. ActiveRecord is an object-relational mapper, popularized by being part of the Ruby on Rails web development framework. This package is written in pure Ruby, and available in source, or gem format. This adapter uses (and has a dependency on) the sqlanywhere gem. If you have RubyGems installed, this package and its dependencies can be installed by running the following command:

gem install activerecord-sqlanywhere-adapter

SQL Anywhere Ruby/DBI Driver

dbi This package is a DBI driver for Ruby. If you have RubyGems installed, this package and its dependencies can be installed by running the following command:
gem install dbi
dbd-sqlanywhere This package is a driver that allows Ruby/DBI to communicate with SQL Anywhere. Ruby/DBI is a generic database interface modeled after Perl's popular DBI module. This package is written in pure Ruby, and available in source, or gem format. This driver uses (and has a dependency on) the sqlanywhere gem. If you have RubyGems installed, this package and its dependencies can be installed by running the following command:
gem install dbd-sqlanywhere

For feedback on any of these packages, use the mailing list [external link] sqlanywhere-users@rubyforge.com.

For general questions about using SQL Anywhere in a web environment, use the SQL Anywhere Web Development at [external link] http://groups.google.com/group/sql-anywhere-web-development forum.

For general questions on SQL Anywhere and its usage, use the SQL Anywhere forum [external link] http://sqlanywhere-forum.sybase.com/.