Forgot to add database.yml configuration. Here it is:

your_environment_here:
  adapter:  sqlserver
  mode:     odbc
  dsn:      your_dsn_name_here
  username: your_username_here
  password: your_password_here

There is no need to use host or port parameter since we're using a
DSN.

On Oct 5, 8:40 am, pepe <[email protected]> wrote:
> I only know about SQLServer 2005 and 2008, not 6.5. Anyway, here is a
> list of things I had to do to get a project working with 2005 using
> Ruby 1.8.6, Rails 2.3.5 and Mongrel as the web server. You might need
> to skip/change some of the steps. I hope it helps:
>
> 1.      Install Ruby (1.8.6):http://www.ruby-lang.org/en/downloads/
> 2.      Install rubygems:
>   a.    http://rubygems.org/pages/download(zip version)
>   b.    Unpack to a directory and cd there
>   c.    ruby setup.rb
> 3.      Install rails: gem install rails –v=2.3.5
> 4.      Install mongrel: gem install mongrel
> 5.      Install mongrel service: gem install mongrel_service
> 6.      Install SQL Server adapter: gem install activerecord-sqlserver-
> adapter
> 7.      Install ODBC gem: gem install odbc-rails
> 8.      Install authentication gem: gem install authlogic
> 9.      Install encryption gem: gem install attr_encrypted
> 10.     Install SQL Server Management utility (from Microsoft)
> 11.     Create SQL Server DB
> 12.     Create login in SQL Server
> 13.     Create DB user
> 14.     Create DSN in Windows:
> a.      Control Panel -> Adminstrative Tasks -> Data Sources (ODBC)
> b.      Click on System DSN -> Add
> c.      Select type SQL Server
>   i.    Name: *Give it a name*
>   ii.   Description: *Give it a description*
>   iii.  Server: Server name (*whatever name you can see in the SQL
> Server Management Utility*)
>   iv.   Use SQL Authentication
>
> On Oct 4, 5:11 pm, prinx <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> > i'm beginner in rails world...i try to connect my rails application on
> > a db sql server 6.5 without success, ca you help me?
> > i try odbc driver, jtds e activerecord-sqlserver-adapter but
> > nothing...
> > what are the right gems or the right sequence procedure?
>
> > thx
> > Prinx

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