Hi, I have created a new app but I would like to use some database tables from another application - so I am trying to use establish_connection Here is my code.. Model file class User < ActiveRecord::Base establish_connection :external_database_development Database.yml .. standard configurations that will run the rest of the app ... external_database_development: adapter: postgresql database: name_of_db username: postgres password: mypass host: localhost port: 2810 When I try and load my app I get a 500 error. Status: 500 Internal Server Error external_database_development database is not configured C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/ active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb: 62:in `establish_connection'' C:/Users/incubator10/My Documents/Aptana Studio Workspace/ graduate_toolbox_dev/app/models/user.rb:3 C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:380:in `load_without_new_constant_marking'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:380:in `load_file'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:521:in `new_constants_in'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:379:in `load_file'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:259:in `require_or_load'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:425:in `load_missing_constant'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:80:in `const_missing'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/dependencies.rb:92:in `const_missing'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/inflector.rb:361:in `constantize'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/inflector.rb:360:in `each'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/inflector.rb:360:in `constantize'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/core_ext/string/inflections.rb:162:in `constantize'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/ active_record/observer.rb:157:in `observed_class'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/ active_record/observer.rb:183:in `observed_classes'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/ active_record/observer.rb:166:in `initialize'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/singleton.rb:94:in `new'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/singleton.rb:94:in `instance'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/ active_record/observer.rb:38:in `instantiate_observers'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/ active_record/observer.rb:36:in `each'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activerecord-2.3.2/lib/ active_record/observer.rb:36:in `instantiate_observers'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/ action_controller/dispatcher.rb:16:in `define_dispatcher_callbacks'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/callbacks.rb:182:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/callbacks.rb:182:in `evaluate_method'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/callbacks.rb:166:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/callbacks.rb:90:in `run'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/callbacks.rb:90:in `each'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/callbacks.rb:90:in `send'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/callbacks.rb:90:in `run'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.3.2/lib/ active_support/callbacks.rb:276:in `run_callbacks'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/ action_controller/dispatcher.rb:52:in `send'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/ action_controller/dispatcher.rb:52:in `run_prepare_callbacks'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/ action_controller/dispatcher.rb:57:in `reload_application'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/ action_controller/reloader.rb:8:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/ action_controller/failsafe.rb:11:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `synchronize'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/lock.rb:11:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/actionpack-2.3.2/lib/ action_controller/dispatcher.rb:106:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails/rack/ static.rb:31:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:46:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:40:in `each'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/urlmap.rb:40:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/rails/rack/ log_tailer.rb:17:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/ content_length.rb:13:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/chunked.rb: 15:in `call'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/handler/ mongrel.rb:61:in `process'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:159:in `process_client'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:158:in `each'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:158:in `process_client'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:285:in `run'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:285:in `initialize'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:285:in `new'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:285:in `run'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:268:in `initialize'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:268:in `new'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/mongrel-1.1.5-x86-mswin32-60/lib/ mongrel.rb:268:in `run'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rack-1.0.0/lib/rack/handler/ mongrel.rb:34:in `run'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-2.3.2/lib/commands/server.rb: 111 C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `gem_original_require'' C:/Ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:31:in `require'' ./script/server:3 -e:2:in `load'' -e:2 Any help appreciated, Thanks, Dan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. 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