I posted the message below on comp.lang.ruby, but it was suggested that I also try here. Any suggestions will be appreciated. *** Has anyone successfully created the db2 driver binary on windows XP box. I found the message: http://groups.google.com/group/comp.lang.ruby/browse_thread/thread/1f... but changing the extconf code and playing around the paths still did not succeed for me. any other tips would be appreciated Ruby Version: ruby 1.8.2 (2004-12-25) [i386-mswin32] Db2 version 8 Windows XP version 2002 service pack 1 Additionaly has anyone successfully used rails with DB2 on XP or win 2000 server. Thanks Chris