Gurus... If I set up my project to use SQLite (so it can come up) and attempt to connect to oracle via: oracle_connect = $application_properties[$connect_string] oracle_conn = OCI8.new(oracle_id, oracle_password, oracle_connect) where oracle_connect equals ''bobs.big.boy.gov:1521/D09'' (with or w/o the introductory //) my rails app connect to the oracle database just fine. If I convert my database.yml file to point to oracle however with the following config: development: adapter: oracle database: pst_development password: host: bobs.big.boy.gov:1521/D09 #with or w/o the introductory // username: foo password: foo When I try and run my initial migration to get setup I see the following error: rake aborted! ORA-12154: TNS:could not resolve the connect identifier specified Help please! -- Posted via ruby-forum.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/Ez6ZCGd0@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.