error with rails server command - sql

Question

Can you point me to any good resources that show how to connect Sql Server to Rails app (Windows 7)?
I have done the following so far:
rails new simple_cms –d sqlserver
gem install bundle
rails s
after the last command, this error is thrown:
C:\Sites\s_cms>rails s
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activesupport-4.1.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb:32:in `alias_method': undefined method `add_order!' for class `Class' (Name
Error)
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activesupport-4.1.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb:32:in `alias_method_chain'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter-2.3.8/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter/core_ext/active_record.rb:14:in `singletonclass'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter-2.3.8/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter/core_ext/active_record.rb:12:in `inc
luded'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter-2.3.8/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter/core_ext/active_record.rb:145:in `in
clude'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter-2.3.8/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter/core_ext/active_record.rb:145:in `<t
op (required)>'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter-2.3.8/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter.rb:3:in `require'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter-2.3.8/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/sqlserver_adapter.rb:3:in `<top (required)>'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter-2.3.8/lib/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter.rb:1:in `require'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter-2.3.8/lib/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter.rb:1:in `<top (required)>'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.6.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:76:in `require'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.6.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:76:in `block (2 levels) in require'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.6.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:72:in `each'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.6.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:72:in `block in require'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.6.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:61:in `each'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.6.1/lib/bundler/runtime.rb:61:in `require'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/bundler-1.6.1/lib/bundler.rb:132:in `require'
from C:/Sites/s_cms/config/application.rb:7:in `<top (required)>'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:79:in `require'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:79:in `block in server'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:76:in `tap'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:76:in `server'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands/commands_tasks.rb:40:in `run_command!'
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/railties-4.1.1/lib/rails/commands.rb:17:in `<top (required)>'
from bin/rails:4:in `require'
from bin/rails:4:in `<main>'
PS: If I use sqlite as a database system, I am able to successfully start the webserver (no error). This probably means there's nothing wrong with my rails installation. I am guessing I might need to add sth to database.yml or write the database user and password somewhere. But how come this is not required with sqlite3?
I also found this resource but not sure if still applicable (it refers to rails 2.0, whereas I use rails 4.1.1) http://rubyrailsandwindows.blogspot.de/2008/03/rails-2-and-sql-server-2008-on-windows_24.html - and some of the things there I tried but don't apply.
Thanks in advance.
Later edit: I also tried rails s after editing the database.yml (from the config folder) to contain:
development:
adapter: sqlserver
encoding: unicode
database: cms
pool: 5
username: guest1
password: pwd1234%^&^
test:
adapter: sqlserver
encoding: unicode
database: cms
pool: 5
username: guest1
password: pwd1234%^&^
production:
adapter: sqlserver
encoding: unicode
database: cms
pool: 5
username: guest1
password: pwd1234%^&^
(of course, I also created previously a db called cms, and added a user called guest1 with the specified password, then made sure teh credentials worked to connect to the db by mimic-ing network connection from my local Sql Server itself)
After this new action I get a similar error as above:
C:\Sites\simple_cms>rails s
C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activesupport-.1.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb:32:in `alias_method': undefined method `add_order!' for class `Class' (Name Error)
from C:/Ruby193/lib/ruby/gems/1.9.1/gems/activesupport-4.1.1/lib/active_support/core_ext/module/aliasing.rb:32:in `alias_method_chain'
...............

Answer 1

This is a known bug with activerecord-sqlserver-adapter. It's being worked on but any fix has not yet been merged into a milestone.
It appears the workaround just now is to change your Gemfile to have:
gem 'activerecord-sqlserver-adapter', git: 'https://github.com/Desarrollo-CeSPI/activerecord-sqlserver-adapter.git'
Details of the issue are here and the efforts to fix it are here.