# Install SQLite3 Gem in SketchUp

**URL:** <https://forums.sketchup.com/t/install-sqlite3-gem-in-sketchup/89502>\
**Category:** Ruby API\
**Created:** [February 27, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/install-sqlite3-gem-in-sketchup/89502 "2019-02-27T06:23:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![SivaAdebeo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/57b2e6/32.png) [@SivaAdebeo](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/SivaAdebeo)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 6:23am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/install-sqlite3-gem-in-sketchup/89502/1 "2019-02-27T06:23:33Z")

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Hi All,

When I try to install SQLite3 gem on SketchUp, It’s showing

```
Gem::install "sqlite3"
Error: #<Gem::InstallError: The 'sqlite3' native gem requires installed build tools.

Please update your PATH to include build tools or download the DevKit
from 'http://rubyinstaller.org/downloads' and follow the instructions
at 'http://github.com/oneclick/rubyinstaller/wiki/Development-Kit'
>
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb:12:in `rescue in block in <top (required)>'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/defaults/operating_system.rb:4:in `block in <top (required)>'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/installer.rb:275:in `call'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/installer.rb:275:in `block in run_pre_install_hooks'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/installer.rb:274:in `each'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/installer.rb:274:in `run_pre_install_hooks'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/installer.rb:235:in `install'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/request_set.rb:166:in `block in install'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/request_set.rb:150:in `each'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/request_set.rb:150:in `install'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems/dependency_installer.rb:394:in `install'
C:/Program Files/SketchUp/SketchUp 2017/Tools/RubyStdLib/rubygems.rb:558:in `install'
<main>:in `<main>'
SketchUp:1:in `eval'

```

Please help me for install SQLite3 gem.

Thanks,  
Siva S

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**Author:** ![MSP\_Greg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sketchup/user_avatar/forums.sketchup.com/msp_greg/32/206066_2.png) [@MSP\_Greg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/MSP_Greg)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/install-sqlite3-gem-in-sketchup/89502/2 "2019-02-28T03:22:11Z")

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I don’t know if you’re familiar with building extension gems with Ruby. If not, I happen to have built a pre-compiled SQlite3 gem recently.

Download the file ‘sqlite3-1.4.0.20190219-x64-mingw32.gem’ from the page here:  
[https://ci.appveyor.com/project/MSP-Greg/sqlite3-ruby/build/job/9tfvju3tbxvdm0y4/artifacts](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/MSP-Greg/sqlite3-ruby/build/job/9tfvju3tbxvdm0y4/artifacts)

then from the SU console, type:

```auto
Gem.install '<path to gem>/sqlite3-1.4.0.20190219-x64-mingw32.gem'

```

The gem should work with Ruby 2.0 thru 2.6 x64 bit only.