How do I require a specific version of a ruby gem?

My problem was twofold:

1) confusing gem command syntax with that used in config.gem lines in a rails environment.rb configuration file.

2) failing to issue a require command after the gem command.

Proper usage in a script is:

gem 'ruby-oci8', '=1.0.7'
require 'oci8'           # example is confusing; file required (oci8.rb) is not 
                         # same name as gem, as is frequently the case

Proper usage in a rails 2.3.x environment.rb file is:

config.gem "ruby-oci8", :version=>'1.0.7'

Thanks to the folks at http://www.ruby-forum.com/topic/109100

How do I require a specific version of a ruby gem?

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