seltzer:~/ruport_sql_builder sandal$ irb
>> require "rubygems"
=> true
>> require "ruport"
=> true
>> Ruport.configure { |c| c.source :default, :dsn => "dbi:mysql:datadashboard_development", :user => "root" }
=> nil
>> a = Ruport::Query.build(Select) { |s| s[:company_name,:contact_name].from['customers'] }
=> #<Ruport::Query:0x14a485c @cached_data=nil, @password=nil, @sql="select company_name, contact_name from customers", @params=nil, @user="root", @raw_data=nil, @dsn="dbi:mysql:datadashboard_development", @statements=["select company_name, contact_name from customers"], @cache_enabled=nil>
>> puts a.result
+---------------------------------+
|   company_name   | contact_name |
+---------------------------------+
| Acme Books       | Mary Jones   |
| Gasoline Engines | Tom Baker    |
| Yard Design      | Dawn James   |
+---------------------------------+
=> nil