I need a helper function to read cvs data into my database. I do not need this function later in the web application. My idea was to write a function inside a controller or AcriveRecord class. But I dont get it called via server/console. How do do this? -- Posted via http://www.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 http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Fritz Trapper wrote:> I need a helper function to read cvs data into my database. I do not > need this function later in the web application. > > My idea was to write a function inside a controller or AcriveRecord > class. But I dont get it called via server/console. > > How do do this?Make it a migration? -- Posted via http://www.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 http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Fritz Trapper
2010-Aug-06 14:26 UTC
Re: How to write and call helpers from server/console?
Ar Chron wrote:> Make it a migration?A migration to import data? I want to run an arbitrary function in the context of my application. -- Posted via http://www.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 http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
Marnen Laibow-Koser
2010-Aug-06 14:36 UTC
Re: How to write and call helpers from server/console?
Fritz Trapper wrote:> I need a helper function to read cvs data into my database. I do not > need this function later in the web application. > > My idea was to write a function inside a controller or AcriveRecord > class.These are both probably the wrong place for it. You probably want a non-AR class or module to hold at least some of the code.> But I dont get it called via server/console. > > How do do this?You may have to load the relevant class or include the relevant module. But it probably should be a Rake task... Best, -- Marnen Laibow-Koser http://www.marnen.org marnen-sbuyVjPbboAdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org -- Posted via http://www.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 http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.