Hi there I have a model that needs to get an extra field. So, I created a migration to add the field add_column :my_models, :my_field, :string This works fine as per usual. However, I want to populate the field with a value so I do this MyModel.find(:all).each do |m| m.my_field = "value" puts m.my_field puts m.save m.reload puts m.my_field end lower in the self.up part of the migration. When I run the migration I get this output: "value" true nil I have confirmed that the field is populated in a before_filter by outputting the field value before it is saved. I have also confirmed that the ''my_field'' field value is "value" in def after_save but, if I find an instance of MyModel from the db, I get my_field = nil. Any ideas? Ivor --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk-unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFFw@public.gmane.org For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---