Rails script access model

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i need a script to be able to access my model. I found a post about this which suggested doing

require "#{ENV['RAILS.root']}/config/environment.rb"

in the top of my script. then i can run ruby script/my_script.rb to run it. But this gives me the error

/Users/my_name/.rvm/rubies/ruby-1.9.2-p290/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.9.1/rubygems/custom_require.rb:36:in `require': no such file to load -- /config/environment.rb (LoadError)

what am i doing wrong

miaout17 · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-28 16:35:55Z

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I think ENV['RAILS.root'] will be set after the environment is loaded. You can try

require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../config/environment")

However, a more commonly used idiom is writing Rake task. For example, create a file named lib/tasks/mytask.rake:

task :mytask => :environment do
  # Do something with your model
end

Then execute rake mytask. The environment task will automatically load the Rails environment.

edited Nov 28, 2011 at 16:35

answered Nov 28, 2011 at 16:11

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jack · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-28 16:27:41Z

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I found my own answer. forget what i said to include in the top. put this instead

ENV['RAILS_ENV'] = ARGV.first || ENV['RAILS_ENV'] || 'development'
require File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/../config/environment")

answered Nov 28, 2011 at 16:27

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