Create seed file from data already in the database

Question

I\'m using Rails 3.0.3 and have data for my \"categories\" table already in the database, but want to create a seed file from it. Is there any rake task that will generate t

Answer 1

Not sure about any existing rake tasks, but you can try running something like this in the rails console & paste the results into your seeds.rb file

(warning: dirty & untested)

c = Category.all

c.each do |cat|
  puts "Category.create(:name => '#{cat.name}')"
end

Adjust for any additional fields you may have.

Hope this helps.