Thank you, Colin! Colin Law wrote in post #1118501: > Please remember to quote the previous message and insert your reply > inline at appropriate points in the previous message. Remember this > is a mailing list not a forum (though you may be accessing it using a > forum-like interface). Thanks.
OK > No you must not edit or delete an existing migration. OK >> the only thing i want to do is to add database field as a property to an >> existing model by hands, without generating scaffold > > A migration is nothing to do with a scaffold. As I said just generate > a new migration to add the database field. That is exactly what > migrations are for. I know. But the model should contain database fields definitions. > rails generate migration AddLgToUsers lg:string > > Which will even include the add_column for you, though you will have > to add the default yourself before running the migration. Have a look > at the rails guide on migrations. I think I should try with an add_column expression. Starting to search available online documentation. > I guess that you are a beginner with rails and strongly recommend that > you work right through a good tutorial such as railstutorial.org which > will show you the basics of rails. > > Colin Yes, I'm a beginner with rails and trying to understand how it works. Although I do not much trust generated code and prefer hand-written, it is possible it will work fine in special circumstances. Valentin. -- 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 unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rubyonrails-talk/12711f052d0d12ae0bb9d520ccc359ad%40ruby-forum.com?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
