# Dumping current database to a migration? **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [January 6, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dumping-current-database-to-a-migration/81291 "2007-01-06T20:56:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 8:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dumping-current-database-to-a-migration/81291/1 "2007-01-06T20:56:42Z")
Hi. I’m a Rubynuby and I was wondering if it’s possible to dump the current state of my database (all the rows in different tables) to a form of a migration? I don’t know if I made myself clear enough, so let me elaborate: Me and a few of my friends are working on a project using cvs. I added _lots_ of testing data (in the database) and I want all of my coworkers to have the same content of the databases as I do. Is there a way that I can create a migration which transforms an empty database into a database filled with records (not random records, my records 😉 ). Oh, and sorry for my English. ---
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dumping-current-database-to-a-migration/81291/2 "2007-01-06T21:34:54Z")
Adam Sosnowski wrote: > Hi. > > I’m a Rubynuby and I was wondering if it’s possible to dump the current > state of my database (all the rows in different tables) to a form of a > migration? > > I don’t know if I made myself clear enough, so let me elaborate: > Me and a few of my friends are working on a project using cvs. I added > _lots_ of testing data (in the database) and I want all of my coworkers > to have the same content of the databases as I do. Is there a way that I > can create a migration which transforms an empty database into a > database filled with records (not random records, my records 😉 ). > > Oh, and sorry for my English. take a look at [http://www.agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/migration2](http://www.agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/migration2) ---
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2007, 9:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dumping-current-database-to-a-migration/81291/3 "2007-01-06T21:35:38Z")
I mean this one [http://www.agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/mysql\_tasks](http://www.agilewebdevelopment.com/plugins/mysql_tasks) opps!!! ---
**Author:** ![asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ac91a4/32.png) [@asetzler](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/asetzler)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/dumping-current-database-to-a-migration/81291/4 "2007-01-07T15:54:53Z")
Adam Sosnowski wrote: > Hi. > > I’m a Rubynuby and I was wondering if it’s possible to dump the current > state of my database (all the rows in different tables) to a form of a > migration? > > I don’t know if I made myself clear enough, so let me elaborate: > Me and a few of my friends are working on a project using cvs. I added > _lots_ of testing data (in the database) and I want all of my coworkers > to have the same content of the databases as I do. Is there a way that I > can create a migration which transforms an empty database into a > database filled with records (not random records, my records 😉 ). > > Oh, and sorry for my English. If you’re trying to share test data you should consider creating fixtures with this information and actually writing automated tests.