# Newbie: rake aborted! no block given **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [August 2, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-rake-aborted-no-block-given/144806 "2008-08-02T11:54:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![tim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@tim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tim)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-rake-aborted-no-block-given/144806/1 "2008-08-02T11:54:59Z")
Hi everyone…newbie here trying to get started from the Java and Microsoft world! I am trying to run db:migrate and am getting… rake aborted! no block given All the file does is create a table…nothing else. Here is the stack trace…any help is appreciated… C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active\_record/connection\_adapters/abstract/ schema\_statements.rb:94:in `create_table' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/ mysql_adapter.rb:353:in`create\_table’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active\_record/migration.rb:275:in `send' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active_record/migration.rb:275:in`method\_missing’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active\_record/migration.rb:259:in `say_with_time' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in`measure’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active\_record/migration.rb:259:in `say_with_time' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active_record/migration.rb:273:in`method\_missing’ ./db/migrate//001\_create\_resources.rb:3:in `real_up' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active_record/migration.rb:212:in`send’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active\_record/migration.rb:212:in `migrate' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/1.8/benchmark.rb:293:in`measure’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active\_record/migration.rb:212:in `migrate' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active_record/migration.rb:335:in`migrate’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active\_record/migration.rb:330:in `each' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active_record/migration.rb:330:in`migrate’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active\_record/migration.rb:297:in `up' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/ activerecord-1.15.3/lib/active_record/migration.rb:288:in`migrate’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.3/lib/ tasks/databases.rake:4 C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:399:in `call' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:399:in`execute’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:399:in `each' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:399:in`execute’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:369:in `invoke' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:362:in`synchronize’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:362:in `invoke' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:1935:in`run’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:1935:in `each' C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/lib/ rake.rb:1935:in`run’ C:/InstantRails-1.7-win/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.2/bin/ rake:7 C:\InstantRails-1.7-win\ruby\bin\rake:16:in `load' C:\InstantRails-1.7-win\ruby\bin\rake:16 -e:3:in`load’ -e:3 ---
**Author:** ![tim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@tim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tim)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 11:56am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-rake-aborted-no-block-given/144806/2 "2008-08-02T11:56:45Z")
On Aug 2, 3:12 am, Tim [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote: > Hi everyone…newbie here trying to get started from the Java and > Microsoft world! > > I am trying to run db:migrate and am getting… > > rake aborted! > no block given > > All the file does is create a table…nothing else. What does your migration look like? If it’s just create\_table :foos then that’s your problem. the create table is expecting a block telling it what columns to add, eg create\_table :foos do |t| t.string :name … end Fred ---
**Author:** ![tim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/ce73a5/32.png) [@tim](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/tim)\ **Post date:** [August 2, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/newbie-rake-aborted-no-block-given/144806/3 "2008-08-02T17:10:25Z")
Aaaaah, that is it! Thanks. On Aug 2, 5:55 am, Frederick C. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)