# RoR Error When Doing: rake db:schema:load **URL:** \ **Category:** Rails\ **Created:** [December 11, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-error-when-doing-rake-dbload/122740 "2007-12-11T16:11:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![chriscole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@chriscole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chriscole)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 4:11pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-error-when-doing-rake-dbload/122740/1 "2007-12-11T16:11:17Z")
Hey, I am new to this and I thought I had finally set up everything perfectly after three days of trying to configure it. However I run this command: rake db:schema:load and I get an error “syntax error on line 23, col 11: `’”. The error however is now with the schema it’s with the ruby install itself as you can see with the trace I ran: chris-campbells-computer:~/Sites/beast Chris$ rake db:schema:load –trace (in /Users/Chris/Sites/beast) \*\* Invoke db:schema:load (first\_time) \*\* Invoke environment (first\_time) \*\* Execute environment rake aborted! syntax error on line 23, col 11: `' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in`load’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/initializer.rb:459:in`database\_configuration’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/initializer.rb:181:in `initialize_database' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/initializer.rb:84:in`process’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/initializer.rb:42:in `run' /Users/Chris/Sites/beast/config/../config/environment.rb:13 /usr/local/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in`require’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.3.1/lib/active\_support/dependencies.rb:147:in `require' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/tasks/misc.rake:3 /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:392:in`execute’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:392:in `execute' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:362:in`invoke’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/thread.rb:135:in `synchronize' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:355:in`invoke’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:369:in `invoke_prerequisites' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1003:in`each’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:368:in `invoke_prerequisites' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:361:in`invoke’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/thread.rb:135:in `synchronize' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:355:in`invoke’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1739:in `top_level' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1739:in`top\_level’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1761:in `standard_exception_handling' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1733:in`top\_level’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1711:in `run' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1761:in`standard\_exception\_handling’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1708:in `run’ /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/bin/rake:7 /usr/local/bin/rake:18 Any ideas? Im getting really frustrated! ---
**Author:** ![chriscole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@chriscole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chriscole)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 4:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-error-when-doing-rake-dbload/122740/2 "2007-12-11T16:17:18Z")
The problem is likely in your database.yml file and not in your Ruby install, so I’d start there. Chris Campbell wrote: > rake db:schema:load > > and I get an error “syntax error on line 23, col 11: `’”. The error > however is now with the schema it’s with the ruby install itself as you > can see with the trace I ran: > > chris-campbells-computer:~/Sites/beast Chris$ rake db:schema:load > –trace > (in /Users/Chris/Sites/beast) > \*\* Invoke db:schema:load (first\_time) > \*\* Invoke environment (first\_time) > \*\* Execute environment > rake aborted! > syntax error on line 23, col 11: `' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in`load’ > /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/initializer.rb:459:in`database\_configuration’ ---
**Author:** ![chriscole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/5fc32e/32.png) [@chriscole](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/chriscole)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2007, 4:21pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ror-error-when-doing-rake-dbload/122740/3 "2007-12-11T16:21:47Z")
Gabriel Gironda wrote: > The problem is likely in your database.yml file and not in your Ruby > install, so I’d start there. > > Chris Campbell wrote: > > > rake db:schema:load > > > > and I get an error “syntax error on line 23, col 11: `'”. The error > > however is now with the schema it’s with the ruby install itself as you > > can see with the trace I ran: > > > > chris-campbells-computer:~/Sites/beast Chris$ rake db:schema:load > > –trace > > (in /Users/Chris/Sites/beast) > > \*\* Invoke db:schema:load (first\_time) > > \*\* Invoke environment (first\_time) > > \*\* Execute environment > > rake aborted! > > syntax error on line 23, col 11: `' /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load’ > > /usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/yaml.rb:133:in `load' /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.1.6/lib/initializer.rb:459:in `database\_configuration’ Yes, that is what I thought at first, but the referenced lines and surrounding areas is fine. The database.yml is actually from the ruby forum called “Beast”. I got it from the SNV. [http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/beast/branches/stable-1.0/README](http://svn.techno-weenie.net/projects/beast/branches/stable-1.0/README)