Running a script from a rake task?

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Hi everyone,

I have 2 scripts (dbload.rb and import_people.rb) that I want to
include in a rake task. How can I run an external script in a rake
task? Do I have to shell out to do it? Or should I just make those
scripts rake tasks? For this dev environment, that might not be a bad
thing.

task :cleandb => [:db_schema_import] do
  # Run script/dbload.rb
  # Run script/import_people.rb
end

This is in a Rails environment, but I don't think it's a Rails
specific question, so I'm posting here.

Thank you!

Sean

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Do I have to shell out to do it?

Try this:

task :cleandb => [:db_schema_import] do
  # Run script/dbload.rb

   ruby "script/dbload.rb"

  # Run script/import_people.rb

   ruby "script/import_people.rb"

end

Hope that helps.

James Edward Gray II

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On Feb 15, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Sean Hussey wrote:

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Good lord, it's that easy? Silly me.

Thank you!

Sean

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On 2/15/06, James Edward Gray II <james@grayproductions.net> wrote:

On Feb 15, 2006, at 1:53 PM, Sean Hussey wrote:

> Do I have to shell out to do it?

Try this:

> task :cleandb => [:db_schema_import] do
> # Run script/dbload.rb

   ruby "script/dbload.rb"

> # Run script/import_people.rb

   ruby "script/import_people.rb"

> end

Hope that helps.

James Edward Gray II