db_populate/tasks/populate.rake

amespace :db do
  desc "Loads initial database models for the current environment."
  task :populate => :environment do
    require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '/../../lib', 'create_or_update')
    Dir[File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'db', 'populate', '*.rb')].sort.each do |fixture| 
      load fixture 
      puts "Loaded #{fixture}"
    end
    Dir[File.join(RAILS_ROOT, 'db', 'populate', RAILS_ENV, '*.rb')].sort.each do |fixture| 
      load fixture 
      puts "Loaded #{fixture}"
    end
  end
end