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