# Problem creating test database

**URL:** <https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/problem-creating-test-database/21396>\
**Category:** rubyonrails-talk\
**Created:** [December 7, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/problem-creating-test-database/21396 "2007-12-07T09:40:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5ac83/32.png) [@Jagan](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/u/Jagan)\
**Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 9:40am UTC](https://discuss.rubyonrails.org/t/problem-creating-test-database/21396/1 "2007-12-07T09:40:14Z")

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Hello All,

I am trying to create a test data base for my application and i used the rake task 'rake db:test:prepare --trace' .I am getting the following error.it complains for test.rb file missing where in my application has the test.rb file

below is the trace of the log

(in D:/workspace\_dialedin/trunk) D:0:Warning: require\_gem is obsolete. Use gem instead. \*\* Invoke db:test:prepare (first\_time) \*\* Invoke environment (first\_time) \*\* Execute environment rake aborted! No such file or directory - D:/workspace\_dialedin/trunk/config/ environments/'test'.rb C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.4/lib/initializer.rb:209:in `read' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.4/lib/initializer.rb:209:in `load\_environment' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.3/lib/active\_support/ core\_ext/kernel/reporting.rb:1 1:in `silence_warnings' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.4/lib/initializer.rb:205:in `load\_environment' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.4/lib/initializer.rb:89:in `process' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.4/lib/initializer.rb:47:in `send' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.4/lib/initializer.rb:47:in `run' D:/workspace_dialedin/trunk/config/../config/environment.rb:21 C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom_require.rb:27:in `gem\_original\_require' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/site\_ruby/1.8/rubygems/custom\_require.rb:27:in `require' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.3/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:495:in `requir e' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.3/lib/active\_support/ dependencies.rb:342:in `new_co nstants_in' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-1.4.3/lib/active_support/ dependencies.rb:495:in `requir e' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rails-1.2.4/lib/tasks/misc.rake:3 C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:392:in `call' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:392:in `execute' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:392:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:392:in `execute' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:362:in `invoke' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:355:in `synchronize' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:355:in `invoke' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:369:in `invoke\_prerequisites' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1003:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1003:in `send' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1003:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:368:in `invoke\_prerequisites' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:361:in `invoke' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:355:in `synchronize' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:355:in `invoke' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1739:in `top\_level' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1739:in `each' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1739:in `top\_level' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1761:in `standard_exception_handling' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1733:in `top\_level' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1711:in `run' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1761:in `standard\_exception\_handling' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/lib/rake.rb:1708:in `run' C:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rake-0.7.3/bin/rake:7 C:/ruby/bin/rake.bat:20:in `load' C:/ruby/bin/rake.bat:20

what could be the reason

Thanks Jagan