Where is the sqlite .db file?

rubyonrails-talk
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Hi all,

I've been reading a ton, doing tutorial, and generally trying to learn Ruby on Rails.

I have a question that I haven't been able to find the answer to.

Where is the .db file that sqlite3 creates for Rails projects? I can't for the life of me figure out how to access the database tables. I even downloaded a few sqlite GUI tools, but when they ask me which db file I'd like to open, I can't find one anywhere. I even did a full search on my c: for *.db*

Thanks for your help,

Vince

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Hi all,

I've been reading a ton, doing tutorial, and generally trying to learn Ruby on Rails.

I have a question that I haven't been able to find the answer to.

Where is the .db file that sqlite3 creates for Rails projects? I can't for the life of me figure out how to access the database tables. I even downloaded a few sqlite GUI tools, but when they ask me which db file I'd like to open, I can't find one anywhere. I even did a full search on my c: for *.db*

Normally they're in your_app/db and have the extension .sqlite3

Fred

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First look at your config/database.yml. In newly created rails application you'll find location of your database file for all three environments (development, test and production). But this will not create your database. In order to create it run:

rake db:create

After that you'll find your database file in db folder (if you didn't change database.yml). For complete list of rake tasks run:

rake -T