So I'm using a column in my database to serialize a hash of extra data about an object. Stuff I'd want when displaying, but not anything else I care to have structured access to in my DB. I recently started storing an URL in field, so I decided I'd better change the column type from string (which it probably should never have been) to text.
I did so with a standard migration def self.up change_column :my_table, :related_data, :text end Looking in my schema.db file, I see: t.text "related_data", :limit => 255 I think I know how to fix it, but want some reinforcement I'm on the right track before I spend the time. Looks like what I really need is: def self.up add_column :my_table, :new_related_data, :text # copy data from related_data to new_related_data remove_column :my_table, :related_data rename_column :my_table, :new_related_data, :related_data end yes? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rubyonrails-talk/-/xpW-_gCnng8J. To post to this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rubyonrails-talk+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
