From: Julian Leviston <julian@...>
Date: 2008-03-31T09:35:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Rake Task: passing params and return values

Hi,

Why use rake to update the database? You're better off using the  
controller to update the database, with a model or two - that is,  
after all, what the model was designed for.

Julian.

On 16/03/2008, at 4:20 PM, Harp Oon wrote:

> 1. Is there a way to pass params to a rake task and have it return
> values?
>
> 2. I have seen the ENV var being used to pass in the args to rake.  
> Is it
> thread safe? Are there any unintended consequences if two controllers
> execute a new task?
>
> 3. Is it advisable to invoke a rake task (from a controller) to update
> the DB?
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