Added migration to convert some string columns into text columns. This was truncating critical columns after the MySQL migration. :(

Author: igal

db/migrate/20090604221639_convert_string_columns_to_text.rb

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+class ConvertStringColumnsToText < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def self.up
+    change_column :proposals, :description, :text
+    change_column :schedule_items, :excerpt, :text
+    change_column :schedule_items, :description, :text
+    change_column :snippets, :description, :text
+    change_column :tracks, :description, :text
+  end
+
+  def self.down
+    change_column :proposals, :description, :string
+    change_column :schedule_items, :excerpt, :string
+    change_column :schedule_items, :description, :string
+    change_column :snippets, :description, :string
+    change_column :tracks, :description, :string
+  end
+end
+
+__END__
+
+# Add to database.yml
+old:
+  adapter: sqlite3
+  timeout: 5000
+  database: db/development.sqlite3
+
+class OldProposal < Proposal
+  establish_connection "old"
+end
+OldProposal.all.each do |old|
+  current = Proposal.find(old.id)
+  current.description = old.description
+  current.save!
+end
+
+class OldScheduleItem < ScheduleItem
+  establish_connection "old"
+end
+OldScheduleItem.all.each do |old|
+  current = ScheduleItem.find(old.id)
+  current.description = old.description
+  current.excerpt = old.excerpt
+  current.save!
+end
+
+class OldSnippet < Snippet
+  establish_connection "old"
+end
+OldSnippet.all.each do |old|
+  current = Snippet.find(old.id)
+  current.description = old.description
+  current.save!
+end
+
+class OldTrack < Track
+  establish_connection "old"
+end
+OldTrack.all.each do |old|
+  current = Track.find(old.id)
+  current.description = old.description
+  current.save!
+end
+