1.yml

# SQLite version 3.x
#   gem install sqlite3
#
#   Ensure the SQLite 3 gem is defined in your Gemfile
#   gem 'sqlite3'
development:
  adapter: sqlite3
  database: db/development.sqlite3
  pool: 5
  timeout: 5000

# Warning: The database defined as "test" will be erased and
# re-generated from your development database when you run "rake".
# Do not set this db to the same as development or production.
test:
  adapter: sqlite3
  database: db/test.sqlite3
  pool: 5
  timeout: 5000

production:
  adapter: sqlite3
  database: db/production.sqlite3
  pool: 5
  timeout: 5000

2.sh

rails generate scaffold Idea name:string title:string content:text

3.rb

class CreateIdeas < ActiveRecord::Migration
  def change
    create_table :ideas do |t|
      t.string :name
      t.string :title
      t.text :content

      t.timestamps
    end
  end
end

4.rb

idea = Idea.new(:name => 'HaveADrink', :title => 'Have A Drink', :content => 'Just go and have a drink')

5.sh

1.9.3p125 :002 > idea
 => <Idea id: nil, name: "HaveADrink", title: "Have A Drink", content: "Just go and have a drink", created_at: nil, updated_at: nil>

6.sh

<Idea id: nil, name: "HaveADrink", title: "Have A Drink", content: "Just go and have a drink", created_at: nil, updated_at: nil>

7.sh

1.9.3p125 :003 > idea.save
   (0.1ms)  begin transaction
  SQL (182.3ms)  INSERT INTO "ideas" ("content", "created_at", "name", "title", "updated_at", "user_id") VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)  [["content", "Just go and have a drink"], ["created_at", Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:16:26 UTC +00:00], ["name", "HaveADrink"], ["title", "Have A Drink"], ["updated_at", Tue, 24 Apr 2012 23:16:26 UTC +00:00], ["user_id", nil]]
   (20.1ms)  commit transaction
 => true