davidtingsu

#put in <project_directory>/lib/tasks
namespace :export do
  desc "Export ActiveRecord model records to a CSV file. Pass model name: model=ModelName"
  task :to_csv => :environment do

    require 'exportable'    
    model_name = ENV['model']
    open( "#{::Rails.root}" + '/log/export.pid', "w") do |file|
      file << Process.pid
    end