class CreateMembers < ActiveRecord::Migration def self.up create_table :members do |t| t.column :user_name, :string t.column :first_name, :string t.column :last_name, :string t.column :balance, :float, :default => 0.0 t.column :created_on, :timestamp end Member.create do |m| m.user_name = "jblack" m.first_name = "Jack" m.last_name = "Black" end end def self.down drop_table :members end end