Starting a new RadRails project

This page describes how to create a new RadRails project.

Introduction

Use the New Rails Project wizard to quickly create a skeleton project and the appropriate files for your Ruby development work. All of your projects should be visible in the Ruby Explorer View (see Using the Ruby Explorer View).

Instructions

To create a new RadRails project:

1. From the File menu, select New > Rails Project to start the New Rails Project wizard.
2. If Rails is not installed already, it will prompt you to install it at this time. Once it has finished installing, you can return to this dialog
3. On the New Rails Project window, specify the following information:
   1. In the Project name field, type a name for your project.
   2. For the project location, either check the Use default location box, or browse to a different location for your project.
   3. Check any of the following options for your project. The default selections should generally be fine:
      • Generate Rails application skeleton, choosing a database and rails version
      • Create a WEBrick server
      • Create a Mongrel server
      • Disable table pluralization
4. Click the Finish button.

RadRails creates your new project for you, which will be visible in the Ruby Explorer View.

Related Topics

• Getting started with RadRails
• Importing an existing project into RadRails
• Building an application in RadRails