README

I got the idea, and most of this code, from this post at The Killswitch Collective:

http://www.killswitchcollective.com/articles/45_legacy_data_migration_with_activerecord

I'm sure that other bits of the code aren't going to work either, like the "if" statement 
in the "publish" boolean field, I suppose there will be another way to make that work.

migrater.rb

class LegacyBase < ActiveRecord::Base
  establish_connection(
    :adapter => "mysql",
    :host => "localhost",
    :username => "",
    :password => "",
    :database => "ws_prosecutions"
  )
end

class LegacyProsecutions < LegacyBase
  set_table_name "prosecutions"
  
  def migrate_me!
    prosecution = Prosecution.create(
      :defendant => self.Defendant,
      :section => (self.Section || '') + " -- " + (self.zSearch_sec_reg_1 || '') + " - " + (self.zSearch_sec_reg_2 || '') + " - " + (self.zSearch_sec_reg_3 || ''),
      :description => self.Description,
      :background => self.Background,
      :conviction_date => (self.Conviction\ Date || '').to_date,
      :court => self.Court,
      :fine => self.Fine,
      :outcome_summary => self.Outcome\ Summary,
      :charge_number => self.Charge_Number || '',
      :date_added => (self.Date\ Added || '').to_date,
      :regulation => self.Regulation || '',
      :offence_date => self.Offence_Date,
      :trading_name => self.Trading_Name || '',
      :inspector => self.Inspector,
      :costs => self.Costs || '',
      :file_number => self.File_Number,
      :publish => if self.Publish.downcase == "yes" then 1 else 0,
      :image => self.Image || ''
    )
  end
end