mysqldump creates a text file with such structure.
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From: Joel Holtzman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 1:47 AM
Subject: Is this possible
> Hello, I am starting to get some success from Load data. Ok, now with
that,
> here's my question, 'cause I can't find the answer in the manual.
>
> Can I create a table *solely* by pointing to a text file with the
> coloumns/records as part of the text file?
>
> What I mean is, instead of creating the columns via telnet, such as:
>
> Create Table (Tablename) (Column/datatype) Values (Values);
>
> and then using load data to insert records, what if I want to create a
table
> called 'test' just by executing a test.txt file with the tables/records
> already formatted? It would save time from having to create the table
first.
> Is *that* possible?
>
> Thanks
>
> PS. What is the correct text format for load data, anyway? I use tab
> deliminted and I still get some errors, though some of the data shows.
>
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