Maybe I didn't state the problem clearly enough.
I want write to a file that does exist,
i.e., overwrite the existing file.
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul DuBois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: den 9 april 2001 17:01
To: Niklas Rudemo
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: select into outfile problem
On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 03:48:43PM +0200, Niklas Rudemo wrote:
> I'm trying to select into outfile to a file that already exist.
> This has been discussed before, I know, but the solution suggested
> results in an SQL-error, as shown below. So what's the real solution?
Select your rows into a temporary table, which will allow you to run
several queries to obtain the rows. Then use SELECT ... INTO OUTFILE
with the temporary table (into a file that doesn't exist).
>
> Niklas Rudemo
> Virtutech
>
> mysql> select * into outfile 'person.txt' from person;
> Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
>
> mysql> select * into outfile 'person.txt' from person;
> ERROR 1086: File 'person.txt' already exists
>
> mysql> select * into outfile 'person.txt' REPLACE from person;
> ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'REPLACE from
person'
> at l
> ine 1
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