On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 18:37:37 -0700, Jim McAtee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How would this be done if table_2 already exists? It has an > auto_increment field as PK and I want to take all the rows from table_1 > and dump them into table_2. The records being copied from table_1 can get > new primary keys as there are no foreign key relationships to maintain.
I suppose the following (provided the table structure of the both tables are exactly the same): first, make a backup ;) then, delete the primary key column of the table to be imported (for correct new primary key values later) create a table dump. do NOT make use of extended inserts, and be sure not to include the table creation commands. only the data itself is needed. Then import the data into the second table and be happy :) Bye Fred -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
