I guess that all depends on the nature of your "dump", doesn't it? Database administrators call any transfer of data to a separate file a "dump" and they come in all shapes and formats.
What can you tell us about the file you received? Where did the data come from (what database system)? What tool was used to create the file? What format is the dump file? Is it ASCII or binary or unicode or Asgard or what? Is it a fixed-width dump format or are there delimiters? If so, what are the delimiters? Are text fields surrounded by single quotes, double quotes, or no quotes at all? Basically tell us anything and everything you can about the file and how it's arranged and then we will have our first clue about how to get it into MySQL. Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine IT Guy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 12/08/2004 12:28:43 PM: > Hello, > > I am new to mySQL. Someone gave me a "dump" file and i need to do an > import from linux. How can i go about doing this can someone help me? > > Thanks! > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] >
