Thank you *SO* much, Shawn. Doing it manually did the trick. I'm sure you know how frustrating this can be. I really, really appreciate your help. Whew!
best, Matt On 5/25/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can try doing the same steps, but break it down so that you do them one > at a time. > > FIRST: open the MySQL CLI and attach to the server hosting the database you > want to restore: > > (in a command shell) mysql -h [name or IP address of server] -u [your mysql > account] -p > > Respond with your password when you are prompted. You should now be inside a > MySQL client session. SECOND: make your destination database the active > database for your session: > > USE [database name]; > > Third: process your MySQL dump file: > > source [fully-qualified path to dump file]; > > This is the slower, manual way of doing what your command line did all at > once. One other idea, on Win32 machines there can be NO SPACE between the -p > and the actual password (should you opt to put it in the command). You might > try reformatting your command to remove that space. > > Shawn Green > Database Administrator > Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]