Harrison Fisk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 12/16/2005 11:54:01 AM: > Hi, > > On Dec 16, 2005, at 9:23 AM, C.R.Vegelin wrote: > > > I use various script files with queries to update a MySQL base > > periodically. > > These scripts are run from the mysql> line with the \. command. > > I would like to have a BEEP command at the end of the script to get > > a signal that processing the script is finished. Looked in the > > manual, but couldn't find it. Does such a command exist ? > > My version is 5.0.15 under Windows XP Pro. > > Regards, Cor > > While there is no beep command, you can possibly get it to beep by > selecting the character code for a terminal beep (this is what the > mysql client uses internally) > > Try out: > > SELECT char(7); > > And see if it makes a beep for you. It should if the mysql client > can make the beep on a syntax error. > > Regards, > > Harrison > > -- > Harrison C. Fisk, Trainer and Consultant > MySQL AB, www.mysql.com > > Get a jumpstart on MySQL Cluster -- http://www.mysql.com/consulting/ > packaged/cluster.html >
It worked for me! (win2K on 4.1.16 client). Great idea! Shawn Green Database Administrator Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine