hey, run mysqldump from your command prompt and not you mysql prompt.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> mysqldump --no-data osc -u admin -- MySQL dump 10.9 -- -- Host: localhost Database: osc Thanx Alex On Fri, 7 Apr 2006, Mark Sargent wrote: > alexj wrote: > > try mysqldump --no-data <database-name> -u <user-name> > Hi All, > > thanx, but get the following, > > mysql> mysqldump --no-data osc -u admin; > ERROR 1064: You have an error in your SQL syntax near 'mysqldump > --no-data osc -u admin' at line 1 > > Cheers. > > Mark Sargent > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]