At 6:09 PM -0400 5/8/07, John Kebbel wrote:
When I try using the --xml or --html option with a batch file using INTO OUTFILE 'dirpath', the --xml or --html option seems to be ignored in favor of the tab-delimited default. (If I get rid of the INTO OUTFILE, xml or html displays fine in the terminal.)
--xml and --html affect how the mysql client writes its output. INTO OUTFILE takes place on the server side. It cannot be affected by --xml or --html. (Or --batch or --table, either.
I tried using the pager to write to a file from inside MySQL. I succeeded, but it was table data. I couldn't figure out how to add the --xml or --html options from inside the pager. I tried the redirection operator from the command line, but I haven't stumbled on the correct syntax if such a syntax does exist.
It exists; this is a function of your command interpreter. But you're not likely to "stumble" on it; better to consult the documentation for your interpreter. For Unix, you can do something like this: Put statements in a file "x". Run mysql like this to capture output into "y": mysql --xml db_name < x > y -- Paul DuBois, MySQL Documentation Team Madison, Wisconsin, USA MySQL AB, www.mysql.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
