Hey guys
Try using this option from the command prompt via run Mysqldump.exe -u root -p --all-database > backup.txt This should work. Thanks, Dilipkumar Database Engineering phone: +91-44-6637 3167 mailto: dilipkumar.par...@eds.com Pager mail:9884430...@nma.vodafone.in -----Original Message----- From: sureshkumar...@gmail.com [mailto:sureshkumar...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2010 12:22 PM To: muralikrishna g Cc: mysql@lists.mysql.com Subject: Re: hi help to take backup-mysql-windows-xp Hi Murali, You have to execute it outside mysql prompt i.e command prompt. Thanks Suresh Kuna MySQL DBA Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel -----Original Message----- From: muralikrishna g <muralikrishn...@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 12:17:24 To: Suresh Kuna<sureshkumar...@gmail.com> Cc: <mysql@lists.mysql.com> Subject: Re: hi help to take backup-mysql-windows-xp hi to all.. i was in need to take backup of database.. i am using sql server version:5.0.27-coomunity-nt i have tried by using mysqldump -u name -p password database_name > backup.sql; but i am getting error.. i am using windows xp system.. please help me mysql> mysqldump -u root -p dbadmin murali > backupfile.sql; ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'mysql dump -u root -p dbadmin murali > backupfile.sql' at line 1 mysql> mysqldump -uroot -pdbadmin murali > backupfile.sql; ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'mysql dump -uroot -pdbadmin murali > backupfile.sql' at line 1 mysql> On 2/2/10, Suresh Kuna <sureshkumar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Please paste the error and don't give the spave between -p and password. > > > On Tue, Feb 2, 2010 at 12:05 PM, muralikrishna g < > muralikrishn...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> hi to all.. >> i was in need to take backup of database.. >> i am using sql server version:5.0.27-coomunity-nt >> i have tried by using >> mysqldump -u name -p password database_name > backup.sql; >> >> but i am getting error.. i am using windows xp system.. please help me >> > > > > -- > Thanks > Suresh Kuna > MySQL DBA >
