No, you should import the data into another instance of mysql to extract the records.
Regards, Gavin Towey -----Original Message----- From: Andy Wallace [mailto:awall...@ihouseweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, November 09, 2010 10:34 AM To: mysql list Subject: question about restoring... So, I got a request this morning to recover some specific records for a client. I just want a handful of records from a couple of tables here. I have a copy of the INNODB files for these two tables - is there a way to extract the table contents from these files short of a full import? thanks, ansdy -- Andy Wallace iHOUSEweb, Inc. awall...@ihouseweb.com (866) 645-7700 ext 219 -- There are two ways to build software: Make it so simple that there are obviously no bugs, or make it so complex that there are no obvious bugs. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=gto...@ffn.com This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee, you are notified that reviewing, disseminating, disclosing, copying or distributing this e-mail is strictly prohibited. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any loss or damage caused by viruses or errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. [FriendFinder Networks, Inc., 220 Humboldt Court, Sunnyvale, CA 94089, USA, FriendFinder.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=arch...@jab.org