I will check that -- now that you mention it I think the files were created and run on a UNIX platform and I am on Win32.
Thanks for the quick reply! MG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Yahoo Mail'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 8:59 PM Subject: RE: Neophyte question... > Sounds to me like the database was possibly created on a different > architecture, so the DB files are incompatible. Only way /I/ know of > (Warning: I Am Not A MySQL Guru) to transfer the DBs reliably is to dump > the DB to a flat text file on one platform, and then import it back into > MySQL on the other platform. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Yahoo Mail [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2001 11:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fw: Neophyte question... > > Please help? > > A friend sent me a mySQL database -- which I can see when I execute the > command show databases -- however I cannot see any of the tables in the > db. > > The DB has several subdirectories (including one called mySQL) -- and > does > not look like the test db or mySQL db directories. > > I simply installed from the Windows setup.exe and copied the new > database to > the \mySQL\data directory where my server is located. Sorry for such a > basic question -- but what am I missing? > > Cheers! > > MG > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.281 / Virus Database: 149 - Release Date: 9/18/2001 > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
