> then I should be able to issue this command: > cat lefeber.txt | /apache/mysql -u MyUserName -pMyPassword lefeber > Why does it tell me that /apache/mysql is a directory (duh) and break the pipe?
It really means to pipe that file to the mysql command line client, not the mysql directory. Try cat lefeber.txt | /apache/mysql/bin/mysql -u MyUserName -pMyPassword lefeber or just cat lefeber.txt | mysql -u MyUserName -pMyPassword lefeber if the command line client is in your path. Cheers, Ryan Fox --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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