Hello, > He didn't name a column 'column', he named a table 'column'. This may > have seemed reasonable given his application.
> In any case, bad idea or not, his point is well-taken. It worked in one > place but not another. While column is a reserved word, the directions at > http://www.mysql.com/doc/L/e/Legal_names.html clearly state you can use it > as a table name anyway, as long as you quote it properly. So, it seems to > me, either Tozz did something wrong when he invoked mysqldump, or there's > a bug which breaks mysqldump on tables named 'column' (or any other > reserved word, I'd guess). I suppose it would be useful to know which > version of mysql he is using and how he's calling mysqldump so we can > figure out which is the case. This is the mysqldump command I use: mysqldump -A -pmysecrethere > sql_backup.sql And it fails :(. So this looks like a bug in mysqldump then. Bye, Tozz --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
