As a newcomer to MySql, I have struggled through the install and am working
my way through the tutorial.
My environment:
        Win2000
        MySql version  3.23.51-nt

My.ini:
        [mysqld]
# set basedir to installation path, e.g., c:/mysql
basedir=c:/mysql
# set datadir to location of data directory,
# e.g., c:/mysql/data or d:/mydata/data
datadir=c:/mysql/data
# turn load data local option on
local-infile=1

I am attempting to load table = menagerie from a text file name "pet.txt".
To make this work I have had to do the following:
1. Include local-infile=1 option on the login to mysql.  Why is this not
picked from  My.ini?
                C:\mysql\bin>mysql -u jarkema -p --local-infile=1
2. Fully qualify the input file on the load data command.  Why is the data
path not being picked up from My.ini?
mysql> load data local infile "c:/mysql/data/pet.txt" into table pet;

                If I don't fully qualify the input file name I get:
                mysql> load data local infile "pet.txt" into table pet;
ERROR: File 'pet.txt' not found (Errcode: 2)

It doesn't appear that my.ini is being used by mysql.  Can anyone explain
why?

Thanks,
        Jerry



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