[snip] There are a few MySQL trigger-emulation classes in the PHP Classes Repository, too, taking away some of the development work. Unfortunately, these won't work from the command line, so perhaps that's why the original poster hasn't taken this route. [/snip]
Why will they not work from the command line? Do they specify HTML output of some sort? Folks PHP is available from the command line...we use it for triggers and stored procedures all the time. Start here: http://us4.php.net/features.commandline HTH! Jay -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]