* Matthew Stuart > Right having just got to grips with the mysqldump command, I would like > to be able to know how to import the database back in to MySQL should > anything happen to my PC.
Good thinking. :) > Does mysqlimport have to be done in the command line window like > mysqldump, and if so, how? Yes, but... you usually don't use mysqlimport to load a dumped database... unless you used the 'fields-terminated-by' and so on for mysqldump? mysqldump willl normally create SQL statements in the dump file. The mysqlimport utility is used to import data from text files: <URL: http://www.mysql.com/doc/en/mysqlimport.html > To import a dump file, you simply feed it to the standard client from the comand line: mysql mydb < dumpfile.sql or use the "source" command from within the standard client: mysql> source dumpfile.sql; You may need to provide user name, password and/or host name when starting the client, but I guess you are beyond that... :) > It's just that I tried to import stating > terminated, enclosed, escaped, etc and by the time I had come to list > the db name to import in to and the path to the file I wish to import, > the window wouldn't let me type anymore. Why? Did it get as bored as I > did? Yes, bad window... ;) Was this a OS command line window or the mysql client window? I think w95/w98 has a limited line buffer, you can just enter 180 or 255 characters or something. I don't know, maybe you can have a longer line if you put it in a batch file. It could have been using the mysql client and LOAD DATA? The mysql client also has a limited line buffer, but you can press enter every now and then, i.e. split your input on multiple lines. But I don't think you need LOAD DATA or mysqlimport. -- Roger -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
