Running a sql file

I want to load a sql file from inside the interactive mysql console, not as a single command line. How do I do this? Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to

very basic questions

Hello, I'm new to MySQL and SQL have some very basic questions about them. I'm relatively competant in programming, so maybe if someone could answer ... 1. Are SQL files, eg. foo.sql, referred to as scripts or programs or what. (In searching for answers to 2. below and don't know if I'm