re: mysqlimport blocks all access to database

2005-03-28 Thread Joseph Blackette
Yes I am appending to the end of an existing database. So why are rows 1 to N locked if I'm only adding rows at N+1? Wouldn't the write privileges apply to rows being modified? And during this period even an interactive mysql shell hangs until the mysqlimport completes. i.e. I the database is

mysqlimport blocks all access to database

2005-03-27 Thread Joseph Blackette
I have been trying to use mysqlimport to load a primarily read only database with data at regular intervals. My problem occurs when my tables are myisam. In this case all access to the database and the tables blocks until mysqlimport completes. The -lock-tables=false parameter does not help. Is