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LOAD DATA and LOAD TABLE are not allowed
Don't know if they have been allowed in 4.x. Can't remeber whenstored procedures have been introduced in mysql.
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Browse All TopicsMy developer on a MySQL project is a SQL Server veteran. She has recently reported to me, among other things, the following issue she has encountered with MySQL which she says makes a migration to SQL Server more attractive:
"I also ran into the situation where the data file importing commands were allowed in Procedural code in version 4.xx and then were not supported in version 5.xx (this type of thing gives me the heebeegeebees). If we had coded up our app in version 4 and then upgraded to 5 our import facility would suddenly not work. I have rarely seen this type of functionality backwards stepping in SQL Server or Oracle."
I want to ensure that the above is essentially agreed by more experienced MySQL developers -- if you need more detail as to what she is describing regarding file import within procedures, please let me know.
Thanks.
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http://dev.mysql.com/doc/r
LOAD DATA and LOAD TABLE are not allowed
Don't know if they have been allowed in 4.x. Can't remeber whenstored procedures have been introduced in mysql.
Stored procedures were introduced in 5.0 - the restriction was added when stored procedures were added (for security reasons). I know of no such import procedures that worked in 4.1 that no longer work in 5.0.
There *are* changes from version to version - because of some changes to the JOIN processing (bringing into compliance with SQL:2003 standards), some queries that worked in 4.1 no longer work in 5.0.
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by: anokun7Posted on 2007-04-28 at 12:40:13ID: 18995150
Can you provide more information as to which feature seems not-backwards compatible in mysql import?