At 16:50 -0800 2/23/03, Ray Kiddy wrote:
>Hello -
>
>I am curious what extensions to mysqlimport people might be
>interested in seeing.
>
>I am importing some data with inconsistencies and and I find that
>mysqlimport helps one not at all. It seems to me that there are
>things it could do.
>
>For example:
>
>-rejected_lines=<filename> : would put all lines that generated
>errors or warnings in a separate file.
>
>--verbose : it could actually be verbose and list out all warnings
>and errors. I know this is a shocking suggestion, but hey, let's be
>bold.
See:
http://www.kitebird.com/mysql-cookbook/examples-ld.php
>
>--no_insert : this would allow one to pre-flight data without
>actually causing the insert to happen, as -n does for make.
See above.
>
>--lines-commented-out-by=... : pretty obvious
>
>--terminate-on=<word> : deleted, skipped, or warning, for example,
>if you want to stop if there is even one warning.
>
>Any other ideas? I am thinking of trying to extend it myself and am
>open to suggestions.
You may find it's not quite as easy as you think.
>
>thanx - ray
