John, Friday, October 04, 2002, 6:41:46 AM, you wrote: JK> Hi, I am trying to use mysqldump to dump the structure of a single database JK> and want the output to make create table commands that include the IF NOT JK> EXISTS switch so that when the file is imported into an existing database it JK> does not write over tables with the same name. Does anyone know if this is JK> possible with mysqldump and if so what option achieves this? Thanks.
You can't. You can add DROP TABLE before each CREATE table statement using --add-drop-table option. You can run mysql with --force option when you restore tables from dump file. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/?ref=ensita This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
