The problem has been resolved. There is apparently an undocumented option
(at least it's not documented in the HTML manual for 3.23.38) required in
the my.cnf file - "use-symbolic-links". I was using all default values, so
I wasn't even using a my.cnf or a my.ini file.
Here's how I made it work on my NT system:
1. Upgrade to 3.23.38 (someone suggested I needed that, although the HTML
documentation said that symbolic link support was compiled into the binary
distribution much earlier; I doubt this is necessary)
2. Copy c:\mysql\my-example.cnf to c:\my.cnf
3. Edit c:\my.cnf and comment out all the options; just leave [myslqd] section
4. Add use-symbolic-links to the [mysqld] section
5. Start mysql-max-nt service
6. Create the mydb.sym file in the c:\mysql\data directory, with the line
c:\inetpub\wwwroot\mydb\. Note the trailing backslash; I was told this is
important.
Database is ready to go.
Thanks to all who offered their help. The final pieces of the puzzle were
supplied by Miguel Angel Sol�rzano.
Tom Bates
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