Public bug reported: exactly this: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=28071
This seems to have been committed to upstream 5.1.38, but somehow the ubuntu client/server 5.1.49 expose the same problem. Using Maverick for client and server (running locally). example: ame...@x:~/Projects/Sql$ mysqlimport --local --compress --default-character-set=utf8 --delete -u root -px dbx Range.txt mysqlimport: Error: 1064, You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'Range' at line 1, when using table: Range ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.10 Package: mysql-client-5.1 5.1.49-1ubuntu8.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.35-23.41-generic 2.6.35.7 Uname: Linux 2.6.35-23-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia wl Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Dec 14 13:00:30 2010 ProcEnviron: PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_US.utf8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: mysql-5.1 ** Affects: mysql-5.1 (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug maverick -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to mysql-5.1 in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/690131 Title: mysqlimport fails on table names which are keywords if unescaped -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs