mysql import on windows

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I have a MySQL file, db.sql. I have tried to import it using:

mysql -uroot -p[password] db < db.sql

All I get is a listing of mysql commands, or I get a syntax error. The weird thing is I used this file last week and, as far as I know, I'm doing it the same way.

I create the database, then in command line enter the above but it's not working. I've tried being inside mysql and just at command line and nothing seems to be working.

Is there something I should be doing differently in windows or MySQL5? I don't know how the heck I got it to work the first time...

TIA

import mysql windows
7 Answers

In Windows PowerShell, you can pipe in the contents like so:

Get-Content db.sql | mysql -u root -p [password]
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