Cannot Populate TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql

[Devious Designs]

Okay, I don't know how or which combination of commands I used, but I think I created the database.

[!--quoteo--][div class=\'quotetop\']QUOTE[/div][div class=\'quotemain\'][!--quotec--]Last login: Wed Mar 29 01:29:42 on ttyp1
Welcome to Darwin!
mac:~ albert$ CREATE DATABASE TrioMotors;
-bash: CREATE: command not found
mac:~ albert$ cd \
> cd mysql\bin
-bash: cd: cd: No such file or directory
mac:~ albert$ cd mysql\bin
-bash: cd: mysqlbin: No such file or directory
mac:~ albert$ wtf
-bash: wtf: command not found
mac:~ albert$ cd mysql\
> -uroot
-bash: cd: mysql-uroot: No such file or directory
mac:~ albert$ CREATE DATABASE TrioMotors;
-bash: CREATE: command not found
mac:~ albert$ /usr/local/bin/mysql
-bash: /usr/local/bin/mysql: No such file or directory
mac:~ albert$ mysql -uMonaco -pmonaco
ERROR 1045 (28000): Access denied for user 'Monaco'@'localhost' (using password: YES)
mac:~ albert$ lol
-bash: lol: command not found
mac:~ albert$ CREATE DATABASE TrioMotors;
-bash: CREATE: command not found
mac:~ albert$ mysql -uroot
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 17 to server version: 4.1.18-standard

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> CREATE DATABASE TrioMotors;
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> quit;
Bye
mac:~ albert$ Bye
-bash: Bye: command not found
mac:~ albert$ mysql -uroot TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql
mac:~ albert$ mysql -urrot
Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 19 to server version: 4.1.18-standard

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.

mysql> TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql
-> -uroot TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql
-> -uMonaco -monaco TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql
-> wtf
-> \h

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-> -uroot TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql
-> -uroot TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql;
ERROR 1064 (42000): 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 'TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql
-uroot TrioMotors < ~/Documents/insert.sql
-' at line 1
mysql> right :rolleyes:
-> [/quote]

now I cannot populate it.

[moberemk]

Personally, I find it much easier to just use a DB management tool, like PHPMyAdmin. commands like that become hideously confusing.