From: Stephan Wehner <stephanwehner@...>
Date: 2009-04-26T22:53:20+09:00
Subject: Re: passing password to mysql

Phlip wrote:
> Stephan Wehner wrote:
>> Phlip wrote:
>>>> Is there a way to do this in Ruby?
>>> Grab ActiveRecord (part of Rails, ob-vossly), and write its database.yml 
>>> file.
>>> Oh, and actually use it to rip all your tables. It's just too easy to 
>>> use!
>> 
>> Ok thanks; however I find the mysql prompt sometimes easier and faster. 
>> Not always but often enough.
> 
> If you mean raw SQL statements, just .execute() them. Otherwise, how 
> does the
> MySQL connection driver work? It has to solve your actual problem on the 
> inside,
> right?

Yes, I am aware of using connection.execute(..), select_all(...), etc. 
However, I would like to be able to use the mysql prompt.


So is this a case where a bash script can do more than a Ruby script?


Stephan
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