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MySQL database "literature", table "groups"
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field names
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fields available in table "groups" description
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group_id the unique ID number of this group entry
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group_name the display name of this group as it occurs within the groups popup in the user management interface
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order_by a string that specifies the primary sort order for this entry (secondary sort order is by group name)
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column types
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group_id MEDIUMINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY
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group_name VARCHAR(100)
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order_by VARCHAR(25)
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INDEX (group_name)
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table creation code
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CREATE TABLE groups (group_id MEDIUMINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, group_name VARCHAR(100), order_by VARCHAR(25), INDEX (group_name));
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rules for data import
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- fields are separated by tabs, records are separated by returns (if not specified otherwise within the LOAD DATA statement)
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- order of fields must resemble the above field order!
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- DATE format must be YYYY-MM-DD
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- TIME format must be HH:MM:SS
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- carriage returns *within* fields (ASCII character 11) must be replaced with a "UNIX return" (ASCII character 10) -> Search for: (\x0B) Replace with: \\n
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- empty fields are indicated by \N -> Search for: (?<=\t|^)(?=\t|$) Replace with: \\N
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- character encoding: higher ASCII chars must be encoded as ISO-8859-1
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- file encoding must be UNIX
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load data code
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LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE "/PATH/TO/FILE/groups.txt" INTO TABLE groups;
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or, alternatively, use something like the following from your shell:
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mysqlimport --local -u root -p YOUR_DB_NAME "/PATH/TO/FILE/groups.txt"
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