Importing a (mysql) database dump programmatically through Java

Question

How can I import a mysql database dump file (contains insert and create table statements) programmatically through a java program. I need this as the setup phase of a unit t

Answer 1

You could start a new process from java and execute this command if you have access to the mysql executable wherever you are running the import. Something like this:

Runtime rt = Runtime.getRuntime();
Process pr = rt.exec("mysql -p -h ServerName DbName < dump.sql");