How to execute Cypher in a file?

Question

I am working on windows. I have created a text file of Cypher query using notepad. How can I run the query in the file using Neo4jShell or Neo4j web interface console.

Answer 1

Just add -file as a parameter when starting the console.

On windows, it would look like this :

Neo4jShell.bat -file path/to/cql/file 

Or you could also print the result into a new file

Neo4jShell.bat -file path/to/cql/file > path/to/output/file

I'm also sure there is a way to do it from within the shell and not at startup, as it was once demonstrated to me by Stefan Armbruster but for the love of god, I can't remember how he did it. But this approach works as well.