Error when using mysql in c - mysql

Question

I'm coding a setup for my "game" server and I use MySQL for database. I getting an error when I create the database + table and the columns. I tested the Mysql code in phpmyadmin and it worked.
Here's a sample of my code: `
int area;
char user[100];
char pass[100];
char ip[200];
char tentativaspm;
void mysqlsetup(){
MYSQL *CON = mysql_init(NULL);
if (CON == NULL)
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(CON));
exit(1);
}
if (mysql_real_connect(CON, ip, user, pass,
NULL, 0, NULL, 0) == NULL)
{
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(CON));
mysql_close(CON);
sleep(2);
userepassmysql();
}
printf("Conecao establecida.\n");
if(mysql_query(CON, "CREATE DATABASE place;")){
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(CON));
mysql_close(CON);
exit(1);
}
if(mysql_query(CON, "USE place; CREATE TABLE grid (pixelID int,color int);"){
fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", mysql_error(CON));
mysql_close(CON);
exit(1);
}
And I get this error:
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 'USE grid CREATE TABLE grid (pixelID int(11) NOT NULL,color int(11) NOT N' at line 1

Answer 1

By default the mysql_query c function doesn't support multiple SQL statements.
But you can combine the two queries
USE [database];
CREATE TABLE grid (pixelID int,color int)
into the oneliner
CREATE TABLE [database].grid (pixelID INT, color INT)
Note replace [database] with the correct database name.
Solution one
Using the oneliner
if(mysql_query(CON, "CREATE TABLE place.grid (pixelID int,color int);"){
Solution two
Use the function mysql_set_server_option() function to enable multiple SQL statements.
mysql_set_server_option(connection, MYSQL_OPTION_MULTI_STATEMENTS_ON);