Run a SQL Script Against MySQL using Powershell - mysql

Question

I have a Powershell script that backs up my MySQL DB's each night using mysqldump. This all works fine but I would like to extend the script to update a reporting db (db1) from the backup of the prod db (db2). I have written the following test script but it does not work. I have a feeling the problem is the reading of the sql file to the CommandText but I am not sure how to debug.
[system.reflection.assembly]::LoadWithPartialName("MySql.Data")
$mysql_server = "localhost"
$mysql_user = "root"
$mysql_password = "password"
write-host "Create coonection to db1"
# Connect to MySQL database 'db1'
$cn = New-Object -TypeName MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlConnection
$cn.ConnectionString = "SERVER=$mysql_server;DATABASE=db1;UID=$mysql_user;PWD=$mysql_password"
$cn.Open()
write-host "Running backup script against db1"
# Run Update Script MySQL
$cm = New-Object -TypeName MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlCommand
$sql = Get-Content C:\db2.sql
$cm.Connection = $cn
$cm.CommandText = $sql
$cm.ExecuteReader()
write-host "Closing Connection"
$cn.Close()
Any assistance would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer 1

This line:
$sql = Get-Content C:\db2.sql
Returns an array of strings. When that gets assigned to something expecting a string then PowerShell will concatenate the array of strings into a single string using the contents of the $OFS (output field separator) variable. If this variable isn't set, the default separator is a single space. Try this instead and see if it works:
$sql = Get-Content C:\db2.sql
...
$OFS = "`r`n"
$cm.CommandText = "$sql"
Or if you're on PowerShell 2.0:
$sql = (Get-Content C:\db2.sql) -join "`r`n"