How to invoke mysql backup command in java ? (mysqldump)

[kit james]

Hi,
I need desperately the code that will invoke the mysqldump command aka the mysql backup command..... any1 please reply this thread.
regards

[Dirk Schreckmann]

Welcome to JavaRanch, kit james!
Using a java.sql.Statement, you can execute database server specific queries. I'm not familiar with MySQL's dump command, but have you tried to simply execute a query using the same dump command that would be used from a MySQL console?

ResultSet rs = statement.executeQuery( "dump command here" );

[Dirk Schreckmann]

Ah, I just discovered that mysqldump.exe is an executable, not a MySQL command.
Take a look at The Runtime Class Documentation (and the getRuntime and exec methods).