Description:
20:08:04 [ERR][ Workbench]: Console redirection failed.
20:08:04 [INF][ Workbench]: Starting up Workbench
20:08:04 [INF][ Workbench]: Current environment:
Command line: "D:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 8.0 CE\MySQLWorkbench.exe"
CurrentDirectory: D:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Workbench 8.0 CE
HasShutdownStarted: False
OSVersion: Microsoft Windows NT 6.2.9200.0
SystemDirectory: C:\WINDOWS\system32
TickCount: 22761015
UserInteractive: True
Version: 4.0.30319.42000
WorkingSet: 37437440
20:08:04 [INF][ Workbench]: Environment variables:
SystemDrive = C:
ProgramFiles(x86) = C:\Program Files (x86)
ProgramW6432 = C:\Program Files
ChocolateyInstall = C:\ProgramData\chocolatey
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER = Intel64 Family 6 Model 94 Stepping 3, GenuineIntel
TMP = C:\Users\humanes\AppData\Local\Temp
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE = AMD64
3719 'utf8' is currently an alias for the character set UTF8MB3, but will be an alias for UTF8MB4 in a future release. Please consider using UTF8MB4 in order to be unambiguous.
20:54:44 [WRN][SQL Editor Form]: 0 row(s) affected, 1 warning(s):
1287 'utf8mb3' is deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Please use utf8mb4 instead
20:54:46 [ERR][SQL Editor Form]: Error Code: 1231. Variable 'character_set_client' can't be set to the value of 'NULL'
21:26:34 [ERR][wb_admin_export.py:process_db:253]: Error executing task: 'utf-8' codec can't decode byte 0xff in position 208: invalid start byte
21:26:34 [WRN][wb_admin_export.py:process_db:269]: Task exited with code 1
How to repeat:
SQL file in Code UTF16 ltb. Dump server 5.4
Suggested fix:
It is giving Python errors based on DECODE
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