MySQL Bugs: #82756: Documentation unclear about script contents in example

Bug #82756	Documentation unclear about script contents in example
Submitted:	28 Aug 2016 12:01	Modified:	12 Apr 2018 10:29
Reporter:	Daniël van Eeden (OCA)	Email Updates:
Status:	Closed	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Server: Document Store: MySQL Shell	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	1.0.4	OS:	Any
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

Description:
Page: https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-shell-batch-code-execution.html

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Loading SQL code from a file for batch processing.

shell> mysqlsh --file code.js
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SQL code with a .js extension?

How to repeat:
Read docs

Suggested fix:
I guess SQL here should be replace by Javascript
OR
The --sql option should be added and the extension should be changed to .sql

Thank you for the bug report.

Posted by developer:
 
Hi Godofredo

The example you are talking about is indeed correct, by default the shell starts in JavaScript mode, if you pass a file right away it will expect that it is a JavaScript file, for python or SQL you need to specify a flag, look at:

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-shell-active-language.html

Now, the fact that you raised this issue clearly indicates that we can improve in explaining this on the documentation, this ticket will be attended by the documentation guys.

Thanks for creating this report!

https://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.7/en/mysql-shell-batch-code-execution.html

Problem is not there anymore:

Loading JavaScript code from a file for batch processing.

shell> mysqlsh --file code.js