In this tutorial you will learn how to use the MySqlScript class. This class allows you to execute a series of statements. Depending on the circumstances, this can be more convenient than using the MySqlCommand approach.

Further details of the MySqlScript class can be found in the reference documentation supplied with MySQL Connector/NET.

If you wish to run the example programs in this tutorial, you will need to set up a simple test database and table. This can be achived using the MySQL Command Line Client or MySql Workbench. Commands for the MySQL Command Line Client are given here:

The main method of the MySqlScript class is the Execute method. This method causes the script (sequence of statements) assigned to the Query property of the MySqlScript object to be executed. Note the Query property can be set through the MySqlScript constructor or via the Query property. Execute returns the number of statements executed.

The MySqlScript object will execute the specified script on the connection set via the Connection property. Again, this property can be set directly or through the MySqlScript constructor. The following code snipets illustrate this:

string sql = "SELECT * FROM TestTable";
...
MySqlScript script = new MySqlScript(conn, sql);
...
MySqlScript script = new MySqlScript();
script.Query = sql;
script.Connection = conn;
...
script.Execute();

The MySqlScript class has several events associated with it. There are:

It is possible to assign event handlers to each of these events. These user-provided routies will be called back should the connected event occur. The following code shows how the event handlers are set up.

script.Error += new MySqlScriptErrorEventHandler(script_Error);
script.ScriptCompleted += new EventHandler(script_ScriptCompleted);
script.StatementExecuted += new MySqlStatementExecutedEventHandler(script_StatementExecuted);

In VisualStudio you can use tab completion to fill out stub routines for you, to save typing. To do this start by typing, for example, “script.Error +=”. Then press TAB, and then press TAB again. The assignment will be completed, and a stub event handler created. A complete working example is shown below:

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

using System.Data;
using MySql.Data;
using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;

namespace MySqlScriptTest
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string connStr = "server=localhost;user=root;database=TestDB;port=3306;password=******;";
            MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(connStr);

            try
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Connecting to MySQL...");
                conn.Open();

                string sql = "INSERT INTO TestTable(name) VALUES ('Superman');" +
                             "INSERT INTO TestTable(name) VALUES ('Batman');" +
                             "INSERT INTO TestTable(name) VALUES ('Wolverine');" +
                             "INSERT INTO TestTable(name) VALUES ('Storm');";

                MySqlScript script = new MySqlScript(conn, sql);
                
                script.Error += new MySqlScriptErrorEventHandler(script_Error);
                script.ScriptCompleted += new EventHandler(script_ScriptCompleted);
                script.StatementExecuted += new MySqlStatementExecutedEventHandler(script_StatementExecuted);
                
                int count = script.Execute();

                Console.WriteLine("Executed " + count + " statement(s).");
                Console.WriteLine("Delimiter: " + script.Delimiter);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
            }

            conn.Close();
            Console.WriteLine("Done.");
        }

        static void script_StatementExecuted(object sender, MySqlScriptEventArgs args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("script_StatementExecuted");    
        }

        static void script_ScriptCompleted(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            /// EventArgs e will be EventArgs.Empty for this method 
            Console.WriteLine("script_ScriptCompleted!");
        }

        static void script_Error(Object sender, MySqlScriptErrorEventArgs args)
        {
            Console.WriteLine("script_Error: " + args.Exception.ToString());
        }
    }
}

Note that in the script_ScriptCompleted event handler, the EventArgs parameter e will be EventArgs.Empty. In the case of the ScriptCompleted event there is no additional data to be obtained, which is why the event object is EventArgs.Empty.

CREATE PROCEDURE test_routine() 
BEGIN 
    SELECT name FROM TestTable ORDER BY name;
    SELECT COUNT(name) FROM TestTable;
END

CREATE PROCEDURE test_routine() 
BEGIN 
    SELECT name FROM TestTable ORDER BY name;

string sql = "DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS test_routine??" +
             "CREATE PROCEDURE test_routine() " + 
             "BEGIN " + 
             "SELECT name FROM TestTable ORDER BY name;" + 
             "SELECT COUNT(name) FROM TestTable;" +
             "END??" +
             "CALL test_routine()";

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;

using MySql.Data;
using MySql.Data.MySqlClient;

namespace ConsoleApplication8
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string connStr = "server=localhost;user=root;database=TestDB;port=3306;password=******;";
            MySqlConnection conn = new MySqlConnection(connStr);

            try
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Connecting to MySQL...");
                conn.Open();

                string sql =    "DROP PROCEDURE IF EXISTS test_routine??" +
                                "CREATE PROCEDURE test_routine() " + 
                                "BEGIN " + 
                                "SELECT name FROM TestTable ORDER BY name;" + 
                                "SELECT COUNT(name) FROM TestTable;" +
                                "END??" +
                                "CALL test_routine()";

                MySqlScript script = new MySqlScript(conn);
            
                script.Query = sql;
                script.Delimiter = "??";
                int count = script.Execute();
                Console.WriteLine("Executed " + count + " statement(s)");
                script.Delimiter = ";";
                Console.WriteLine("Delimiter: " + script.Delimiter);
                Console.WriteLine("Query: " + script.Query);
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                Console.WriteLine(ex.ToString());
            }

            conn.Close();
            Console.WriteLine("Done.");
        }
    }
}