set SQL_LOG_BIN=0; drop table if exists t1, t2, t3, t4; create table t4(n int); backup table t4 to '../bogus'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t4 backup error Failed copying .frm file (errno: X) test.t4 backup status Operation failed Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'BACKUP TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. Error 1 Can't create/write to file 'MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/bogus/t4.frm' (Errcode: X) backup table t4 to '../tmp'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t4 backup status OK Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'BACKUP TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. backup table t4 to '../tmp'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t4 backup error Failed copying .frm file (errno: X) test.t4 backup status Operation failed Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'BACKUP TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. Error 1 Can't create/write to file 'MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/tmp/t4.frm' (Errcode: X) drop table t4; restore table t4 from '../tmp'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t4 restore status OK Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'RESTORE TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. select count(*) from t4; count(*) 0 create table t1(n int); insert into t1 values (23),(45),(67); backup table t1 to '../tmp'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 backup status OK Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'BACKUP TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. drop table t1; restore table t1 from '../bogus'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text t1 restore error Failed copying .frm file Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'RESTORE TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. Error 29 File 'MYSQLTEST_VARDIR/bogus/t1.frm' not found (Errcode: X) restore table t1 from '../tmp'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 restore status OK Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'RESTORE TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. select n from t1; n 23 45 67 create table t2(m int not null primary key); create table t3(k int not null primary key); insert into t2 values (123),(145),(167); insert into t3 values (223),(245),(267); backup table t2,t3 to '../tmp'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t2 backup status OK test.t3 backup status OK Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'BACKUP TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. drop table t1,t2,t3; restore table t1,t2,t3 from '../tmp'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 restore status OK test.t2 restore status OK test.t3 restore status OK Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'RESTORE TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. select n from t1; n 23 45 67 select m from t2; m 123 145 167 select k from t3; k 223 245 267 drop table t1,t2,t3,t4; restore table t1 from '../tmp'; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t1 restore status OK Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'RESTORE TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. rename table t1 to t5; lock tables t5 write; backup table t5 to '../tmp'; unlock tables; Table Op Msg_type Msg_text test.t5 backup status OK Warnings: Warning 1540 The 'BACKUP TABLE' statement is deprecated and will be removed in MySQL 5.2. Please use client programs (e.g. mysqldump, mysql, MySQL Administrator) instead. drop table t5;