You now have your original file dumpfilename.sql that you can import into your database. To begin the import process, use the command: mysql -u [username] -p [database_name] < [dumpfilename.sql] ...

I'm coming from a MS SQL Server background, where I would just create a job and import for this, and I'd be all set. I don't know MySQL well at all, so I was hoping someone could point me in the ...

When you import a spreadsheet into an OpenOffice.org database, you lose any text styling, number formatting, macro scripts or charts that you previously used to enhance the data.