Christopher Kings-Lynne <chris.kings-lynne@calorieking.com> writes:
> Strange. Last time I checked I thought MySQL dump used 'multivalue
> lists in inserts' for dumps, for the same reason that we use COPY
I think Andrew identified the critical point upthread: they don't try
to put an unlimited number of rows into one INSERT, only a megabyte
or so's worth. Typical klugy-but-effective mysql design approach ...
regards, tom lane
