Hi everyone, The =org-babel-temp-file= string seems to be escaped with backslashes on some platforms (like MacOSX), which is not very appreciated by the =mysql -e= command. I suggest the following patch for =ob-sql.el= (Org-mode Version 7.4 (release_7.4.590.g85d4d)): 74c74 < ('mysql (format "mysql %s < %s > %s" --- > ('mysql (format "mysql %s -e \"source %s\" > %s" Best regards, -- Alain -- Alain Clément Dr ès sc. mathématiques Université de Lausanne Quartier UNIL-Centre Bâtiment Unicentre Bureau 339 CH-1015 Lausanne T. +41 21 692 20 36 (direct) T. +41 21 692 20 60 (secrétariat) alain.clement@unil.ch