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                      Account:
account_id     avail_balance    last_activity_date
-----------    --------------   ------------------
       123               450    2019-07-10 20:53:27
       789               125    2019-06-22 15:18:35
 
                      Transaction:
txn_id    txn_date      account_id    txn_type_cd    amount
------    ----------    -------+--    -----------    ------
  1001    2019-05-15           123    C                 500
  1002    2019-06-01           789    C                  75

-- +--------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
-- | Field              | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
-- +--------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
-- | account_id         | int unsigned | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
-- | avail_balance      | double       | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
-- | last_activity_date | datetime     | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
-- +--------------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
 
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS account, transaction;
 
CREATE TABLE account
( account_id          int unsigned PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT
, avail_balance       double       NOT NULL
, last_activity_date  datetime     NOT NULL )
 ENGINE=InnoDB 
 AUTO_INCREMENT=1001 
 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4 
 COLLATE=utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci;
 
-- +----------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
-- | Field          | Type         | Null | Key | Default | Extra          |
-- +----------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
-- | txn_id         | int unsigned | NO   | PRI | NULL    | auto_increment |
-- | txn_date       | datetime     | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
-- | account_id     | int unsigned | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
-- | txn_type_cd    | varchar(1)   | NO   |     | NULL    |                |
-- | amount         | double       | YES  |     | NULL    |                |
-- +----------------+--------------+------+-----+---------+----------------+
 
CREATE TABLE transaction
( txn_id         int unsigned  PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT
, txn_date       datetime      NOT NULL
, account_id     int unsigned  NOT NULL
, txn_type_cd    varchar(1)
, amount         double
, CONSTRAINT transaction_fk1 FOREIGN KEY (account_id)
 REFERENCES account(account_id))
 ENGINE=InnoDB
 AUTO_INCREMENT=1001
 DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8mb4
 COLLATE=utf8mb4_0900_ai_ci;
 
-- Insert initial accounts.
INSERT INTO account
( account_id
, avail_balance
, last_activity_date )
VALUES
( 123
, 0
,'2019-07-10 20:53:27');
 
INSERT INTO account
( account_id
, avail_balance
, last_activity_date )
VALUES
( 789
, 0
,'2019-06-22 15:18:35');
 
-- Insert initial deposits.
INSERT INTO transaction
( txn_date
, account_id
, txn_type_cd
, amount )
VALUES
( CAST(NOW() AS DATE)
, 123
,'C'
, 500 );
 
INSERT INTO transaction
( txn_date
, account_id
, txn_type_cd
, amount )
VALUES
( CAST(NOW() AS DATE)
, 789
,'C'
, 75 );
 
UPDATE account a
SET    a.avail_balance = 
 (SELECT  SUM(
            CASE
              WHEN t.txn_type_cd = 'C' THEN amount
              WHEN t.txn_type_cd = 'D' THEN amount * -1
            END) AS amount
 FROM     transaction t
 WHERE    t.account_id = a.account_id
 AND      t.account_id IN (123,789)
 GROUP BY t.account_id);
 
SELECT * FROM account;
SELECT * FROM transaction;
 
-- Insert initial deposits.
INSERT INTO transaction
( txn_date
, account_id
, txn_type_cd
, amount )
VALUES
( CAST(NOW() AS DATE)
, 123
,'D'
, 50 );
 
INSERT INTO transaction
( txn_date
, account_id
, txn_type_cd
, amount )
VALUES
( CAST(NOW() AS DATE)
, 789
,'C'
, 50 );
 
UPDATE account a
SET    a.avail_balance = 
 (SELECT  SUM(
            CASE
              WHEN t.txn_type_cd = 'C' THEN amount
              WHEN t.txn_type_cd = 'D' THEN amount * -1
            END) AS amount
 FROM     transaction t
 WHERE    t.account_id = a.account_id
 AND      t.account_id IN (123,789)
 GROUP BY t.account_id);
 
SELECT * FROM account;
SELECT * FROM transaction;

+------------+---------------+---------------------+
| account_id | avail_balance | last_activity_date  |
+------------+---------------+---------------------+
|        123 |           450 | 2019-07-10 20:53:27 |
|        789 |           125 | 2019-06-22 15:18:35 |
+------------+---------------+---------------------+
2 rows in set (0.00 sec)
 
+--------+---------------------+------------+-------------+--------+
| txn_id | txn_date            | account_id | txn_type_cd | amount |
+--------+---------------------+------------+-------------+--------+
|   1001 | 2024-04-01 00:00:00 |        123 | C           |    500 |
|   1002 | 2024-04-01 00:00:00 |        789 | C           |     75 |
|   1003 | 2024-04-01 00:00:00 |        123 | D           |     50 |
|   1004 | 2024-04-01 00:00:00 |        789 | C           |     50 |
+--------+---------------------+------------+-------------+--------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

sudo apt-get update

E: dpkg was interrupted, you must manually run 'sudo dpkg --configure -a' to correct the problem.

sudo dpkg --configure -a

Setting up man-db (2.10.2-1) ...
Updating database of manual pages ...
man-db.service is a disabled or a static unit not running, not starting it.

sudo systemctl start man-db.service

sudo apt-get install -y git-core zlib1g-dev build-essential libssl-dev libreadline-dev libyaml-dev libsqlite3-dev sqlite3 libxml2-dev libxslt1-dev libcurl4-openssl-dev software-properties-common libffi-dev

git clone https://github.com/excid3/asdf.git ~/.asdf

Cloning into '/home/student/.asdf'...
remote: Enumerating objects: 8756, done.
remote: Counting objects: 100% (829/829), done.
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (476/476), done.
remote: Total 8756 (delta 428), reused 657 (delta 334), pack-reused 7927
Receiving objects: 100% (8756/8756), 3.10 MiB | 4.29 MiB/s, done.
Resolving deltas: 100% (5148/5148), done.

echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/asdf.sh"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo '. "$HOME/.asdf/completions/asdf.bash"' >> ~/.bashrc
echo 'legacy_version_file = yes' >> ~/.asdfrc
echo 'export EDITOR="code --wait"' >> ~/.bashrc

exec $SHELL

. ${HOME}/.bashrc

asdf plugin add ruby
asdf plugin add nodejs

asdf install ruby 3.3.0

asdf global ruby 3.3.0

gem update --system

which -a ruby

/home/student/.asdf/shims/ruby

ruby -v

ruby 3.3.0 (2023-12-25 revision 5124f9ac75) [x86_64-linux]

sudo apt-get install -y libmysqlclient-dev

gem install mysql2

# Include Ruby Gem libraries.
require 'rubygems'
require 'mysql2'
 
begin
  # Create new database connection.
  db = Mysql2::Client.new( :host     => 'localhost' \
                         , :username => 'student'   \
                         , :password => 'student'   \
                         , :database => 'studentdb')
 
  # Create a result set.
  stmt = db.query('SELECT version() AS version')
 
  # Read through the result set hash.
  stmt.each do | row |
    puts "#{row['version']}"
  end
  # Release the result set resources.
  stmt.free
 
rescue Mysql2::Error => e
  # Print the error.
  puts "ERROR #{e.errno} (#{e.sqlstate}): #{e.error}"
  puts "Can't connect to the MySQL database specified."
  # Signal an error.
  exit 1
 
ensure
  # Close the connection when it is open.
  db.close if db
end

ruby mysql_connection.rb

Connected to the MySQL database server.

# Include Ruby Gem libraries.
require 'rubygems'
require 'mysql2'
 
begin
  # Create new database connection.
  db = Mysql2::Client.new( :host     => 'localhost' \
                         , :username => 'student'   \
                         , :password => 'student'   \
                         , :database => 'studentdb')
 
  # Create a result set.
  rs = db.query('SELECT version() AS version')
 
  # Read through the result set hash.
  rs.each do | row |
    puts "#{row['version']}"
  end
 
  # Release the result set resources.
  rs.free
 
rescue Mysql2::Error => e
  # Print the error.
  puts "ERROR #{e.errno} (#{e.sqlstate}): #{e.error}"
  puts "Can't connect to the MySQL database specified."
  # Signal an error.
  exit 1
 
ensure
  # Close the connection when it is open.
  db.close if db
end

8.0.35-0ubuntu0.22.04.1

# Include Ruby Gem libraries.
require 'rubygems'
require 'mysql2'
 
# Begin block.
begin
  # Create a new connection resource.
  db = Mysql2::Client.new( :host     => 'localhost' \
                         , :username => 'student'   \
                         , :password => 'student'   \
                         , :database => 'studentdb')
 
  # Create a result set.
  stmt = db.query("SELECT   DISTINCT i.item_title, ra.rating " +       \
                  "FROM     item i INNER JOIN rating_agency ra " +     \
                  "ON       i.item_rating_id = ra.rating_agency_id " + \
                  "WHERE    ra.rating_agency = 'MPAA'" +               \
                  "ORDER BY 1")
 
  # Read through the result set hash.
  stmt.each do | row |
    out = ""
    i = 0
    while i < stmt.fields.count()
      # Check when not last column and use the:
      #   - Hash returned by the result set for the value, and
      #   - String array value returned by the statement object
      #     as the name value of the hash by leveraging its 
      #     numeric index.
      if i < stmt.fields.count() - 1
        out += "#{row[stmt.fields[i]]}"
        out += ", "
      else
        out += "#{row[stmt.fields[i]]}"
      end
      i += 1
    end
    puts "#{out}"
  end
 
  # Release the result set resources.
  stmt.free
 
rescue Mysql2::Error => e
  # Print the error.
  puts "ERROR #{e.errno} (#{e.sqlstate}): #{e.error}"
  puts "Can't connect to MySQL database specified."
  # Signal an error.
  exit 1
 
ensure
  # Close the connection when it is open.
  db.close if db
end

A Man for All Seasons, G
Around the World in 80 Days, G
Beau Geste, PG
Brave Heart, R
Camelot, G
Casino Royale, PG-13
...
Tomorrow Never Dies, PG-13
Tora! Tora! Tora!, G
Tron, PG

require 'rubygems'
require 'mysql2'
 
# Input external arguments.
arguments = ARGV
 
# Check for one input parameter and substitute an empty string
# when one isn't found.
if arguments.length == 1
  argument = arguments[0]
else
  argument = ""
end
 
# Begin block.
begin
  # Create a new connection resource.
  db = Mysql2::Client.new( :host     => 'localhost' \
                         , :username => 'student'   \
                         , :password => 'student'   \
                         , :database => 'studentdb')
 
  # Create a result set.
  stmt = db.prepare("SELECT   DISTINCT i.item_title, ra.rating " +       \
                    "FROM     item i INNER JOIN rating_agency ra " +     \
                    "ON       i.item_rating_id = ra.rating_agency_id " + \
                    "WHERE    ra.rating_agency = 'MPAA'" +               \
                    "AND      i.item_title LIKE CONCAT(?,'%')" +         \
                    "ORDER BY 1")
 
  # Bind the variable into the query.
  rs = stmt.execute(argument)
 
  # Read through the result set hash.
  rs.each do | row |
    out = ""
    i = 0
    while i < rs.fields.count()
      # Check when not last column and use the:
      #   - Hash returned by the result set for the value, and
      #   - String array value returned by the statement object
      #     as the name value of the hash by leveraging its 
      #     numeric index.
      if i < rs.fields.count() - 1
        out += "#{row[rs.fields[i]]}"
        out += ", "
      else
        out += "#{row[rs.fields[i]]}"
      end
      i += 1
    end
    puts "#{out}"
  end
 
  # Release the result set resources.
  rs.free
 
rescue Mysql2::Error => e
  # Print the error.
  puts "ERROR #{e.errno} (#{e.sqlstate}): #{e.error}"
  puts "Can't connect to MySQL database specified."
  # Signal an error.
  exit 1
 
ensure
  # Close the connection when it is open.
  db.close if db
end

ruby mysql_aquery_params.rb Harry

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, PG
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1, PG-13
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2, PG-13
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, PG-13
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, PG
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, PG-13
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, PG
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, PG

gem install rails -v 7.1.3

rails -v

Rails 7.1.3

rails new myapp -d mysql

sudo apt install -y libdbd-mysql-perl

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
 
# Print the version.
print "Perl ".$]."\n";

chmod 755 version.pl

./version.pl

Perl 5.034000

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
 
# Use the DBI library.
use DBI;
use strict;
use warnings;
 
# Create a connection.
my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database=studentdb;host=localhost:3306"
                      ,"student","student",{'RaiseError' => 1});
 
# Create SQL statement.
my $sql = "SELECT i.item_title
           ,      ra.rating
           ,      cl.common_lookup_meaning
           FROM   item i INNER JOIN common_lookup cl
           ON     i.item_type = cl.common_lookup_id INNER JOIN rating_agency ra
           ON     i.item_rating_id = ra.rating_agency_id
           WHERE  i.item_title LIKE 'Harry%'
           AND    cl.common_lookup_type = 'BLU-RAY'";
 
# Prepare SQL statement.
my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql);
 
# Execute statement and read result set.
$sth->execute() or die $DBI::errstr;
 
# Read through returned rows, assign elements explicitly to match SELECT-list.
while (my @row = $sth->fetchrow_array()) {
  my $item_title = $row[0];
  my $rating = $row[1];
  my $lookup_meaning = $row[2];
  print "$item_title, $rating, $lookup_meaning\n";
}
 
# Close resources.
$sth->finish();

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, PG, Blu-ray
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, PG, Blu-ray
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, PG, Blu-ray
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, PG-13, Blu-ray

#!/usr/bin/perl -w
 
# Use the DBI library.
use DBI;
use strict;
use warnings;
 
# Mimic a function parameter by using a local variable.
my $item_title_in = 'Star';
 
# Create a connection.
my $dbh = DBI->connect("DBI:mysql:database=studentdb;host=localhost:3306"
                      ,"student","student",{'RaiseError' => 1});
 
# Create SQL statement.
my $sql = "SELECT i.item_title
           ,      ra.rating
           ,      cl.common_lookup_meaning
           FROM   item i INNER JOIN common_lookup cl
           ON     i.item_type = cl.common_lookup_id INNER JOIN rating_agency ra
           ON     i.item_rating_id = ra.rating_agency_id
           WHERE  i.item_title LIKE CONCAT(?,'%')
           AND    cl.common_lookup_type = 'BLU-RAY'";
 
# Prepare SQL statement.
my $sth = $dbh->prepare($sql);
 
# Bind a variable to first parameter in the query string.
$sth->bind_param(1, $item_title_in);
 
# Execute statement and read result set.
$sth->execute() or die $DBI::errstr;
 
# Read through returned rows, assign elements explicitly to match SELECT-list.
while (my @row = $sth->fetchrow_array()) {
  my $item_title = $row[0];
  my $rating = $row[1];
  my $lookup_meaning = $row[2];
  print "$item_title, $rating, $lookup_meaning\n";
}
 
# Close resources.
$sth->finish();

Star Wars II, PG, Blu-ray

# Read through returned rows, assign elements explicitly to match SELECT-list.
while (my @row = $sth->fetchrow_array()) {
 
  # Read through a dynamic column list for column separated display.
  my $result = '';
  foreach(@row) {
    if (length($result) == 0) {
      $result = $_; }
    else {
      $result .= ", " . $_; }
  } 
 
  # Print comma-separted values by row.
  print $result . "\n"
}

Star Wars II, PG, Blu-ray

CREATE TABLE movie
( movie_id     int unsigned primary key auto_increment
, movie_title  varchar(60)) auto_increment=1001;

INSERT INTO movie 
( movie_title )
VALUES
 ('The King and I')
,('I')
,('The I Inside')
,('I am Legend');

SELECT * FROM movie;

+----------+----------------+
| movie_id | movie_title    |
+----------+----------------+
|     1001 | The King and I |
|     1002 | I              |
|     1003 | The I Inside   |
|     1004 | I am Legend    |
+----------+----------------+
4 rows in set (0.00 sec)

SELECT movie_title
FROM   movie
WHERE  movie_title REGEXP 'I';

WHERE  movie_title REGEXP '^.*I.*$';

+----------------+
| movie_title    |
+----------------+
| The King and I |
| The I Inside   |
| I am Legend    |
+----------------+
3 rows in set (0.00 sec)

WHERE  binary movie_title REGEXP '^.*I.*$';

, amount                DOUBLE(10,2)

Warning (code 1681): Specifying number of digits for floating point data types is deprecated and will be removed in a future release.

, amount                DOUBLE

cmd

C:\Users\username

mysqlsh -uroot -p

MySQL Shell 8.0.21
 
Copyright (c) 2016, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates.
Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
 
Type '\help' or '\?' for help; '\quit' to exit.
Creating a session to 'root@localhost'
Please provide the password for 'root@localhost:33060': ********
Save password for 'root@localhost:33060'? [Y]es/[N]o/Ne[v]er (default No): y
Fetching schema names for autocompletion... Press ^C to stop.
Your MySQL connection id is 9 (X protocol)
Server version: 8.0.21 MySQL Community Server - GPL
No default schema selected; type \use <schema> to set one.
 MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  JS >

 MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  JS > shell.status()

MySQL Shell version 8.0.21
 
Connection Id:                9
Default schema:
Current schema:
Current user:                 root@localhost
SSL:                          Cipher in use: TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 TLSv1.3
Using delimiter:              ;
Server version:               8.0.21 MySQL Community Server - GPL
Protocol version:             X protocol
Client library:               8.0.21
Connection:                   localhost via TCP/IP
TCP port:                     33060
Server characterset:          utf8mb4
Schema characterset:          utf8mb4
Client characterset:          utf8mb4
Conn. characterset:           utf8mb4
Result characterset:          utf8mb4
Compression:                  Enabled (DEFLATE_STREAM)
Uptime:                       20 hours 4 min 19.0000 sec

 MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  JS > \sql

 MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  SQL > SELECT user();

+----------------+
| user()         |
+----------------+
| root@localhost |
+----------------+
1 row in set (0.0005 sec)

# Secure File Priv.
secure-file-priv="C:/ProgramData/MySQL/MySQL Server 8.0/Uploads"

show variables like 'secure_file_priv';

+------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| Variable_name    | Value                                          |
+------------------+------------------------------------------------+
| secure_file_priv | C:\ProgramData\MySQL\MySQL Server 8.0\Uploads\ |
+------------------+------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.2253 sec)

1,'Anthony','Stark','Iron Man'
2,'Thor','Odinson','God of Thunder'
3,'Steven','Rogers','Captain America'
4,'Bruce','Banner','Hulk'
5,'Clinton','Barton','Hawkeye'
6,'Natasha','Romanoff','Black Widow'

-- Conditionally drop objects.
SELECT 'AVENGER' AS "Drop Table";
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS avenger;
 
-- Create an avenger table.
CREATE TABLE avenger
( avenger_id      INT UNSIGNED PRIMARY KEY AUTO_INCREMENT
, first_name      VARCHAR(20)
, last_name       VARCHAR(20)
, character_name  VARCHAR(20)) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT=utf8;
 
-- Load the data from a file, don't forget the \n after the \r on Windows or it won't work.
LOAD DATA INFILE 'C:/ProgramData/MySQL/MySQL Server 8.0/Uploads/avenger.csv'
-- LOAD DATA INFILE 'avenger.csv'
INTO TABLE avenger
FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
ENCLOSED BY '"'
ESCAPED BY '/'
LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n';
 
-- Select the uploaded records.
SELECT * FROM avenger;

mysqlsh -ustudent -p -Dstudentdb

 MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  studentdb  SQL > \sql
 MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  studentdb  SQL > SELECT user(), database();

+-------------------+------------+
| user()            | database() |
+-------------------+------------+
| student@localhost | studentdb  |
+-------------------+------------+
1 row in set (0.0003 sec)

 MySQL  localhost:33060+ ssl  studentdb  SQL > source avenger.sql

Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.0003 sec)
+------------+
| Drop Table |
+------------+
| AVENGER    |
+------------+
1 row in set (0.0003 sec)
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.0595 sec)
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.0002 sec)
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.1293 sec)
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.0002 sec)
Query OK, 6 rows affected (0.0046 sec)
 
Records: 6  Deleted: 0  Skipped: 0  Warnings: 0
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.0004 sec)
+------------+------------+------------+-------------------+
| avenger_id | first_name | last_name  | character_name    |
+------------+------------+------------+-------------------+
|          1 | 'Anthony'  | 'Stark'    | 'Iron Man'        |
|          2 | 'Thor'     | 'Odinson'  | 'God of Thunder'  |
|          3 | 'Steven'   | 'Rogers'   | 'Captain America' |
|          4 | 'Bruce'    | 'Banner'   | 'Hulk'            |
|          5 | 'Clinton'  | 'Barton'   | 'Hawkeye'         |
|          6 | 'Natasha'  | 'Romanoff' | 'Black Widow'     |
+------------+------------+------------+-------------------+
6 rows in set (0.0005 sec)

// Declare constants. 
const fs = require('fs') 
const util = require('util') 
const express = require('express') 
const mysql = require('mysql') 
const connection = mysql.createConnection({ 
  host: 'localhost', 
  user: 'student', 
  password: 'student', 
  database: 'studentdb' 
}) 
 
// Declare local variables for case insensitive use. 
var data = '' 
var buffer = Buffer.alloc(0) 
var path = '' 
 
// Declare default query variables dates. 
var startDate = new Date('1980-01-01') 
var endDate = new Date() 
 
// Set default endDate value as tomorrow. 
endDate.setDate(new Date().getDate() + 1) 
 
// Define a regular expression for valid file names. 
var regexp = /^([0-9a-zA-Z]+|[0-9a-zA-Z]+\.+[0-9a-zA-Z]{3})$/ 
 
// Assign dynamic variables from arguments. 
var argv = process.argv.slice(2) 
 
// Check for paired values, evaluate and assign them to local variables. 
if ((argv.length % 2) == 0) { 
 for (let i = 0; i < argv.length; i += 2) { 
   // Assign a file name to write to the output path. 
   if ((argv[i].toLowerCase() == '-f') && (regexp.test(argv[i+1]))) { 
     // Assign present working for Windows or Linux. 
     if (process.platform == 'win32') 
       path = '.\\' + argv[1] 
     else 
       path = './' + argv[1] 
   } 
   // Assign a start date from the input string. 
   else if (argv[i].toLowerCase() == '-b') { 
     startDate = new Date(argv[i+1]) 
   } 
   // Assign a end date from the input string. 
   else if (argv[i].toLowerCase() == '-e') { 
     endDate = new Date(argv[i+1]) 
   } 
 } 
} 
else { 
 console.error('Arguments must be in pairs: flag and value.') 
} 
 
// Define and run MySQL query. 
connection.query("SELECT   i.item_title " + 
                 ",        date_format(i.release_date,'%d-%M-%Y') AS release_date " + 
                 "FROM     item i JOIN common_lookup cl " + 
                 "ON       i.item_type = cl.common_lookup_id " + 
                 "WHERE    cl.common_lookup_type = 'BLU-RAY' " + 
                 "AND      i.release_date BETWEEN ? AND ? " + 
                 "ORDER BY i.release_date" 
                ,[startDate, endDate], function (err, result) { 
 if (err) { 
   console.error('Query contains error ...') 
   console.error('-> ' + err) 
 } 
 else { 
   // Prints the index value in the RowDataPacket. 
   for(let element in result) { 
     data += result[element].item_title + ', ' + result[element].release_date + '\n' 
   } 
   // Write file when data string is not empty. 
   if (data.length > 0 ) { 
     buffer = Buffer.alloc(data.length,data) 
 
     // Check for a defined path before writing a file. 
     if (path.length > 0) { 
       // Open the file. 
       fs.open(path, 'w', function(err, fd) { 
         if (err) { 
           console.error('Could not open [' + path + '] file [' + err + ']') 
         } 
         else { 
           // Write the file. 
           fs.write(fd, buffer, 0, buffer.length, null, function(err) { 
             if (err) 
               console.error('Error writing [' + path + '] file [' + err + ']') 
             fs.close(fd, function() { 
               if (fs.existsSync(path)) { 
                 process.exit(0) 
               } 
             }) 
           }) 
         }   
       }) 
     } 
     // Set standard out (stdout). 
     console.log(data) 
   } 
   else { 
     console.error('Query returned no rows.') 
   } 
 } 
}) 
 
// Close MySQL connection. 
connection.end()

node app.js

node app.js -f output.csv -b '2001-01-01' -e '2004-12-31'

Star Wars II, 16-May-2002 
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, 28-May-2002 
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 28-May-2002 
Die Another Day, 03-June-2003 
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, 23-October-2004

-- Drop the destination table.
DROP TABLE IF EXISTS destination;
 
-- Create the destination table.
CREATE TABLE destination
( destination_id    int unsigned
, destination_name  varchar(30));

INSERT INTO destination
( SELECT 1,'Sample1'
  UNION ALL
  SELECT 2,'Sample2' );

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'UNION ALL
  SELECT 2,'Sample2' )' at line 3

INSERT INTO destination
  SELECT 1,'Sample1'
  UNION ALL
  SELECT 2,'Sample2';