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The Backup Database activity parameters can be provided by manual inserted values or via IN arguments or variables:
Parameters:
- Backup Path (text box editor type) (type: string): the path where the backup file will be created.
- File Name (text box editor type) (type: string): the name of the backup file that will be created. Should be an .sql extension file (E.G. BackupFileFlowsterMySQLActivities.sql, where the file name is the same with the database's).
- MySQLDump.exe Path (text box editor type) (type: string): the the path of the mysqldump.exe, or select it with the File Browser. If using XAMPP, the default path is C:\xampp\mysql\bin\mysqldump.exe.
- Password (password editor type) (type: string): the password for the provided username.
- Password Binding (text box editor type) (type: string): bind to a variable containing the encrypted password for the sql server. (This parameter is used only when the user wants to send an encrypted password from outside the task, for example Flowster Portal).
As mentioned above, the values for all the required parameters can be provided by IN arguments or variables. Below is an example of predefined arguments, ready to be used by the Backup Database activity:
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The Read Only Output variable are the possible output values that the activity will provide:
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