USE tpch1; select count(*) from nation into outfile '/tmp/natcount.tbl'; Warnings: Warning 1287 ' INTO FROM...' instead select count(*) into outfile '/tmp/natcount.tbl' from nation; select count(*) from nation; count(*) 25 select count(*) from nation into outfile 'nation.out'; Warnings: Warning 1287 ' INTO FROM...' instead