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+/*
+ * This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0.  If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+ *
+ * Copyright 1997 - July 2008 CWI, August 2008 - 2016 MonetDB B.V.
+ */
+
+import java.sql.*;
+import java.io.*;
+import java.util.*;
+import nl.cwi.monetdb.mcl.net.*;
+import nl.cwi.monetdb.mcl.io.*;
+
+/**
+ * This example demonstrates how the MonetDB JDBC driver can facilitate
+ * in performing COPY INTO sequences.  This is mainly meant to show how
+ * a quick load can be performed from Java.
+ *
+ * @author Fabian Groffen
+ */
+
+public class SQLcopyinto {
+	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
+		// make sure the driver is loaded
+		Class.forName("nl.cwi.monetdb.jdbc.MonetDriver");
+		// request a connection suitable for Monet from the driver manager
+		// note that the database specifier is currently not implemented, for
+		// Monet itself can't access multiple databases.
+		// turn on debugging
+		Connection con = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:monetdb://localhost/database", "monetdb", "monetdb");
+
+		// get a statement to execute on
+		Statement stmt = con.createStatement();
+
+		String query = "CREATE TABLE example (id int, val varchar(24))";
+		try {
+			stmt.execute(query);
+		} catch (SQLException e) {
+			System.out.println(query + ": " + e.getMessage());
+			System.exit(1);
+		}
+
+		// now create a connection manually to perform a load, this can
+		// of course also be done simultaneously with the JDBC
+		// connection being kept connected
+
+		MapiSocket server = new MapiSocket();
+
+		server.setDatabase("database");
+		server.setLanguage("sql");
+
+		try {
+			List warning = 
+				server.connect("localhost", 50000, "monetdb", "monetdb");
+			if (warning != null) {
+				for (Iterator it = warning.iterator(); it.hasNext(); ) {
+					System.out.println(it.next().toString());
+				}
+			}
+
+			BufferedMCLReader in = server.getReader();
+			BufferedMCLWriter out = server.getWriter();
+
+			String error = in.waitForPrompt();
+			if (error != null)
+				throw new Exception(error);
+
+			query = "COPY INTO example FROM STDIN USING DELIMITERS ',','\\n';";
+			// the leading 's' is essential, since it is a protocol
+			// marker that should not be omitted, likewise the
+			// trailing semicolon
+			out.write('s');
+			out.write(query);
+			out.newLine();
+			for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
+				out.write("" + i + ",val_" + i);
+				out.newLine();
+			}
+			out.writeLine(""); // need this one for synchronisation over flush()
+			error = in.waitForPrompt();
+			if (error != null)
+				throw new Exception(error);
+			// disconnect from server
+			server.close();
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			System.err.println("unable to connect: " + e.getMessage());
+			System.exit(-1);
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			System.err.println(e.getMessage());
+			System.exit(-1);
+		}
+
+		query = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM example";
+		ResultSet rs = null;
+		try {
+			rs = stmt.executeQuery(query);
+		} catch (SQLException e) {
+			System.out.println(query + ": " + e.getMessage());
+			System.exit(1);
+		}
+		if (rs != null && rs.next())
+			System.out.println(rs.getString(1));
+
+		// free resources, close the statement
+		stmt.close();
+		// close the connection with the database
+		con.close();
+
+	}
+}