11.4 From R to MySQL

# if (dbExistsTable(con, "gamelogs")) {
#      dbRemoveTable(con, "gamelogs")
# }
# 
# con |>
#      dbWriteTable(
#           name = "gamelogs",  # Ensures compatibility with reserved words or case sensitivity
#           value = gl2012,
#           append = FALSE,
#           field.types = c(
#                CompletionInfo = "VARCHAR(50)", 
#                AdditionalInfo = "VARCHAR(255)",
#                HomeBatting1Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeBatting2Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeBatting3Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeBatting4Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeBatting5Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeBatting6Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeBatting7Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeBatting8Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeBatting9Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeManagerName = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorStartingPitcherName = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting1Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting2Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting3Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting4Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting5Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting6Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting7Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting8Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorBatting9Name = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                VisitorManagerName = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                HomeLineScore = "VARCHAR(30)",
#                VisitorLineScore = "VARCHAR(30)",
#                SavingPitcherName = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                ForfeitInfo = "VARCHAR(10)",
#                ProtestInfo = "VARCHAR(10)",
#                UmpireLFID = "VARCHAR(8)",
#                UmpireRFID = "VARCHAR(8)",
#                UmpireLFName = "VARCHAR(50)",
#                UmpireRFName = "VARCHAR(50)"
#           )
#      )

# verify if the data resides in MySQL server
# gamelogs <- con |>
#      tbl("gamelogs")