Dim shellCMDChar As String = " < "
Dim batchFile As String = ItemPath & "\Item.bat"
Dim TMPFile As String = ItemPath & "\" & "temp" & lblItemNumberInUse.Text & _
  ".sql"
 
shellCMD = "mysql" & " -u" & "root" & " -p" & ServerPass & " -v" & " -D " & _
  "test" & shellCMDChar & "temp" & lblItemNumberInUse.Text & ".sql"
 
        FileOpen(1, batchFile, OpenMode.Output)
        Print(1, "cd " & ItemPath & "\" & vbCrLf & shellCMD)
        FileClose(1)
 
        My.Computer.FileSystem.CurrentDirectory = (ItemPath)
 
        Shell(batchFile, AppWinStyle.Hide, True)
 
        My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile(batchFile)
        My.Computer.FileSystem.DeleteFile(TMPFile)