Executing JavaScript file in MongoDB

Question

I would like to know how to execute a JavaScript file in MongoDB. This is the simple piece of code present in my JS file: ``` function loadNames() { print("name"); } ``` From the command prompt I tried to execute the file like this ``` mongo test.js ``` but it shows the error: unexpected identifier Can anyone explain to me where I'm going wrong?

Accepted Answer

I usually run my test queries like this, and it works with your sample code too.

```
mongo < test.js
```

Executing JavaScript file in MongoDB

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