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?

Answer 1

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

mongo < test.js