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# BEGIN\_LOAD\_QUERY\_EVENT

Used during LOAD DATA INFILE operations, this event marks the beginning of the data load and contains the initial query information.

This event is written to the binary log file for [LOAD DATA INFILE](/docs/server/reference/sql-statements/data-manipulation/inserting-loading-data/load-data-into-tables-or-index/load-data-infile.md) events if the server variable `binlog_mode` is set to "`STATEMENT`".

## Header

* Event Type = 0x11.

## Fields

Fixed data part:

* [uint<4>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md#fixed-length-integers) The ID of the file.

Variable data part:

* [byte\<NULL>](/docs/server/reference/clientserver-protocol/protocol-data-types.md#fixed-length-bytes) Null terminated data block.

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