C++ programming with MySQL

[Michael Griffith]

I'm not new to C++, somewhat new to MySQL. But, I was writing a BASH script on Linux and need to use the BASH script to execute a MySQL query. Obviously, there is no native support for doing this in BASH and I'd like to avoid downloading a program that will take can send the output for me through pipes. Instead, I'm going to write a short C++ program that will ask the user the information for the three databases that need to be used/created. I want C++ to take in the user's information about Username, Password, and the three database names; then I want it to logon to the MySQL and execute the query from a source file (file.sql). I know MySQL syntax (somewhat), and do not need to select any information from the databases, just execute the query source file(s). Can anyone direct me in the right direction to program C++ and MySQL together?

Although, this doesn't belong here, does anyone know how I can use a C++ program to execute a BASH script?
Thanks in advance anybody!