Using MySQL 4 to create tables for MySQL 3

[Nitzan Shaked]

Hi all

Is it possible to use MySQL 4.1.10a to create MyISAM tables that will be read by the MyISAM engine in MySQL 3.23.58 ?

Would creating an empty table in MySQL 3, then copying the files to the MySQL 4, then populating the table and creating indices, then copying the files (the binary ISAM files) back to MySQL 3 work?

Is there another way?

(The reason, btw, I'm trying to do this is that my MySQL 3 machine is very old and will not be able to create and index that much information. Created on MySQL 4 this takes only a small number of hours, and will be read-only for the MySQL 3).

tia,
Nitzan