This error mesage show that the file "p.frm" (which contains your mysql table) is not there. There is a possibility that you have renamed any of the mysql folders. I encountered same error when i ran two versions of mysql in my pc (manually renamed the mysql folder).

Regarding your second question, i dont know about the maximum length for a query but the copy buffer allowed is smaller than that your mysql query.

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ArunVelusamy