How can I dump a MySQL database from mysql c library

I want to archive my database of mysql. Kindly give me some gui开发者_开发百科de lines how I can make it possible, I am using mysql c library for insertion and selection etc. I dont know how to use dump command.

Use SHOW TABLES and DESCRIBE tbl_name queries to obtain structure of database and tables. Then, use SELECT to fetch data and proceed it to your output according to the structure.