diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/pom.xml b/spring-batch-execution/pom.xml
index 911ba87f1..4a1d63b61 100644
--- a/spring-batch-execution/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/pom.xml
@@ -166,6 +166,20 @@
 									<fileset dir="${basedir}/src/main/sql" includes="schema.sql.vpp" />
 									<mapper type="glob" from="*.sql.vpp" to="*-postgresql.sql" />
 								</vppcopy>
+								<!-- Reference script for MySQL - N.B. not under source control, but packaged in jar. -->
+								<vppcopy todir="${basedir}/target/generated-resources" overwrite="true">
+									<config>
+										<context>
+											<property key="includes" value="src/main/sql" />
+											<property file="${basedir}/src/main/sql/mysql.properties" />
+										</context>
+										<engine>
+											<property key="velocimacro.library" value="src/main/sql/mysql.vpp" />
+										</engine>
+									</config>
+									<fileset dir="${basedir}/src/main/sql" includes="schema.sql.vpp" />
+									<mapper type="glob" from="*.sql.vpp" to="*-mysql.sql" />
+								</vppcopy>
 							</tasks>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-mysql.sql b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-mysql.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d61b4fa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/resources/schema-mysql.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+-- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STEP IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_JOB IF EXISTS;
+
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STEP_SEQ IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ IF EXISTS;
+
+-- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB  (
+	ID BIGINT unsigned PRIMARY KEY ,  
+	VERSION BIGINT,  
+	JOB_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL , 
+	JOB_KEY VARCHAR(250) , 
+	SCHEDULE_DATE DATE ,
+	STATUS VARCHAR(10) );
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION  (
+	ID BIGINT unsigned PRIMARY KEY ,
+	VERSION BIGINT,  
+	JOB_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	START_TIME TIMESTAMP NOT NULL , 
+	END_TIME TIMESTAMP ,
+	STATUS VARCHAR(10),
+	CONTINUABLE CHAR(1),
+	EXIT_CODE VARCHAR(20),
+	EXIT_MESSAGE VARCHAR(250));
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP  (
+	ID BIGINT unsigned PRIMARY KEY ,
+	VERSION BIGINT,  
+	JOB_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	STEP_NAME VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
+	STATUS VARCHAR(10),
+	RESTART_DATA VARCHAR(1000));
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION  (
+	ID BIGINT unsigned PRIMARY KEY ,
+	VERSION BIGINT NOT NULL,  
+	STEP_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	JOB_EXECUTION_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	START_TIME TIMESTAMP NOT NULL , 
+	END_TIME TIMESTAMP ,  
+	STATUS VARCHAR(10),
+	COMMIT_COUNT BIGINT , 
+	TASK_COUNT BIGINT , 
+	TASK_STATISTICS VARCHAR(1000),
+	CONTINUABLE CHAR(1),
+	EXIT_CODE VARCHAR(20),
+	EXIT_MESSAGE VARCHAR(250));
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO BATCH_STEP_EXECUTION_SEQ values(0);
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STEP_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO BATCH_STEP_SEQ values(0);
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_EXECUTION_SEQ values(0);
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_JOB_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO BATCH_JOB_SEQ values(0);
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/mysql.properties b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/mysql.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c193d2628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/mysql.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+platform=oracle10g
+# SQL language oddities
+BIGINT = BIGINT
+IDENTITY = unsigned
+GENERATED = 
+IFEXISTS = IF EXISTS
+# for generating drop statements...
+SEQUENCE = TABLE
diff --git a/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e4dd6446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-execution/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE TABLE ${name} (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO ${name} values(0);
+#end
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
index eaa63c6b8..1a671e627 100644
--- a/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/pom.xml
@@ -273,6 +273,20 @@
 									<fileset dir="${basedir}/src/main/sql" includes="business-schema.sql.vpp" />
 									<mapper type="glob" from="*.sql.vpp" to="*-postgresql.sql" />
 								</vppcopy>
+								<!-- Reference script for MySQL - N.B. not under source control, but packaged in jar. -->
+								<vppcopy todir="${basedir}/target/generated-resources" overwrite="true">
+									<config>
+										<context>
+											<property key="includes" value="src/main/sql" />
+											<property file="${basedir}/src/main/sql/mysql.properties" />
+										</context>
+										<engine>
+											<property key="velocimacro.library" value="src/main/sql/mysql.vpp" />
+										</engine>
+									</config>
+									<fileset dir="${basedir}/src/main/sql" includes="business-schema.sql.vpp" />
+									<mapper type="glob" from="*.sql.vpp" to="*-mysql.sql" />
+								</vppcopy>
 							</tasks>
 						</configuration>
 						<goals>
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/business-schema-mysql.sql b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/business-schema-mysql.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0cb694b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/resources/business-schema-mysql.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+-- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STAGING_SEQ IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE TRADE_SEQ IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE CUSTOMER_SEQ IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE BATCH_STAGING IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE TRADE IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE CUSTOMER IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE PLAYERS IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE GAMES IF EXISTS;
+DROP TABLE PLAYER_SUMMARY IF EXISTS;
+
+-- Autogenerated: do not edit this file
+
+CREATE TABLE CUSTOMER_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO CUSTOMER_SEQ values(0);
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STAGING_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO BATCH_STAGING_SEQ values(0);
+CREATE TABLE TRADE_SEQ (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO TRADE_SEQ values(0);
+
+CREATE TABLE BATCH_STAGING  (
+	ID BIGINT unsigned PRIMARY KEY ,  
+	JOB_ID BIGINT NOT NULL,
+	VALUE ${BLOB} NOT NULL,
+	PROCESSED CHAR(1) NOT NULL
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE TRADE  (
+	ID BIGINT unsigned PRIMARY KEY ,  
+	VERSION BIGINT,
+	ISIN VARCHAR(45) NOT NULL, 
+	QUANTITY BIGINT,
+	PRICE FLOAT, 
+	CUSTOMER VARCHAR(45)
+);
+ 
+CREATE TABLE CUSTOMER (
+	ID BIGINT unsigned PRIMARY KEY ,  
+	VERSION BIGINT,
+	NAME VARCHAR(45),
+	CREDIT FLOAT
+);
+ 
+INSERT INTO customer (id, version, name, credit) VALUES (1, 0, 'customer1', 100000);
+INSERT INTO customer (id, version, name, credit) VALUES (2, 0, 'customer2', 100000);
+INSERT INTO customer (id, version, name, credit) VALUES (3, 0, 'customer3', 100000);
+INSERT INTO customer (id, version, name, credit) VALUES (4, 0, 'customer4', 100000);
+
+CREATE TABLE PLAYERS (
+	PLAYER_ID char(8) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY,  
+	LAST_NAME varchar(35) not null,
+	FIRST_NAME varchar(25) not null,
+	POS varchar(10),
+	YEAR_OF_BIRTH BIGINT not null,
+	YEAR_DRAFTED BIGINT not null
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE GAMES (
+   PLAYER_ID char(8) not null,
+   YEAR_NO      BIGINT not null,
+   TEAM      char(3) not null,
+   WEEK      BIGINT not null,
+   OPPONENT  char(3),
+   COMPLETES BIGINT,
+   ATTEMPTS  BIGINT,
+   PASSING_YARDS BIGINT,
+   PASSING_TD    BIGINT,
+   INTERCEPTIONS BIGINT,
+   RUSHES BIGINT,
+   RUSH_YARDS BIGINT,
+   RECEPTIONS BIGINT,
+   RECEPTIONS_YARDS BIGINT,
+   TOTAL_TD BIGINT
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE PLAYER_SUMMARY  (
+		  ID CHAR(8) NOT NULL, 
+		  YEAR_NO BIGINT NOT NULL,
+		  COMPLETES BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  ATTEMPTS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  PASSING_YARDS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  PASSING_TD BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  INTERCEPTIONS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  RUSHES BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  RUSH_YARDS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  RECEPTIONS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  RECEPTIONS_YARDS BIGINT NOT NULL , 
+		  TOTAL_TD BIGINT NOT NULL
+);
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/mysql.properties b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/mysql.properties
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c193d2628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/mysql.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+platform=oracle10g
+# SQL language oddities
+BIGINT = BIGINT
+IDENTITY = unsigned
+GENERATED = 
+IFEXISTS = IF EXISTS
+# for generating drop statements...
+SEQUENCE = TABLE
diff --git a/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e4dd6446
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-batch-samples/src/main/sql/mysql.vpp
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#macro (sequence $name)CREATE TABLE ${name} (ID BIGINT NOT NULL) type=MYISAM;
+INSERT INTO ${name} values(0);
+#end