mysqlimport function in MySQL can not work

[gilbertjia]

In Winsows 2000, I want to import data from a dump file .
C:\mysql\bin>mysqlimport -u username -p database C:\temp\ImportData.txt

Error message displayed like this :
mysqlimport: Error: The used command is not allowed with this MySQL version, when using table: temp_table

MySQL version is MySQL 3.23.53 for Win32
What is the reason?

Thanks for help.