gistfile1.rb

# Don't know if you'd have to initialize it here
arbitrary_sql = nil

ruby_block "read sql file" do
  block do
    arbitrary_sql = ::File.open("/opt/sl/rtview.sql").read
  end
end

mysql_database "create tables" do
  database_name params[:database][:name]
  connection(
    :host => "localhost",
    :username => params[:database][:user],
    :password => params[:database][:password]
  )
  sql arbitrary_sql
  action :nothing
end