Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed | Page xiii top |
The seaman's story is of tempest, the plowman's of his team of bull'; the soldier |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page p277 The first paragraph, last sentence. |
The first reference to 'D2' should be 'D1' instead. E.g. the text should read: |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | xiii top |
The seaman's story is of tempest, the plowman's of his team of bull'; the soldier |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | p277 The first paragraph, last sentence. |
The first reference to 'D2' should be 'D1' instead. E.g. the text should read: |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 2 Third paragraph from the bottom |
The period at the end of the third paragraph from the bottom, after the word "around," is missing. |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 2 Third paragraph from the bottom |
The period at the end of the third paragraph from the bottom, after the word "around," is missing. |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 10 3rd paragraph, line 3 |
"Frequently, touched blocks are defined to be hot, while rarely touched blocks are cold." |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 10 3rd paragraph, line 3 |
"Frequently, touched blocks are defined to be hot, while rarely touched blocks are cold." |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 22 3rd paragraph, 3rd sentence, |
"turns out to matter less that you might expect" |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 22 3rd paragraph, 3rd sentence, |
"turns out to matter less that you might expect" |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 30 Second code example |
The first line of the SELECT statement reads: |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 30 Second code example |
The first line of the SELECT statement reads: |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 34 First line after the bullet list |
"Fortunately, none of these reasons prevents the database..." |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 34 First line after the bullet list |
"Fortunately, none of these reasons prevents the database..." |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 35 2nd line |
"(8600/20) leaf blocks." |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 35 2nd line |
"(8600/20) leaf blocks." |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 77 5th paragraph beginning with "All databases have..." |
... evaluates to the first argument when the argument is null and otherwise ... |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 77 5th paragraph beginning with "All databases have..." |
... evaluates to the first argument when the argument is null and otherwise ... |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 86 2nd bullet point |
'Function-based indexes in a table referenced in the SQL, if such and index is on an expression the SQL |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 86 2nd bullet point |
'Function-based indexes in a table referenced in the SQL, if such and index is on an expression the SQL |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 87 Last SQL statement in box |
The last SQL statement in the box checks against a number, but it should check against a character |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 87 Last SQL statement in box |
The last SQL statement in the box checks against a number, but it should check against a character |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 124 1st paragraph, 1st sentence. |
The text is backwards, and should read: |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 124 1st paragraph, 1st sentence. |
The text is backwards, and should read: |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 163 1st paragraph |
The reference to 'A2' should be 'A1' instead. |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 163 1st paragraph |
The reference to 'A2' should be 'A1' instead. |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 167 1st paragraph |
The three references to 'C2' in the first paragraph should be 'C1'. |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 167 1st paragraph |
The three references to 'C2' in the first paragraph should be 'C1'. |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 180 2nd paragraph |
The 2nd sentence in this paragraph which begins: |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 180 2nd paragraph |
The 2nd sentence in this paragraph which begins: |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 203 4th line at the 2nd paragraph |
T1.FKey.ID should be T1.FKey_ID |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 203 4th line at the 2nd paragraph |
T1.FKey.ID should be T1.FKey_ID |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 219 1st paragraph below the Diagram |
Last sentence - |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 219 1st paragraph below the Diagram |
Last sentence - |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 | |
Printed | Page 226 1st line on 2nd paragraph |
"Queries with Views" should be replaced with "Queries with Subqueries" |
Anonymous | Apr 01, 2008 | |
Other Digital Version | 226 1st line on 2nd paragraph |
"Queries with Views" should be replaced with "Queries with Subqueries" |
Anonymous | Jul 01, 2008 |