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 xxv Missing word. The sentence that read "...where filename is the name of the |
containing the CREATE TABLE statement" |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 5 1st paragraph |
1st sentence: "The table is named limbs and contains three columns to records (sic) |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 40 Last paragraph, 2nd to last sentence |
The sentence, "It contains only of (sic) the queries you issue, ..." should be: "It |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 44 2nd paragraph, 3rd sentence |
The sentence, "Note that moving the script make (sic) cause...", should be: "Note |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 61 In the first example under "Additional connection parameters", the unix_sock |
parameter NOW READS unix_socket. |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 69 Typo. "if you omit" NOW READS "If you omit". |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | ||
Printed | Page 115 The reference to Recipe 2.8 in the first sentence was incorrect. It NOW READS to Recipe 2.7. |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | ||
Printed | Page 174 The query at the bottom of the page |
mysql> SELECT name, |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 257 Extraneous word. The second paragraph that began "For values that occur |
prior outside the range..." NOW READS "For values that occur outside |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 353 This clause: ...the only values you can select are the grouped columns |
or the summary values calculated from them. NOW READS: ...the only values |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 365 Typo in query column header. The first query on the p. 365 was printed |
as: |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 367 Typo in query. The second query on p. 367 |
mysql> SELECT name, SUM(miles) |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 402 Typos. Near the bottom of the page, these two lines |
$name = $sth->{NAMES}->[$i]; |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 444 Typo. A comma should have been a period. "representative techniques and |
utilities, You" NOW READS "representive techniques and utilities. You". |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 445 First bullet, 3rd sentence |
"This many (sic) involve issues such as..." should be: "This may involve issues such |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 501 The last paragraph stated that the range for hour values is 0 to 24. It |
NOW READS 0 to 23. |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 502 The line |
$hour += 12 if defined ($4) && uc ($4) eq "PM"; |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 517 The syntax for the fifth option for guess_table.pl was described as |
--tbl_name=tbl_name. NOW READS --table=tbl_name. |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 530 Typo. "The script rewrites dates the contents" NOW READS "The script |
rewrites the contents". |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 548 The first bullet stated |
"With ISAM and BDB tables, the next sequence number always is the smallest |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 794 Typos. The code display near the bottom of the page was missing some |
closing double quotes. The code read: |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 801 Typo. "fix-length types" NOW READS "fixed-length types". |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | ||
Printed | Page 802 Typo. In the introductory comment "store in that image table", NOW READS |
"store in the image table". |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 809 Typo. The banner.py descriptive comment "server randomly chosen banner ad" |
NOW READS "serve randomly chosen banner ad". |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 | |
Printed | Page 873 Typo. In the second sentence, "how many row" NOW READS "how many rows". |
Anonymous | Dec 01, 2003 |