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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 "Corrected".

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Version Location Description Submitted By Corrected
Printed Page 94
in alphabetical order, there is supposed to be an UPDATE statement.

The missing content on the UPDATE statement is here -
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596007898/ch04_update.html

Anonymous 
Printed Page 100
DECODE() syntax

ENCODE
->
DECODE

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Anonymous  Apr 2007
Printed Page 140
2nd para - under UTC_DATE

Universal Time Clock
->
Universal Time, Coordinated

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Anonymous  Apr 2007
Printed Page 150
Section on MAX(), 1st sentence

This function returns the lowest number in the values for column.
->
This function returns the highest number in the values for column.

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Anonymous  Apr 2007
Printed Page 205
"Capturing Data" section, code snippet

{ print "$title ($author}
"; }
->
{ print "$title ($author)
"; }

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Anonymous  Apr 2007
Printed Page 207
1st paragraph, sentences 4-5

Each record's array is parsed into separate variables. The the values of the
variables are displayed.
->
Each record's array is parsed into separate variables, then the values of the
variables are displayed.

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Anonymous  Apr 2007
Printed Page 255
first code snippet

exit()
->
exit(EXIT_FAILURE)

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Anonymous  Apr 2007
Printed Page 255
second code snippet

exit(EXIT FAILURE)
->
exit(EXIT_FAILURE)

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Anonymous  Apr 2007
Printed Page 255
Compile command

-L/usr/include/mysql
->
-I/usr/include/mysql

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Anonymous  Apr 2007
Printed Page 256
first code snippet

exit(EXIT SUCCESS);
->
exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);

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Anonymous  Apr 2007


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