Re: Minor errors in example \tutorial\sql-languaged.htm; Corrected

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: tp(at)diffenbach(dot)org
Cc: PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Minor errors in example \tutorial\sql-languaged.htm; Corrected
Date: 2000-12-09 22:58:57
Message-ID: 200012092258.RAA00520@candle.pha.pa.us
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Thanks very much for the fixes. I have attached the diff against our
current documentation reflecting your changes.

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> Dear Mr. Momjian,
>
> As this isn?t quite a bug report, and as you?re listed as the FAQ
> maintainer, and as I can?t find a more general mailto:, I am sending this to
> you. If there is a more appropriate recipient, my apologies, and please let
> me know where to send this.
>
> I?ve installed PostgreSQL, and am in awe. While I?ve not had time to even
> read all the manuals, I?m amazed that it provides so much functionality.
> Thanks!
>
> In order to determine how much of the SQL language PostgresSQL supports, I
> went through the tutorial, which I found to be quite rigorous in its
> treatment of SQL theory. However, I did notice that some of the examples had
> minor errors. I have changed the queries to produce the intended results
> sets. The changes produce this diff:
>
> Comparing: pgsql\doc\tutorial\sql-language-revised.htm
> To: pgsql\doc\tutorial\sql-language.htm
> ====
> ====
> 338 <! (PRICE = 0 OR PRICE &#60;= 15);
> !> (PRICE = 0 OR PRICE &#60; 15);
> 842 <! WHERE S.SNO &#60; 3;
> !> WHERE S.SNO &#62; 2;
> 1350 <! WHERE PNAME = 'Screw';
> !> WHERE P.PNAME = 'Screw';
> 1808 <! >
> 1809 <!
> 1810 <! <P>(Minor corrections to example SQL made by Thomas Paul
> Diffenbach,
> 1811 <! <A HREF="mailto:tp(at)diffenbach(dot)org">(tp(at)diffenbach(dot)org)</A>,
> 9 December 2000)</P>
> 1812 <!
> 1813 <! <DIV
> !> ><DIV
>
> I have attached the corrected .html file; please feel free to use it as you
> see fit.
>
> Thanks,
> --Thomas Diffenbach

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