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050713 Chris White wrote: |
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> I've updated the MySQL doc here: |
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> http://dev.gentoo.org/~chriswhite/mysql.html |
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> It contains the fixes that have been suggested to me, |
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> as well as a note on the SELECT field FROM table form |
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> of the SELECT statement. Thanks for the input recieved! |
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As someone who has never used MySQL, but might want to in future, |
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your help doc looks very useful: thanks for your efforts. |
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It does need running thro' a spell-checker & a careful proof-reading, |
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which is always easier for someone else than for the author himself. |
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Someone has already pointed out that it's 'Structured', not 'Standard'. |
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under '[code list] 1.4', why do we need a root password ? |
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are you not setting this up as a user ? eg if I use MySQL, |
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it will be to manage a large database of urban transit information, |
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which I will do entirely inside my desktop machine |
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with no access to other users or to the Internet [ok: I see Sect 4 below]; |
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at the beginning of Sect 2 , you have 'promt'; |
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below '2.1', you don't explain what database 'mysql' is for; |
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below '2.3', "let's us know" sb [should be] "lets us know"; |
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under 'Creating the tables', it looks very much like a spreadsheet: |
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perhaps you could point out the parallels; |
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can you import data directly from a spreadsheet like Open Calc ? |
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below '3.2', "most simplistic" sb "simplest" or "most straightforward"; |
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under '3.6', you should explain that you are using 'insert into' |
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to insert a new record (if that's what it does), not arbitrary data; |
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under '3.7', "seperated" sb "separated" (other instances below): |
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it's a trap for anyone who missed out on Latin at school (smile); |
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under '3.10', you need to expand your explanation: |
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"if you paste information <into your infile>"; |
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under '3.11', "comprimised" sb "compromised": |
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3.11-12 looks a bit out of place: perhaps move it below with a cross-ref ? |
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under '3.14', why do the columns not line up in your examples ? |
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is this a deficiency in MySQL or a result of your desktop set-up ? |
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under '3.16', "priveleges" & "privleges" sb "privileges": |
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this recurs several times below (grimace); |
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at the beginning of Sect 4 , the point about root versus users is explained: |
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this sb mentioned briefly right at the top in Sect 1 ; |
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under '4.3', i would write "quitting", but perhaps US-speak is "quiting"; |
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under '4.8', is "admin" the same as "root" ? -- this needs explanation. |
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I've skipped over all the stuff about user privileges, |
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as it looks as if my own usage would be as "root" in the MySQL sense (above). |
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One final point you don't mention: is there a GUI front-end for MySQL ? |
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I'm sure there is, so which one(s) do you recommend ? |
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For myself, I'm happy to use CLI where it's simplest, |
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but it looks as if a GUI would save a lot of typing injuries here. |
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HTH : it's meant to be picky (smile). |
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Your doc looks very helpful, but needs a bit of polishing & expansion. |
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