Programming the Perl DBI
by Alligator Descartes and Tim Bunce

The following errata were *corrected* in the 4/05 reprint:


Here's a key to the markup:

        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem





(v) 8th bullet;
DBD::MySql

NOW READS:
DBD::mSQL.


(70) 1st paragraph:
On the third line, the word "and"previously appeared twice. This HAS BEEN CORRECTED.



(113)  example following 3rd paragraph;
print "Megalithic site $arrayref->[0] is a $array_ref->[1]\n";

NOW READS:
print "Megalithic site $array_ref->[0] is a $array_ref->[1]\n";


(119)  6th paragraph, "The second and subsequent itterations..."
"itterations" 

NOW READS:
"iterations"


(123) last paragraph:
"four different SQL" 
 
NOW READS: 
"three different SQL".


(131) 2nd paragraph, 6th line:
"type" 

NOW READS:
"mapref".


(133) 10th line, "for the rows name and location..."
"rows"

NOW READS:
"columns".



(167) fourth non-indented paragraph:
In the text "and search for SQLGetInfo returns", the entire word "returns"
NOW APPEARS in constant width font.


(170) footnote:
NOW READS: "They are available from..." because there are two 
[portable Open Source driver managers].



(179) Setting up a proxy server:
 ...since PPM currently does not currently support bundles...

NOW READS:
...since PPM does not currently support bundles...



(195) 7th line from the bottom:
"bind_column" NOW READS "bind_columns".


(213) last paragraph of "table (NEW)":
 "Note that table_info might not return records for all 
 tables."

"table_info"  NOW READS  "tables".



(230)  3rd paragraph, last sentence:
It's use is not recommended.

NOW READS:
Its use is not recommended.


(281) FLOAT(M,D):
 Allowable values are -3.402823466e+38 to -1.175494351e-38, 
 0 and -1.175494351e-38 to 3.40282346 6e+38.

NOW READS:

 Allowable values are -3.402823466e+38 to -1.175494351e-38, 
 0 and 1.175494351e-38 to 3.402823466e+38.

 

(298) 4th paragraph from the bottom:
" The NUMBER datatype stores positive and negative fixed 
 and floating-point numbers with magnitudes between 1.0 
 * 10-130 and 9.9...9 * 10125 (38 nines followed by 88 
 zeroes), with 38 digits of precision."

In "1.0 * 10-130", "-130" HAS BEEN SUPERSCRIPTED.

In "9.9...9 * 10125",  "125" HAS BEEN SUPERSCRIPTED.



(316)  7th paragraph;
"SearchServer does not really supports joins, however it does support a kind of view mechanism."

"supports" NOW READS  "support"