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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 "Date Corrected".

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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
Printed
Page xi
Section: "Conventions Used in This Book"

italics removed from the term "UPPERCASE"

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 12
Section: "What's in Store"; 1st sentence

special emphasis of the"
->
special emphasis on the"

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 21
Table 2-5, range for HH (hours)

01 to 24
->
00 to 23

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 21
Table 2-5, range for MI (minutes)

01 to 60
->
00 to 59

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 47
1st paragraph

e.dept_id = d.dept_id
->
employee.dept_id = department.dept_id

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 50
3rd paragraph

If you want to your result set in a particular...
->
If you want your result set in a particular...

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 58
the sentence

...I am looking for nonterminated employees who are
either nontellers or who began working for the bank
in 2003 or later.

->

...I am looking for nonterminated employees who are
both nontellers and began working for the bank in
2003 or later.

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 59
WHERE clause at top of page

changed to:

WHERE end_date IS NULL
AND title != 'Teller' AND start_date >= '2003-01-01'

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
Printed
Page 77
2nd paragraph

value of 1 in it's dept_id column...
->
value of 1 in its dept_id column...

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
Printed
Page 83
the sentence

The first subquery, which starts on line 3 and is given
the alias e, finds all inexperienced tellers
->
The first subquery, which starts on line 3 and is given
the alias e, finds all experienced tellers

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 83
2nd paragraph

First, the account table is joined to the inexperienced teller subquery...
->
First, the account table is joined to the experienced teller subquery...

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 113
2nd paragraph, 2nd sentence

The fourth comparison also 0yields,
->
The fourth comparison also yields 0,

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 116
Last paragraph, 1st sentence

...replaced with the string 'hello' Oracle Database...
->
...replaced with the string 'hello'. Oracle Database...

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 137
Last row, under Min()

Return
->
Returns

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
Printed
Page 142
2nd paragraph

Throughout the paragraph, "data.num" was used as
an argument for the aggregate functions. This was
changed to "val" instead.

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 142
Section beginning with "Generating Groups" at bottom of page

The last paragraph (including section title) on page 142 is duplicated at the top of the next page, 143.

Anonymous    Sep 01, 2007
Printed
Page 151
2nd SELECT statement on the page

FROM account a
->
FROM account

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
Printed
Page 186
Paragraph continued from page 185

Therefore, when using outer joins (both inner and outer), make
sure you think carefully about whether to specify a left or
right outer join.

->

Therefore, when using outer joins, make sure you think
carefully about whether to specify a left or right outer join.

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 193
MySQL example, line 1

SELECT a.account_id, a.cust_id, b.name
->
SELECT a.account_id, a.cust_id, a.open_branch_id, b.name

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
Printed
Page 219
1st row

of rows larger then
->
of rows larger than

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 220
SHOW INDEX statement

Key_name: dept_name_uidx
->
Key_name: dept_name_idx

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
Printed
Page 230
2nd paragraph

While neither SQL Server or Oracle Database generate an...
->
While neither SQL Server nor Oracle Database generates an...

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
Printed
Page 244
4th paragraph, 1st sentence

Earlier in the chapter, I showed you how write queries...
->
Earlier in the chapter, I showed you how to write queries...

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 256
app C, example 6-3, 2nd query;

SELECT fname, name
->
SELECT fname, lname

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007
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Page 262
5th line of solution for Exercise 9-4

WHERE b. branch_id = e.assigned_branch_id) branch_name
->
WHERE b.branch_id = e.assigned_branch_id) branch_name

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Anonymous    Apr 01, 2007