1 10/31/90 AZ49 Multics Logical Inquiry and Update System
2 Reference Manual
3 Errata Information for MR12.4
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6 pg 5-8: add "substitute_args" to the list of available linus
7 requests.
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9 pg 5-9: at the end of "-profile path" description, change |
10 "The segment named by path must exist." |
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12 with |
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14 The segment named by path must exist. This control |
15 argument implies -abbrev. |
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17 pg 5-9: replace the line |
18 |
19 .ab rdm do "read_mail -abbrev |
20 -profile hd>mail_system &rf1" |
21 |
22 with |
23 |
24 .ab Rdm do "read_mail -profile hd>mail_system &rf1" |
25
26 pg 5-14: under the control arg "-previous_row, -prw" change the
27 sentence which states "...is returned unless changed by
28 the...", to "...is returned unless changed by the -default
29 control argument."
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31
32 pg 5-44: in the paragraph beginning "This request modifies |
33 selected data...", add the following new paragraph after the |
34 sentence beginning "In both cases...." |
35 |
36 If the precision of the input variable or expression exceeds |
37 the precision of the target database field, the data will be |
38 rounded before being inserted into the database. |
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40
41 pg 5-49: change the control arg "-col_widths_trunc, cwt" to be
42 "-col_widths_trunc w1 ... wn, -cwt w1 ... wn"
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44
45 pg 5-65: under "control_arg" change the sentence which states
46 "The default wait time is 30 seconds" to "The default wait
47 time is 900 seconds."
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49
50 pg 5-66: under the paragraph beginning "This request adds new |
51 rows...", add the following new paragraph. |
52 |
53 If the precision of the input variable or expression exceeds |
54 the precision of the target database field, the data will be |
55 rounded before being inserted into the database. |
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57
58 Section 5: Add the following control argument documentation to
59 the command write-ups for the store page 5-66,
60 store_from_data_file pg 5-68, write pg 5-71, and
61 write_data_file pg 5-72 requests.
62
63 -no_progress, -npg
64 specifies that progress messages should not be printed.
65 DEFAULT
66 -progress, -pg
67 specifies that a progress message should be printed after
68 N tuples have been processed, where N is any positive
69 integer. If N is not specified the default is to print a
70 progress message after 1000 tuples.
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72
73 Section 5: Add the following control argument documentation to
74 the command write-ups for the store pg 5-66 and
75 store_from_data_file pg 5-68 requests.
76
77 -no_warning, -no_warn
78 specifies that warning messages should not be printed
79 when storing the tuple results in a conversion error or
80 duplicate tuple error.
81 -warning, -warn
82 specifies that warning messages are printed when storing
83 the tuple results in a conversion error or duplicate
84 tuple error. DEFAULT
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86
87 Section 5: Under the notes section for the store pg 5-66 and
88 pg 5-68 store_from_data_file requests add the following.
89
90 Warning messages are printed when attempting to store a new
91 row into the table causes a conversion error or a duplicate
92 tuple error. When these warning messages are printed, the
93 tuple is not stored. Any other errors besides these
94 previously mentioned two result in the termination of the
95 request.