John, I know what you mean, to some extent. I bought a recently-published book that served as an introduction to MySQL and PHP. I thought it would be perfect -- it seemed to be engagingly written, and specifically dealt with what I wanted to learn about. The only problem was that the editing was terrible. Typos, grammar mis-uses, and worst of all, the code did not match the diagrams or even the text of the book in some cases. It would have been fine for someone who already has a foundation in MySQL or PHP, but for someone starting from scratch, it was worthless.
We all know computer books aren't inexpensive. They cost usually $30 (US) minimum, and often as much as $35-40 for a good one. I can't speak for everyone, but that pretty much puts me back a few when I plunk down the bucks and it's not worthwhile. So I took the book back to the store and spent a few more dollars to get a book that was heavily recommended by the MySQL site book reviewers. I can honestly say that I'm very satisfied with the purchase. What happened here was I spent some money on a product that wasn't worthwhile, and then I did something about it. I got my money back, and found a better way to spend it. So, while I can understand your frustration, I guess that begs the question -- do you want your money back? Erik On Wednesday, November 28, 2001, at 04:29 PM, john wrote: > Erik, > > Thanks for your input. I had no idea of what a troll was. I have > seen the > term flung about before, but I had no idea I was being a troll. So, a > person > who just sends an email to a list that has a valid complaint is not a > troll, > but if they send it with an attitude, because they are frustrated at the > lack of adequit documentation accompanying the program, that's what > makes > them trolls. I see. > > I read the Manual all the time. The misspellings, mismatched ' & "'s and > overwhelming use of the _ make the Manual hard to follow sometimes. Is > that > intended to be an underscore or a space, I ask again and again and > again? > > john --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
