Commit eb01c929 authored by unknown's avatar unknown

manual cleanups


Docs/manual.texi:
  cleanups
BitKeeper/etc/logging_ok:
  Logging to logging@openlogging.org accepted
parent 2b8c677a
Miguel@light.local Miguel@light.local
serg@serg.mysql.com
...@@ -30991,7 +30991,8 @@ mysql> select ATAN(-2); ...@@ -30991,7 +30991,8 @@ mysql> select ATAN(-2);
@end example @end example
@findex ATAN2() @findex ATAN2()
@item ATAN2(Y,X) @item ATAN(Y,X)
@itemx ATAN2(Y,X)
Returns the arc tangent of the two variables @code{X} and @code{Y}. It is Returns the arc tangent of the two variables @code{X} and @code{Y}. It is
similar to calculating the arc tangent of @code{Y / X}, except that the similar to calculating the arc tangent of @code{Y / X}, except that the
signs of both arguments are used to determine the quadrant of the signs of both arguments are used to determine the quadrant of the
...@@ -30999,7 +31000,7 @@ result: ...@@ -30999,7 +31000,7 @@ result:
@example @example
mysql> select ATAN(-2,2); mysql> select ATAN(-2,2);
-> -0.785398 -> -0.785398
mysql> select ATAN(PI(),0); mysql> select ATAN2(PI(),0);
-> 1.570796 -> 1.570796
@end example @end example
...@@ -32203,6 +32204,18 @@ MySQL will directly use disk-based temporary tables if needed. ...@@ -32203,6 +32204,18 @@ MySQL will directly use disk-based temporary tables if needed.
MySQL will also, in this case, prefer sorting to doing a MySQL will also, in this case, prefer sorting to doing a
temporary table with a key on the @code{GROUP BY} elements. temporary table with a key on the @code{GROUP BY} elements.
@item
@code{SQL_BUFFER_RESULT} will force the result to be put into a temporary
table. This will help MySQL free the table locks early and will help
in cases where it takes a long time to send the result set to the client.
@item
@code{SQL_SMALL_RESULT}, a MySQL-specific option, can be used
with @code{GROUP BY} or @code{DISTINCT} to tell the optimizer that the
result set will be small. In this case, MySQL will use fast
temporary tables to store the resulting table instead of using sorting. In
MySQL Version 3.23 this shouldn't normally be needed.
@item @item
@cindex @code{GROUP BY}, extensions to ANSI SQL @cindex @code{GROUP BY}, extensions to ANSI SQL
If you use @code{GROUP BY}, the output rows will be sorted according to the If you use @code{GROUP BY}, the output rows will be sorted according to the
...@@ -32221,18 +32234,6 @@ If you are not getting the results you expect from your query, please ...@@ -32221,18 +32234,6 @@ If you are not getting the results you expect from your query, please
read the @code{GROUP BY} description. read the @code{GROUP BY} description.
@xref{Group by functions}. @xref{Group by functions}.
@item
@code{SQL_BUFFER_RESULT} will force the result to be put into a temporary
table. This will help MySQL free the table locks early and will help
in cases where it takes a long time to send the result set to the client.
@item
@code{SQL_SMALL_RESULT}, a MySQL-specific option, can be used
with @code{GROUP BY} or @code{DISTINCT} to tell the optimizer that the
result set will be small. In this case, MySQL will use fast
temporary tables to store the resulting table instead of using sorting. In
MySQL Version 3.23 this shouldn't normally be needed.
@item @item
@code{STRAIGHT_JOIN} forces the optimizer to join the tables in the order in @code{STRAIGHT_JOIN} forces the optimizer to join the tables in the order in
which they are listed in the @code{FROM} clause. You can use this to speed up which they are listed in the @code{FROM} clause. You can use this to speed up
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