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A big mistake of Manual [Utility Guide]

FlyBean

2005-11-27, 3:30 am

Hi sybaser,

Today I noticed that in the manual [Utility Guide], there is a big mistake in
both ASE 12.5.1/12.5.2.
Page 20:

> bcp modes
> bcp in works in one of two modes:
> • Fast bcp – logs each row insert that it makes, used for tables that have one
> or more indexes or triggers.
> • Slow bcp – logs only page allocations, copying data into tables without
> indexes or triggers at the fastest speed possible.

A really horriable mistake.
While Page 22:
> Using fast or slow bcp
> The existence of indexes and triggers on tables affects transfer speed. When
> you use bcp on such tables, bcp automatically uses its slow mode, which logs
> data inserts in the transaction log. These logged inserts can cause the
> transaction log to become very large.

Hehe. hehe. hehe.

While the manual of ASE12.5.0 in chinese defines the modes correctly.

Flybean
2005.11.27

Rob Verschoor

2005-11-27, 9:23 am

Well spotted... it appears this has been corrected for ASE 15.0.
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Rob Verschoor

Certified Sybase Professional DBA for ASE 12.5/12.0/11.5/11.0
and Replication Server 12.5 / TeamSybase

Author of Sybase books (order online at www.sypron.nl/shop):
"Tips, Tricks & Recipes for Sybase ASE"
"The Complete Sybase Replication Server Quick Reference Guide"
"The Complete Sybase ASE Quick Reference Guide"

mailto:rob@YOUR.SPAM.sypron.nl.NOT.FOR.ME
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"FlyBean" <flybean@sybasebbs.com> wrote in message
news:4389528c$1@foru
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> Hi sybaser,
>
> Today I noticed that in the manual [Utility Guide], there is a big
mistake in
> both ASE 12.5.1/12.5.2.
> Page 20:
>
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>
> A really horriable mistake.
> While Page 22:
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>
> Hehe. hehe. hehe.
>
> While the manual of ASE12.5.0 in chinese defines the modes correctly.
>
> Flybean
> 2005.11.27

Ashish

2005-11-29, 8:25 pm

Don't you think there should be a simple way to point these
out to sybase? Something like an email address :
ase_doc_bugs@sybase.com

I too spot many minor and some non-trivial bugs now and
then, but do not know whom to report to ...

I had asked some time back on a newsgroup about this and the
reply I had got was to tell my technical support people. But
with the tech support people in Japan, things go a bit
slowly - opening a case etc.

And so, I keep mum about the errors.

Don't you guys think sybase can have an email so it is easy
to report such things. We are doing them (and indirectly
ourselves) a service ... and so things should be easier for
us .... :-)

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> Well spotted... it appears this has been corrected for ASE
> 15.0.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> --- Rob Verschoor
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>
> "FlyBean" <flybean@sybasebbs.com> wrote in message
> news:4389528c$1@foru
ms-2-dub...
> there is a big mistake in

Manoj Kumar

2005-12-01, 7:24 am

I logged a case for that about 6 month back alongwith 6 to
7 more errors in different manuals. A CR has already been
raised for this particular error.

regards
Manoj Kumar

> Well spotted... it appears this has been corrected for ASE
> 15.0.
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> --- Rob Verschoor
>
> Certified Sybase Professional DBA for ASE
> 12.5/12.0/11.5/11.0 and Replication Server 12.5 /
> TeamSybase
>
> Author of Sybase books (order online at
> www.sypron.nl/shop): "Tips, Tricks & Recipes for Sybase
> ASE" "The Complete Sybase Replication Server Quick
> Reference Guide" "The Complete Sybase ASE Quick Reference
> Guide"
>
> mailto:rob@YOUR.SPAM.sypron.nl.NOT.FOR.ME
> http://www.sypron.nl
> Sypron B.V., P.O.Box 10695, 2501HR Den Haag, The
> Netherlands
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> ---
>
> "FlyBean" <flybean@sybasebbs.com> wrote in message
> news:4389528c$1@foru
ms-2-dub...
> there is a big mistake in
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> for tables that have one
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> into tables without
> affects transfer speed. When
> slow mode, which logs
> large. >
> modes correctly. >
>
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