Re: 4.1 questions: subqueries which use dual

[Dan Nelson]

In the last episode (Dec 24), Richard Clarke said:
> Victoria,
>     I pulled that latest updates to the 4.1 tree to make sure I had the most
> recent version and I still have the same problem. Here is a log of my
> actions.
> 
> # cd /usr/local/mysql-4.1
> mysql-4.1 # bin/mysql --defaults-file=etc/my-small.cnf -u root
> Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
> Your MySQL connection id is 2 to server version: 4.1.0-alpha
> 
> Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer.
> Type 'help [[%]function name[%]]' to get help on usage of function.
> 
> mysql> use mysql;
> Database changed
> mysql> select 1 from dual;
> +---+
> | 1 |
> +---+
> | 1 |
> +---+
> 1 row in set (0.00 sec)

I didn't even know Mysql 4.1 had a "dual" table.  I thought that was an
Oracle-ism.  Does "select * from ( select 1 ) d" work?

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	Dan Nelson
	dnelson@stripped