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Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 10:26:26 +0800
From: "He Weiping (Laser Henry)" <laser@zhengmai.com.cn>
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Subject: confused expression
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I think in datatype.sgml line 506 or so:
    <entry>varchar(n)</entry>
        <entry>(4+x) bytes</entry>

should be
   <entry>varchar(n)</entry>
        <entry>(4+n) bytes</entry>

or
   <entry>varchar(x)</entry>
        <entry>(4+x) bytes</entry>

Regards

Laser