I see...it seems that I don't know anything about using a Windows machine.


On Mon, Apr 7, 2014 at 12:35 PM, Ian Henriksen <notifications@github.com>wrote:

> In Algorithms/DatabaseEssentials/DatabaseEssentials.tex:
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> > +\lab{Algoirthms}{Database Essentials}{Database Essentials}
> > +\objective{Familiarization with MySQL prompt and basic queries
> > +\label{lab:DbEssentials}
> > +
> > +\section*{Introduction to MySQL}
> > +
> > +Databases are an essential part of computation.  We will learn how to use MySQL databases in this section.  MySQL is open-source software that is easy to use and free.  It also works well with Python.  All of this makes it a good choice for our applications.  Other options exist, but most of what we learn here will translate easily to other platforms.
> > +
> > +We do not explain installation and setup of MySQL here.  See an appendix (TODO:  Make an appendix with a tutorial).
> > +
> > +MySQL works by running a server that keeps track of databases and listens for queries.  There are several ways to interact with the server.  In this section, we will be using the MySQL terminal launched from the command line.  Let's begin by starting the server.  In your command prompt, navigate to the location of your MySQL installation. Now, type
> > +
> > +\begin{lstlisting}[style=ShellInput]
> > +/bin/mysqld
>
> The slashes aren't an issue on must current windows computers. The problem
> is that /bin isn't a windows directory. That link shows paths that have
> "c:/Program Files/MySQL/MySQL Server 5.0/bin/mysqld", not "/bin/mysqld".
> The easy way to work around this would be to give them a different command
> for windows computers.
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